Jeff Quackenbush Quotations

I think our kids are finally understanding exactly what the coaching staff needs them to do to win, whether it's defensively or offensively.

Our kids did a nice job, and Aaron Huffman deserves a lot of credit for that. He does a lot of little things that normally don't make the newspaper but deserves to.

He's become a legitimate post player in the league. Tonight, he showed he's also a very unselfish post player. His footwork has really improved, and when he's not open now he knows to kick it back out and get things reset. He's taking instruction much better. Next year, his goal will be to get stronger.

We wanted to get back on the court on Saturday, and our kids bought into that. They were excited to play. We didn't pout about Friday; we were ready to play Saturday.

It seemed like every time we made a run, well, they're a senior-dominated team and they responded.

We had two great senior role models. Aaron was a real leader on the floor and in practice. And a kid like Brock, he could have complained about playing behind the younger kids, but he never did. Everyone can learn from the examples they set.

We had two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior on the floor at times tonight. At no point until the end did we have a senior on the floor. But our inexperience is still showing. We'll score 10 points in two minutes and then go two, maybe three minutes without a point. But we certainly like the direction we're heading in.

We took them out of what they wanted to do, and then Brett McKnight makes huge 3-pointers for them. You've got to give up something when you play Lancaster, as big as they are. That's what we gave up.

I'm really picky about our post players. I probably talk to Cory more than any of our other players.

We like where we landed on the bracket. Now we just have to go out and make the most of that opportunity.