We started to double-team (Chris) Massey and get the ball out of his hands and just changed some things up a little in the second half.
Phillip's done that all year. He has stepped up when Michael hasn't been in there.
Phillip has done a tremendous job for us. Mike is there too and helps out every way he can. If it's not Phillip leading the team, it's Mike.
Phillip does a good job taking up the slack when Michael's not in. He can score down inside and can do a lot of things.
I believe this is the team (to win it). Mike and Phillip are more focused, which was one of our weaknesses last year. No one can hold them on the inside.
He has done a good job for us. He does a good job with the ball and he is an outstanding free throw shooter he is probably the best on the team. He doesn't shoot the ball that much, but he has one of the best field goal percentages on the team.
We tightened up the defense. And they kind of helped some, because they changed some shots and they didn't make some shots we gave them.
I think that's a good choice. He didn't want to go far from home.
I think we are ready. We want to take one game at a time. We are playing a pretty good team. They finished fourth in the region, but could have finished second.
I was a little nervous there for a while, but I always believed we would win this game. I told my guys at halftime that we had to cut the lead down to eight by the end of the third quarter. Once we did that and got it to within three in the fourth, I knew it was ours for the taking.
Michael's done that for us all year. He always comes up big defensively late in games. The last two times we've been here, he's fouled out. It was important to actually have him there at the end this time.
Both Phillip and Michael (Holmes) played big tonight and really stepped it up when we needed them to, and that's something that will have to continue.
Sometimes people in this area, they just believe that one of us, if not both of us, should be in the Colonial Center every year.
Anytime a team is not shooting well from the free throw line, anything can happen. I don't want to be down, I want to be up. We are going to be up in the fourth quarter.
That one person, I can't remember his name right now ... he's the ringleader. He said he'd have our back.
Third time's the charm, and it's about time.
It was really important for Rico and Phillip and some of the other guys to step up and carry some of the load. I think that's the mark of a good team.
I told him it was time for a break. I guess it was time.
I told the guys that good teams will make a run and they did. We just had to stay focused and do what we're supposed to do.
Oh, man, he's done that all year, particularly at the end of games. He's averaged four blocks a game. He's an outstanding kid and an outstanding athlete.
The fans, they're tremendous. They've supported us wherever we go. Whether it's the girls or the boys, they're here to back us. We're real proud of them.
I knew coming in the game was gonna be physical. A lot of their guys play football and they're real physical. So I tried to prepare my kids mentally for that.
Cheraw and Lee Central know each other well.
He's not selfish. He will give up the ball. Sometimes I think he might need to take more shots, but I'm fine with his playing right now. He is doing well. He gives it up and that's what we need right now.
I don't mind being in the shadow right now. What matters is where you are after that game.
The guys played a great game tonight, and we really wanted this one. I can't tell you how much it means to them and how much it means to me. This is my first state title and it's something I've been dreaming of all my life. To finally get it is just amazing.
