(Brian's) the best sophomore I've ever coached. He's got tremendous skills. He has true mark of a Division I player. He can do things that you can't coach. He jumps out of the gym, he can shoot and handle, plus he's long and athletic. I'm glad I have him for two more years. |
(Hampton is) very good and athletic. They're a lot like us. They have quick guards and are really a mirror image of us. They can score right with us point for point. It should be a great game. |
Brian Walsh is a very, very good player. He has a chance to be (an NCAA) Division I player. He has terrific skills. |
Dan is a great athlete. He's a very versatile guard. He can take you off the dribble and shoot the three. You can't sag on him and you can't play him tight. |
He had a good look. From my angle, it looked like it might fall. |
He's a great player. He missed the first half of the season for us. Since he's been back, he's been great. He's been a scorer his whole life. Once again, he proved that he knows how to score. |
Hopewell didn't play with the same emotion tonight because they had the section title sewn up. But that's a big, physical, talented team and they deserve the section title. They're the best team in our section. |
I challenged him at halftime. Tyler played the second half the way I expected him to play the whole game, and the way I expect him to play the rest of these playoffs. He's too good not to be playing like that. |
I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they were young kids and they have not been here before and they tensed up a little and took those 3-pointers. But, you look at that team and they are so well coached. My guys didn't mind being on defense at the end and I think they were confident and comfortable because they had been in that situation before. The experience of being in the championship game before definitely paid off for us. |
I have two seniors who are returning starters and I expect a lot from both of them. |
I haven't seen Laurel Highlands at all. I know Ambridge is a very good team. Laurel Highlands has their work cut out for them. |
I know that my kids can play, and they play with confidence. I know this is a very special thing, and it's rare for teams to get this opportunity, so we are going to make the most of it. |
I liked our defensive intensity tonight. That's what we talked about all week. We want to attack constantly. That's our mindset. We're not ever passive. We want to attack as much as we can on offense and defense. |
I think we had the slowest bus driver in Pennsylvania. |
I think we're a better scoring team than we showed tonight. I know we're a better shooting team than we showed tonight. |