Mike Mastroianni Quotes (12 Quotes)

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.

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.

We're going to celebrate now, but we will be ready for next Tuesday night. We put a lot of work in to get where we are at and next week will be a true test of where we really are.

You can't worry about where you are or who you are going to play. When the playoffs come you just have to take it one game at a time. We are going to refocus and realize that everybody is at the same point we are.

This is the personality of our team. We seemed to find an extra gear at the end.

We came up into the gym with about 10 seconds left before the start of the second half. Um, you can say we had a little conversation at halftime.

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.

We had a tremendous season because our players understand that basketball isn't just about one player. We have five or six guys that average between eight and 12 points each night. I'm proud to say that we don't have a player that's in the top 70 for WPIAL scoring.

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.

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.

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.

We have all the ingredients to compete at the playoff level. Taking care of the ball and playing defense will become even more important down the stretch.