Anybody that knows basketball knows our section is extremely good. I'm extremely proud of the way we have played. Our team speed has carried us. |
He may not be at 100 percent, but he'll be able to play. He's a very big part of our team. He does a lot of things at a very high level that don't always show up in the box score in the paper. He handles the ball and rebounds very well. |
He's not the reason why we lost the game. He's one of the top players in the section, but we had opportunities to win the game. |
I felt good only down three. We are definitely a second-half team and we gave up a few baskets in the first half that were really bad bounces. Our strength is our team speed. We are pretty athletic and we can wear teams down. |
It was real important what happened early and we fell behind. |
It's been a process here. The key to everything was just getting into the playoffs last year. We made it as the fourth-place team, but we got in. We were young, but we got a taste of things and I think that really helped this year. |
It's sitting out there. That's a neat atmosphere. To have an opportunity to play at Petersen Events Center is great for WPIAL basketball. |
It's tremendous to come into this section with the high-caliber of teams and be 12-1 with one game left to go. Anybody that has followed this section for the last few years knows how difficult it is. I couldn't be prouder of my team. |
Making the playoffs last year is a huge part of our success this season. We played very well the second half of the season and managed to get in as the fourth-place team. I think that was really the beginning. |
No one wants to play them. They will be very scary to play in the playoffs. Both teams are familiar with each other. That is the only good thing if we play them again. |
Our game plan was to try and get up and down the floor and make them run. I think we did that more in the second half. But the second half has been ours most of the season. |
They beat us around the basket and we talked about that at halftime. Those are things you need to do in a close game. |
They looked a little tired and we knew we could have them if we just hung in there. We did what we needed to do when it counted and our defense really kicked in. |
This is the personality of our team. We seemed to find an extra gear at the end. |
Those three guys are tremendous players. But everyone else they put on the floor can play and that's what really makes them good. |