During that third-quarter stretch, they got just enough of a cushion to spread us out. We had to chase them, and that wasn't a good situation for us. |
Every possession was so critical. They did a nice job of handling the ball and we didn't play with enough patience. Obviously, 13 turnovers is too many for a game of that tempo. |
It was a great ballgame from an excitement standpoint. |
Our big boys, Jacob Mills and Sean Campbell, have been stepping up big in the tournament. Jason Ferrell and Cole Bradham also have stepped up and our entire team has picked it up defensively. |
Our seniors did a great job of stepping up for us. They worked through a lot of adversity and always stayed positive and led by example. |
To win those games, especially the way we did it, was real exciting. |
We had a hard time springing (McCurdy), and give New Albany credit for that. With the way they play defense, we knew that was a possibility, but we felt we would get production from other places. |
We had some tough stretches in the middle of our season, but I'm proud of our improvement. We won some exciting games at the end of the regular season to build momentum for the tournament. |
We have to be efficient on offense. We can't afford many turnovers, because Buckeye Valley has a lot of good athletes and great balance. |
We like to think of ourselves as a pretty good defensive team. But there was a premium put on a every possession in a game like this and we had too many ineffective possessions when each one means so much. |
We showed a great deal of heart to come back and win against a quality team like Buckeye Valley. We scored in transition and we dug in defensively and made some big stops when we needed to. |
We showed some great heart to come back and win this game. |
We've got a pretty good returning nucleus of guys. Our young guys played a big role in helping us make a nice run in the tournament, and I'm sure some other people will step up and help us out next year. |
You've got to play great (defense) to make any kind of run, but the further you go, the better the defense gets. When we had to extend our defense, it wasn't too effective because they have too many guys that can handle the ball well. |