Keith Hennig Quotations

We know what we need to do now. We need to finish games.

Leader No. 1 is Courtney. In second, you have Lindsey. She gets fired up in games. She expresses herself and her teammates respond.

She came up big. It seemed like every time Mount Tahoma got within three points or one point, we'd get the ball in her hands and she'd find a way to stop the momentum.

She does everything for us. She not only scores, she passes and rebounds. She our leader on and off the court.

She always guards the other team's best guard and consistently holds them below their average. She sets the tone defensively.

Megan had her best game of the year. We've been working a lot with her to finish shots and go up strong, and tonight it seemed like she was really attacking that rim.

One of our goals was to be league champs. We talked about playing our best basketball at the end of the season and they are playing their best basketball. Our depth has won us a lot of games.

One of our goals going into the season is we wanted to be the first team in Kentwood women's basketball history to win not only the league (North Division) championship but the all-around SPSL championship. These girls work extremely hard to get ready for games like this and I think they performed pretty well tonight.

I was recruiting through the halls. Now we have girls who are dedicated and want to get better. These girls worked hard and deserve everything they get.

We talked all season about playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Now we've got to keep the momentum.

I always feel confident in my team. Any time we step on the court, I'm confident we can compete with anybody. The most important thing is that we play hard.

I thought we did a lot of good things. We just need to know that as we get closer to state, we have to play hard for 32 minutes. Tonight, 24 (minutes) wasn't good enough.

I think we proved we can play with anybody in the state.

I think we're going to leave the state tournament today with a better idea of what it takes to win state. You have to play all 32 minutes.

Jess has the potential to be something really special.

My young kids play with so much confidence and poise that they don't seem like freshmen any more.

We proved to ourselves, at least, that we can compete with anyone in state.

We figured we were right where we wanted to be. We just couldn't sustain the momentum. And their key players both made big plays at the end.

We've learned we can compete with anyone in the state. Now we just have to regroup and come out strong. Our state tournament is still not done.

We've been blessed with some shooters. Overall, this was our best game (of the season). Our freshmen came up big. They don't care what the situation is. They stay cool and composed.

Tonight was a good game for us. I don't necessarily believe in moral victories, but our girls know now that they can win games like this.

We kind of have that marked on our calendars. But we have to take care of business with a lot of other quality league opponents.

Right now we're looking up at Auburn Riverside. They are the team to beat. We have that one marked on our calendar.

That's what we expect of her. She's a great player who can do it all.

They play like seasoned vets. They are so composed and confident. All three are competitors. They hate to lose at anything they do.

It will be a good measuring stick to see how we shape up against some of the state's other best teams.

It's hard to keep a great player down for the whole game. She's a big-time player, and she hit a big shot.

It seemed every time Mount Tahoma would cut the lead to three or cut it to one, we'd get the ball in her hands and she'd hit a real tough shot. It really stopped their momentum on several occasions in the fourth quarter.

It was a big monkey off our back to win our first district game. Now this sets us up for a shot at getting to state. This was a big win and hopefully we can keep it going.

Any time you hold a team to seven points in a half, it says your pressure is probably working.