Dana Bruton Quotations

We were trying a bunch of different combinations of kids, so we were clunky - shots wouldn't fall, it was real physical, and there was lots of slapping and reaching. We played reasonably well, but never got into a rhythm. Amanda Johns did a great job off the bench. Sometimes when your starters are having off nights, it's nice to have players who can help out.

She was really close to all the kids. She was in the gym on Monday. She was a great kid and such a hard worker. She was always the first one in the gym. She was really smart and ran my scout team. She was just an incredible person. We're really going to miss her.

Port Arthur played good man to man defense for four quarters, but we managed to outscore them. I expected us to use this game to get over the christmas break, which we did. We played hard.

We played a great game all around. Everyone contributed, and everyone on the team scored. To go 3-1 for the tournament is a good record.

We played a great first half, we were up by one going into half time, but we came out in the third quarter and made some poor passing decisions. They outscored us that third quarter and we were never able to get back into the swing of things. We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball against good teams.

We let one slip away. I'm still proud of how my kids played. They played hard. We had three great looks at the basket in the last minute. We had opportunities, but didn't convert at crunch time. I wasn't disappointed in my kids' effort. They did an outstanding job.

We're going to be OK. I hate to lose the seniors we will be losing. I have a lot of confidence in the players who are returning. We're going to be the same hard-working group we were this year.

It was incredibly emotional. It was hard for them to take care of business. I'm proud of them for staying together as a team when they were hurting as much as they were. The girls and I are really concerned about her family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. The girls walked into the gym in tears.

It's not a bad season. We surprised a lot of people. We had some kids step up. Any time you can do that it's not a bad year. We have nothing to hang our heads down about.

The kids played an outstanding game. They looked sharp all game long. We did a great job of putting pressure on their ball handlers. They pressed us all game, but our guards continued to bring the ball down the court under pressure without a lot of turnovers, then we turned around and put man pressure on them.

These guys are a great team, speedy and quick, but it was really nice to stretch our legs defensively. Our guards were finally able to step up and attack. It's always fun to play full court defense.