It's exactly what we expected. It's extremely tough. It's not so much a one-game thing but the night-in, night-out that scares me. Before, you could have an off night and still pull out a win. Now, with an off night, you're done.
I haven't seen Laurel Highlands at all. I know Ambridge is a very good team. Laurel Highlands has their work cut out for them.
We weren't happy being up two at halftime. I wasn't happy with our ball pressure in the first quarter and I really wanted them to pressure the ball and, in the second half, they picked it up.
We were reading the paper and it was naming the schools that have done it. I told the guys, 'When you can count them on one hand, you know you're truly approaching greatness.
You look at them (Laurel Highlands) and I think this may be the furthest they've gone. I look up and down my bench and see a lot of guys who have had gold medals around their necks. That's a big advantage in a game like this.
I told our guys that they have a chance to make their own history and not live off our old history. This is their chance to be a part of it themselves.
It's hard to lose like this because we kind of felt like we let one slip away.
Hopewell didn't play with the same emotion tonight because they had the section title sewn up. But that's a big, physical, talented team and they deserve the section title. They're the best team in our section.
We use our bench to help impose our will.
Dan is a great athlete. He's a very versatile guard. He can take you off the dribble and shoot the three. You can't sag on him and you can't play him tight.