Tony Turina Quotations | Page 2

(Friday) during our final drill in practice, we took the 1944 championship game ball and during our last press breaker, we got a chance to run up and down the court with it. We join the 1944 team and now people aspire to the 2006 team. This is a testament to all the hard work that resulted in a state championship.

This team got to the semifinals last year. They got a taste of what it feels like to be in the final four (Torrington lost to Wethersfield 57-52 last season) but are hungry to go farther.

We all knew what Jordan was capable of doing.

Andre really came to play tonight. He was all over the floor and played great defense. I think we fed off his energy.

We wanted to make sure the crowd saw them come in. We decided to capitalize on it. When they saw him, the place went into a frenzy. It gave us a spark and we went off from there.

We've had depth before, but this is totally unusual to have this much production at different positions.

We needed to get back to basics. We needed to take advantage of our size. Our size is an integral part of our offense.

They showed they belong in the final game, as well. That's an excellent team that we beat tonight.

We had our best and most enjoyable three practices of the season leading up to this game. We knew if we had a lead after the quarter, there was no looking back.

It's 71 years later and they still come to the games. The kids have to know this and where they came from. We talk a lot about the past and focus on the tradition of the program.