We lost our sectional tournament game yesterday, and that ends our season. It's a bummer that short of winning the state championship, you have to end on a loss. I think we certainly had the better team, but it was one of those days where the kids just didn't have their hearts in it.
No regrets though... I'm pleased with the outcome of the season. A winning record without having the benefit of several years with the kids is always welcome. And I'm very thankful for a challenging schedule. I wish we didn't have to play the crappy teams at all, but our A.D. made the valid point that someone has to play with those schools, because we'd want them to play with us if we weren't competitive.
I'll probably miss the seniors more than anything. They were four very different personalities, but all of them had great resolve to learn the new system and be the best they could be in their roles. I have a lot of respect for that, because given their time at the school prior to my arrival, they could have just as easily been resistant to everything. Instead, they were amazing.
It's a bitter-sweet thing that tomorrow I'm free to do anything I want. I better enjoy it though... J.O. tryouts are just around the corner.
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