Alan Barton Quotations

We started getting in our press at the end of the first period. We made them turn the ball over and got to the basket.

We're not a one-man team and we proved that today we have other girls that know what this is about.

We were close to doing what we were taught and what I expect. But the third quarter threw that off.

She's causes problems because she's 5-10 and can play outside or inside. We've got a lot of set plays for her.

She's made big shots all year long and she doesn't get rattled. She's at the top of the press and then she's got the responsibility of getting inside and matching up on the post. She does a lot for us.

She hadn't hit a shot all day. But that's what girls do here. When they're asked to step up, they step up.

Our hands are on the wheel. Now we just have to steer it in the right direction.

That big run put us where we needed to be. We played good defense and the press really got to Mountainburg early and it got us some easy shots. That's the way we like to play.

I thought in the first quarter we came out and shot the heck out of the ball. ... Our game is to make you go at a speed you don?t want to go, and when you?re open, take the shots.

We played our worst half since I've known these seniors. I've coached them since third grade and I challenged those seniors at halftime. Greenland basketball is about tradition and they see that each day with the banners on the gym wall.

We came out in the third and the three kind of got us going. I was calm at halftime and just told the girls that they weren't playing.

We didn't execute our weave very well, but we found a way to find the basket at the free throw line. Right now, you play for tomorrow and that was huge for these girls.

We are not going into this blind. We never go into something unprepared and we are not going to do it now. You try to do the best you can.

We called it to Britney. She catches it and boom, 3-pointer. That's huge because it not only gives us confidence going into halftime but it builds her confidence for down the road.

We've played each other seven times in the last two years so we know each other. We know they're going to come out and punch us in the face. We overcame the storm and I thought we handed the pressure better and started getting some open looks.

This was a big win and we now control our own destiny to win district. Free throws were the difference. We switched our presses and got a big run and then we were able to get them in foul trouble and it paid off.

Believe it or not, it's the best we've played all year. We jumped out and had a lead, and one inning (the fourth) we had six batters bat. I'm proud as everything that we had six hits today, and that's the best we've hit the ball.

They couldn't hear me anymore. It was a 2-point ballgame, I don't care how much time they get. Time is just time.

They busted us in the face in the first half. We took the jabs and found a way at halftime.

The girls here in Greenland have to believe there's another sport in town, and that's girl's softball. We're not bad, but when we play experienced teams like that we've got to play at the top of our game.

The girls have cousins and sisters with state championships so they know what it takes.