We've got a few kids who are friends with people on the (school) newspaper, and they've kind of pushed them a little bit. (The newspaper) wrote a story about the fact that we don't get a lot of recognition inside our school. We're getting a lot of students coming out to our games.

The guys are excited and hope they can win state, but they also know we've got to look at things one game at a time. They learned last year that you can't look over anybody.

Like everything else, you have success, and you like to be recognized for it. I don't know if it necessarily translates into anything on the field, but the kids are excited about it, and it's a neat experience.