At the beginning of the game, we made a statement with our defense. It generated the offense. We converted turnovers into points. We just got things rolling. |
At this stage of the season, (Santa) is the focus of opposing defenses. And Plainfield keyed on him, and they're smart for doing it. |
Down by eight at the half, and to be winning by three at the end of the third? That's a credit to our kids. |
Harmon had a career night for us. |
I give our kids a lot of credit for showing a lot of poise and maturity, and not getting caught up in distractions. |
It certainly won't be the last hard-fought game between us. They are a much-improved team that gave us all we could handle tonight. They're very athletic and quick. But we stayed level-headed and poised, and we knocked down our free throws. |
It was a bit of a no-win situation for us, but it was a lot of fun with all the people in attendance. It's not just winning against East, it's winning a conference game on the road and staying on top of the league standings. |
It's up to the kids. Rebounding is all about head and heart, and I think we outworked (the Cougars) tonight. |
There was not much we could do on the offensive end; the ball wasn't going in. |
They beat us on the boards, and that's been one of our strengths all season. We have a plus-six rebounding advantage. Give credit to the Plainfield kids for out-working us on the boards. |
We learned tonight that there's a difference between getting to the top and staying on top. We're the team with the bull's eye on us. |