Fred Skrocki Quotations

We're going to have to get some suitcases for next year.

When I looked at D.J., you just say 'Wow' and hope he's OK. But that's why you have eight, nine guys who can play.

That definitely was a foul. I thought the game was called pretty good. That's the (call) you want them to make. You're just putting them on the line to tie the game. You just wish the call had been made. Just give the kids the opportunity.

You know, we have to learn to button it up, to be quiet and just play basketball. The refs seemed to be looking for things a little, though, but it is up to us to keep our mouths shut.

We didn't seek these out. The people running these things came to us.

What you worry about is frustration. Our guys want the ball and want to score. We just tried to tell them to get up, play defense and play passing lanes.

We'll just have to do a little bit of fund-raising. I think this shows the interest there is in high school basketball -- and it shows how much money there is out there in it.

We knew Harrisburg liked to play exactly like us. The key was we had to beat their press. And we knew they liked to go to the hole, so we had to defend well. And we had to rebound. We did those three things.

I've been here for 24 years. I've been up there when we beat Perry in '91, when they had a team with Will Macon and Eddie Benton that was almost like us. We had a team that was determined. I tell the guys, 'This is two of the best going at each other, and they're not afraid of your ranking or your record.' They realize the importance. With one team moving on and the other going home, it raises the stakes.

The thing that's nice about them is their unselfishness and their will to win. A lot of kids want to play basketball. These kids enjoy playing it.

Dejuan needs to work on getting off his jump shot during games. He has a soft touch, but he does not take too many jump shots.

There's always pressure that way, with the alumni who played here. That's a given coming in. That has not affected us. I think all teams are different. The last time we were up here in 2001, you can't compare. Each team brings a different personality. I just don't get into that. Each one is different for me.

It's a hard thing to do. People don't realize it. You have to take advantage of the opportunity. We don't want to be happy to get there. We want to win it.

It's mainly because of the three juniors we have. The kids are really looking forward to it, but we're worried about this season first.