Farris Lowery Quotations

We've got four good teams (in this region). It's a real shame that two of them have to go home. We just have to do the best we can with what we've got.

Last year there were a lot of good teams in West Tennessee. This is just a really good area for high school basketball.

She can play inside and outside. She stepped up big tonight. That's what we want our seniors to do.

I always liked to have one guard and two posts (on offense). That was just our style.

We lost our point guard to a torn-up knee in the semifinal game. If we had her, we might have had a chance. Who knows?

I think the rest helped her. She came back strong.

Out of the gate, we just weren't playing very well. But once we outscored them in the second quarter, I felt pretty good about our chances as long as we played the defense I knew we could.

That was a huge shot. That gave us some breathing room. We relaxed a little bit.

Usually, we do a good job of getting her the ball. Gwen doesn't even really know how strong she is yet. She's just beginning to really understand. We try to work it inside as much as we can.

We played well - especially in the second quarter. We just try to take what the defense will give us and our girls have done a nice job of finding the open person.

We got some good shots. They just didn't fall. But we were playing great defense. There are going to be those nights when you don't shoot well and hope your defense can win the game for you.

Our team surprised me a great deal this season, and of course, I love when that happens. It was great to see all those girls develop into really good basketball players.

That swing at the end of the first half was an example of something happening that we're not accustomed to. We're usually pretty good in that situation ... but not that time.

They've got a great team. We'll just have to go out and play a great game in order to win.

They're athletic and very quick. They're the state runner-up last year, so they've been here before.

It was a very determined group that wanted to go all the way (to a championship) and they almost got it done. It was a great team - it surely was. I think the one thing I'll always remember is what a terrific defensive team they were.

It was a terrific game - one that was completely different than the 5-on-5 stuff. It was hard to hide somebody when there was only three people on each side of the court. Lots of one-on-one basketball and some pick-and-rolls - that's about it.

It never felt quite right to be in a gym and not be coaching. When 1 or 2 p.m came around, I always felt myself being pulled toward the gym.

It's hard to call the games off when it's lightly snowing. It's not freezing on the streets yet.

I'm sure that was a wonderful game to watch, but it was a nightmare to coach. That was a truly awesome girls basketball game. Both teams played outstanding.

I do have some concerns. I just want us to go and play like we have been playing. With this being our first time in the AA tournament, we hope that gives us a little advantage.