A. Hodge Team Quotations

I got a lot of time at the point guard position, learning how to run a team (in Austin). I think I got better and better every day. For the most part, it was a good experience. I'm just going to continue to work every day, and if coach calls my number, I'll be ready.

He wants to do whatever it takes to help the team win a championship, whether it's two rebounds or whatever. That's admirable. We know it's going to be a process.

We played them (Stringer) tough twice this year; we lost by nine points and 12 points and were in each game. We have a young team and they are really starting to come together.

We'll never be a team that kicks away from anybody.

We want to be that team that nobody wants to play. We are on our way to that goal as our kids have worked hard and then worked harder to achieve that.

We've played really well as a team and it's nice to have won it with a bit to spare.

The thing is to get a team out of man, you've got to connect on the vertical routes. That's something we didn't do very well all day.

I've never experienced anything like this. We won a couple of state championships in high school (in 2003 and 2005). But it's not the same. I was joking with the team before the (title) game, that's what I do, win championships.

They're by far the best defense that we will face (this season). Overall, their team speed is something you just really can't prepare for in practice. They have 11 guys on the field who can really fly and get around the ball.

I'll tell you what, that was big. It gave them a bigger gap and when you play a team with an offense like that, you can't really give them a lot of points and expect to win.