John Hoch Quotations

To play at the Kohl Center in the state tournament has been a dream of mine since I was in the fourth grade. To come out and have a game like we did tonight, it's unbelievable. I couldn't be happier for all the guys on this team.

In the second half they did a good job of closing gaps. When that happens you have to be willing to kick it out to open teammates, and that's why we got open looks.

It's the one I'm playing at the time. I just like to play all the sports. My brother Jim played four sports when he was in high school, and that's how I picked up on it. It's been a lot of fun. I'm glad I did it.

Once I decide where I want to go, I want to talk to my coaches and see how they feel about me playing multiple sports. The college guys tend to play just one or two sports. I'd like to play as many as fits my schedule. It's a lot different in college. So I'll just see what happens when I get there.

We struggled early in the year, there's no doubt about it. But we've been as hot as anyone in the tournament. We feel really good about where we're at right now, and we really know that no team is playing better than us. When you're playing really confident, that's a big weapon to have.

With weather this cold, it's never a bad idea to stay inside. If you do have to go out, dress in layers and, especially with the wind-chills, keep as much skin covered as possible.

When we were up seven at halftime, coach told us to keep playing our game. We knew we had to keep rolling and in the second half we just shot lights out.

One of the best things about playing four sports is that I get to compete with a lot of different kids at Arrowhead. If you just play basketball, you're with the same guys all year long. By playing all the sports, I don't get burned out on one sport, either. It's been a lot of fun. I'm going to miss it a lot when it ends.