Ken Crawford Quotations

One of the things we felt we had to do with him is keep building confidence in himself. He had a tendency toward self-doubt. I was on him like a dirty shirt, but I was also patting him on the back. I just felt he needed confidence.

One of the great things when playing a great team is you have to execute. I'm very proud of these kids. They battled all game long.

I am concerned that people under 21 would eventually become store managers at liquor establishments if the village made changes.

He's a tireless worker. A great student, too.

When they go to the four corners, you can kiss it goodbye.

I think it was defense, I don't think it was nerves. I think it was defense.

I think this Edwardsville team is the best team I've seen in this tournament in a long time.

Our guys started celebrating and didn't realize how much time was left.

We don't want to create a hardship on anybody currently working.

We had three turnovers real quick to open the quarter and took a couple of quick shots. They got a four-point lead and went to that four corners and that was it.

This team has met and exceeded all of my expectations. Most of these kids were undefeated as a JV team. But I did not return a single varsity starter. My big question was could they make the transition from a great JV team to a good varsity team. I'd have to say they've turned into a great varsity team.

Evans plays defense well for a freshman and that comes from being well-coached. He's a coaches kid, so he should be good on defense. But all of their players play good defense.

There's no better time than March Madness in Illinois high school basketball. It's too bad the IHSA had to mess with it and try to fix what isn't broken.

It's always been special when we go to Peoria, but I would be a liar if I said this one wasn't special because of my son. But all of these kids are like my son.

They have to understand this Nokomis team is a great offensive rebounding team. It's not brain surgery. You just have to do things fundamentally to keep them off the boards.