At times, our defense was tremendous. We gave them eight easy points in the first half. I told the players at halftime, 'championship teams don't do that.' We played better defense in the second half. It dictated the outcome. |
He doesn't play like a junior or a sophomore. He played like a senior tonight. He is a tremendous talent and there are times when he can take over a ballgame. |
I would have liked if we could have seen the kids decide the game. I thought we got ripped by the referees. We get bumped all night and no call. They get bumped all night and one kid shoots (24) free throws. |
It was the right thing to do. Everybody on the Coast has been devastated with the natural disaster. It would have been a shame if no one didn't take care of business and host both tournaments. |
It's always a huge rivalry. You can throw out the last time we played them and our records. We're looking forward to it, and I'm sure they'll be prepared. |
Justin Ray is a tremendous talent. He has great skills and can take over a game at any time. |
Longmire earned his points. Luther Suggs played good defense on him. It was fun watching Longmire play. He was very unselfish. Pascagoula has a good team. I was impressed with their athleticism. Keith has done an outstanding job. |
Luther plays with so much energy and he's tenacious on his rebounding. Luther's not a great leaper, but he's a quick leaper. |
Our defense carried us in the second half. That 9-2 run came off our defense. |
Our kids know the situation, and they have a lot of pride. They want to finish the regular season on a positive note going into postseason. |
Our kids played their guts out in a hostile environment. It was a valuable experience for us as tournament time nears. |
Sometimes you've got to be good. Sometimes you've got to be lucky. It hasn't been a real lucky year for us. |
We had the effort tonight. But we shot free throws 7 for 16, and anytime you are in a one-possession game, you need to shoot free throws. And we did not. |
We're pretty beat up and tired. We only got four or five hours' sleep. |