I thought that our ability to keep our composure was a big factor, especially in the fourth quarter.
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We are in the single-elimination tournament point right now, and I don't think our kids are ready to be eliminated. I know this means something to this basketball team and they are going to come out and play like it means something.Alan Johnston
It was good to go against a different style than what we've been seeing. They had good size, but the big key for us was that we dominated the glass. They pressed us whether they made it or missed it, and we did a good job being aggressive through their press.
Alan Johnston
It was scary when you look at a bunch of teenagers and tell them that one of their friends has got something wrong with a cyst or a tumor, and no one knew at that time how bad it was. It kind of sent a shockwave through the team. We stopped practice immediately and circled up, held hands and prayed.
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I was surprised, but I only get that because I had a bunch of kids who knew how to play the game and played it hard for 12 games. This was like an unspoken gift from my team to me. The biggest award was what our team was able to accomplish.
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I was a little bit skeptical because this kid was only weeks removed from having his brain opened up. I asked his father, Earl, and he said the doctors were OK with it, and I double-checked with the doctors.
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The good thing about this team is on any given night someone can go off and score a lot of points. We are not a one-dimensional team. We've had nine different people as leading scorers in games, and that speaks volumes.
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