I actually thought our kids battled well. South just has so many weapons. They?d go on spurts here and spurts there. They?re so tall and so skilled. It was too much for us.
I thought we played excellent defense in the first half and that really set the tone. We shot the ball extremely well and did a good job on the boards. I was proud of our guys for giving a strong effort for four quarters.
I think any time you shoot the ball really well, it hides a lot of mistakes. I think we did a nice job of executing and were very unselfish with the ball. When you do that, good things happen.
Our team defense was very solid tonight and we caused a lot of interference in the paint. We played especially well in the second half, picking up a lot of loose balls and dominating the glass.
I was happy with how our kids responded after not playing very well on Tuesday (at Klamath Union). Everyone got involved and we really stepped up our defense. That's going to be a critical component down the stretch.
We played solid defense, rebounded well and took care of the ball. We played very steady, which is important on the road. It's definitely something we can build on.
We played very unselfishly tonight and found the open man every time. That really says something when you have six different guys hit 3-pointers.
We gave them way too many second chances and we were careless with the ball. That speaks volumes.
We shot a very high percentage this year and we're hoping to build on that. If we take care of the ball and get good shots, we will have a good chance. That's been a huge key to our success this year.
We're trying to keep everything in perspective. We're just going to try to be prepared for everything and try to outwork them. The thing about the playoffs, though, is that you never know what teams are going to do.
We did a really good job in our zone offense and knocked down a lot of big shots. We also dominated the glass, which I thought was the biggest key.
Eric had a tremendous offensive season. Offensively, he's as good as anyone who's ever played here. We felt he could score, and we had some kids who were very unselfish and got him the ball in good scoring position.
Eric did a lot of good things, but you have to credit his teammates for finding him underneath the basket. I thought we played good team basketball from start to finish for the third straight game.
I started to see the kind of impact this position had on my family. I don?t want to look back with any regrets about the amount of time I spent with them.
Sometimes three games in three days will catch up with you. (Corvallis) played really well in the second quarter and that was the biggest difference. They shot the ball really well and we didn't.
The most important thing for us was to get the win. We have had a lot of guys step up lately and our success depends more on teamwork than what one player does.
They didn't shoot very well in the previous two games and then they came out and hit 10 3s against us. I don't think it was our defense, though. We just ran into a team that got hot at the right time.
They are a very good basketball team and we're going to have our hands full. We're going to continue to work hard and we're not going to back down from them.
They?re an unbelievable high school team, at every position. They?re going to be hard to beat. They have five starters who are college players.
It was a gutsy effort by our kids, especially since it was our second game in two nights. (Madison) had some players who gave us problems, but we did a good job adjusting.
All these preseason games have helped us prepare for league play and I think we're ready. The kids have responded well after each of our losses and I think they will again on Friday.
