Brock Blassingame Quotations

They're solid because they have size, athleticism and quickness. They don't have any weaknesses. They're coming out of what's probably the best Class 4A district in the state.

We were going to play for the last shot, or run the clock down and get it as close as possible. We did that. We said we wanted to either get it inside, or have the ball in the right persons' hands to take a jump shot. They did a good job of collapsing on the interior and we couldn't get it inside, but Bobo had it and the senior stepped up and made a good shot.

We tried to set the tempo early. We knew we would be flat, and our defense helped us pull through it. Defense is what we do best. Our goal is to hold our opponents to 45 points and under. Allowing only 30 points is a credit to the kids.

That lead ended up being huge. If we had played two more minutes, who knows how this would have ended up.

When you get to this point you always have to play your best game. The teams that have made it this far deserve to be here because they have beaten good teams to get this far.

This is one of the few games this year in which we had a size disadvantage, but we knew that going into the game. Not only are they bigger, but they are a lot faster.

Pine Tree outplayed us and was the better team tonight. They were better prepared, and you have to give credit to their coach and kids. The bottom line was that they did a better job than we did.

I think we're playing as well right now as we have all year. The reason is because we're playing together and playing very unselfish.

The good thing for us is there is no pressure on us. The key for us to relax and play our game.

We didn't expect a big lead, but it certainly worked to our advantage. Once we figured out that we didn't have to take the first shot every time down the floor, and that the clock was on our side, we we ended up being better off.