We have to play well as a team. If we play together and follow the game plan, we'll do fine. If we defer away from the game plan, then we'll struggle.

We're excited about this game. We're excited about the opportunity to play a team like Lemoore. Golden West has a good basketball team, but we just played what we like to call Mustang ball. We're a tough team to beat when we play like this.

He was demanding and you had to play hard, but he was also fair. He got results - winning covers a lot of stuff.

It's not the kind of play where you clap. You appreciate it and absorb it.

That kid right there is one of the smartest ballplayers I've ever been around. They ran the play three or four times and we kind of knew their options. They went off the pinch, and the kid just switched and stole the ball.

It was two of my better years of my life. Coach Stratton was a motivator and recruited some talent you wouldn't believe for a small school.