Dan Stephens Quotations

When we got behind we knew they were going to try to hold the ball so we wanted to put some pressure on them. We tried our trap, we tried some man to man and I think we defended pretty well out of it but they made some big shots down the stretch and we didn't. Tonight they were the better team.

I expected that. I knew Brookville would play us a little differently than the first time. ? I guess you could tell early on that it was going to be an ugly game offensively.

He's a load, I'm telling you. When he gets set, you can't move him.

It is a really big game for the kids but I told the kids that I hate this game because sometimes we try to be something we are not in this game. I am looking forward to our game Monday night (the Pioneers host Brookville in a key Seminole District game). That is the big one. That's the one where everything is on the line for us.

It did not feel like a neighborhood, but a cemetery.

We'll aggressively pursue ... (the lawsuit) as was planned.

Well, we'd rather be playing in the comforts of home Friday. But it will be good to play in a nice facility that's big. It will get us ready for the next round.

We persevered tonight. That was the key for us. ? They really pushed us to the limit. We were fortunate to come out with a win.

Without question it's the quickest press we've faced. We talked all week about the fact that we couldn't float past this and every time we did, we paid for it with a turnover. They can get from one side of the court to the other like nobody we've seen.

It's something that we struggled with all year long is taking care of the ball against pressure. They exploited that tonight.

Andrew hit some big shots for us that kept us close early. I think that surprised them and they did a better job defensively on him in the second half.