Andy Polka completely dominated the game. |
At about Christmas time we saw some different tapes and thought Memorial was the best team in the state. I thought they had some great chemistry and some really good pieces of the puzzle. |
Austin Meier has to be one of the smartest, toughest fourth-quarter players in the state. He just makes play after play down the stretch. His decision-making and timeliness on big plays on both ends have been lifesaving for us. |
Because of the level of domination that we've had in the FVA in the last few years or in the last nine years, I don't want these guys to take it for granted. It is a really special thing for us to go through the league the way we did this year. |
Big game after big game he's elevated himself. |
Boy, defensively we were just dynamite. That says a lot about our intensity and our will to win. We have just such a determined group of guys. |
He did a nice job of taking his time. He took two dribbles and just let it fly. |
He was on my mind all day. If there's one thing he taught me, it's OK to be emotional. And certainly, it was an emotional day. |
He's had a very good high school career by all measures and I know he was motivated by getting us down to Madison. The Fox Valley has really enjoyed watching these guys the last year or two ... they're a fun group to watch. |
His skills are excellent. I'm really impressed with his decision-making out there. |
I do hear that sometimes and it does hit me. |
I don't think Andy has anything to prove to anyone. He's as good of a post player as there is in the state. He's productive on the offensive end, he's dominating on the defensive glass. I think he's the best all-around post player in the state. |
I remember hugging my dad afterwards and him crying. I remember 'What a feeling associated with victory.' It's the pinnacle of what you do. Boy, it made me want to be a basketball player for my dad in the worst way possible. |
I thought we out-toughed them by playing North's game. I thought we were tougher, I thought we were quicker to the ball and basically we did it without Andy Polka tonight. Other guys had big games. This is a big-game team. |
I would like to be able to have more preparation time as a coach. The less prep time you have the more you leave the game to chance. The more likely an underdog is going to win that sectional final or a team less drilled in scouting and fundamentals might get through if you have less time to prep. |