(Our) statisticians (said) that if we told them the teen pregnancy rate and the child poverty rate of a city, they could almost predict where (it) would finish in the overall scheme of things. That is, (those two indicators largely) drove the results. |
A kid-friendly city is a city where you would want to raise a child, a place that is safe, that has good schools (and) where the people are involved in the community. |
Both teams played well. Their three-point shooting made it a close game, but we never panicked. |
Covenant is a good shooting team and their three-pointers made it a close game. |
Each of our five starters had a hand in the scoring that opening run. We have a very balanced attack. The unselfishness and teamwork was on display both on offense as well as on defense. |
Garrett was in a terrific shooting zone. He continues to be our most valuable asset on the floor with his ball handling and leadership skills. Adam just gets better every game. His footwork around the basket is improving and he has a great shooting touch. |
I was pleased with our penetration. We shot more free throws tonight (15-26 at the line) than in any game all season. We were unable to finish off a lot of the drives, but it was good to see the aggressiveness. |
It was a very physical game. I was very proud of the way we kept our composure and played hard. |
Jeff came off the bench and played well. He seems to make positive things happen and his two baskets gave us a spark. |
That was the most intense and best played quarter of basketball we've played all season. |
The ball rotation on offense was much better. We had seven different players with assists and finished with 19 as a team. We rebounded hard, played solid defense and took good shots. Those are the ingredients for a victory. |
We didn't shoot the ball well (37 percent from the floor and 41 percent from the free-throw line), but we rebounded. |
We got lazy with our defense and rebounding after jumping out to an early lead. After a halftime talk, we played harder and picked up the intensity in the second half. |
We had numerous opportunities to score, but the ball just didn't fall. Our defense and rebounding were the keys to our lead in the game. |
We have already established a goal for next season. We are going to work harder than ever before because we want another chance to play for a national championship. |