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Related Coach told us to take it one possession at a time, get some defensive rebounds, come down on offense... AKEEM WRIGHT We were able to stop their runs and made some big baskets [in the third quarter]. Coach [Ed Sennett]... CHAD HETTERMANN We got off a fast start. We put some pressure on them and were able to get some easy baskets. It was... MATT BERGER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES In the third and fourth quarters we spread them out a little bit and were more patient. We caught th... LANCE HUBER They had a chance but we turned them over a little bit. I thought they outplayed us but we made some... BILL SCARLATA Coach told us they were probably going to come out a little tentative and then get up in us, so we h... JUSTIN WILLIAMS I thought we struggled a little bit in the first half. We lacked ball movement on offense, but in th... CURT LAMB We got up the floor a little bit, and we were able to get some baskets in transition. I thought our ... AARON PERKINS We came out here and coach told us it was going to be a tough game and their team made comments abou... MIKE DENTON We made a nice little run, but Clovis East had an answer to every run. I felt comfortable when we ju... JOHN JONES Our coach told us to get out on the shooters, make sure they put the ball on the floor and play help... CHRIS ADAMS Our kids kept us in the ballgame and we probably could've been closer if we had made some easy baske... GENE WATSON We put some pressure on them and were able to get some easy baskets in transition. We played a prett... JOSH HANSON Our defense was able to get a lot of turnovers and that led to some easy baskets. And it was good to... DAVID MIRLY They trapped us, make us get the ball out of our hands. Our kids did a good job. (But) we missed abo... BOB MCINTYRE I think we were very intense and put a lot of ball pressure on them. Coach wanted us to come out and... CARL ELLIOTT We played much better defensively. We put more pressure on the ball and forced a lot of turnovers. T... TEVESTER ANDERSON Part of it was we looked a little rusty, we made some simple mistakes, like passing the ball out of ... MATT HARYASZ We just made a little adjustment at halftime pertaining to their secondary break, and offensively we... LYNN FREDERICK They got more easy baskets in the third, and we weren't showing enough intensity on either side of t... JASON TREUTELAAR We were really on top of our assignments. We just shared the ball well, and when we do what our coac... ENGIN ATSUR In the fourth, we did a nice job of putting on some pressure and that helped us get some easy transi... CURT LAMB We were able to dictate the pace of the game and they didn't attack us. We were able to move the bal... FRED THACHER We had put them away and (Harris) did some damage with his offensive rebounding. We were trapping th... EDDIE CARTER Foul trouble killed us. We didn't get to do what we wanted to do. We wanted to pressure them, but th... BRETT MACKEY I thought we came out with great intensity and were very smart with the ball. They then frustrated u... CINDY TIMCHAL I think we got really complacent. We went out and took this team for granted. We didn't get any rebo... JASON FONTENET I thought we came out in the first half extremely focused and very intense. They just never did have... BRET TEUTKEN We are getting there. We made some mistakes late in the game. They put some press on us late in the ... PAUL ALTHAUS We like to outlet and run. But you've got to have the ball. Mascoutah has some great athletes and th... DAVE KOHNEN They didn't pressure us as much as I thought they would which was a surprise. So we were able to hol... MATT LINDER They broke our trap pretty easily in the first half. But in the second half, we were able to pound t... CHUCK WOELFEL We know this will be a tough game. They are talented and they really get out and pressure the ball. ... JASON WILLIAMS We just didn't get easy baskets on the other end. That played a very big part in our first two wins.... DANIEL WRIGHT There were a couple of really special plays where if you were on defense you saw (defensive coach Ro... BRETT BUCKTOOTH They made our work a little easier. We would have fielded first had we won the toss. But we did look... DEEP DASGUPTA We were pretty active in our press tonight, and it allowed us to get into a flow and get some easy b... LYNN FREDERICK Sheldon and Craig were able to get to the lane and get to the free throw line. We shared the ball we... DAVE WITZIG They played pressure defense on us. We had some difficulty getting into our offense and taking care ... BRAD FUHRER We came out early and we were able to establish our pressure and that led to some easy baskets. When... MARCUS KNOTT We couldn't stop them. We couldn't keep the ball in front of us the whole game. They drove on us all... CEDRIC BOZEMAN I think we came out pretty intense with our full-court defense. We were able to cause some turnovers... MARK AMMANN We handled their pressure really well. We didn't let them go on any big runs and that helped us a gr... MARLEE WEBB I think it caught the offense a little off guard a little bit. They were already expecting it, but i... ANDRE LEWIS When I come in I want to spark it up. Get some steals and get the tempo up. We were scoring easy bas... CHARLES DAVIDSON I felt like our defense gave up a lot of yards, but made some big plays and got the ball back for us... JACK ZILLA They were so small but their guard pressure wouldn't allow us to get the ball to our big guys. And o... GARY MARTIN We would have scored a lot more if we could have gotten the ball back more often. I was surprised by... BUDDY POUGH I would like two see them move the ball a little more quickly. They were able to pressure us more at... GLENN MCANINCH We had no intensity on defense to start and they just ran up and down the floor on us but we came ba... JAY KARLINS It's definitely a big win for us. We were able to jump out on them and get a comfortable lead, but I... KAREN STEWART We wanted to come out and put some pressure on them, (and) make them handle the ball. Our game plan ... CARI STRANGE When we played them the first time, they got a little better looks for the 3. We extended the 3-2 (z... HOLLY MISTO I just let the game flow a little bit. Coach just said he wanted us to get as many easy baskets as w... SHAGARI ALLEYNE We were feeling each other out early on. We had more post players than they did. They only had two, ... DARRON ROGERS We came off a little rusty from the (10-day) break. They (Kalispell) ran a good, penetrating offense... BROOKE SVENDSEN They pretty much stayed in their base defense and waited for us to make a mistake. But we did a good... DALLAS CLARK Our defense was the difference for us in this game. We knew going in that they were not a good three... JOSH MCKAY We really did a good job on limiting our turnovers, which we thought would be a key, but they're big... GARY GARNER We really stepped up our defense in the second half. We were able to get some transition baskets whi... DUANE PETERSON The big thing he did was penetrate the baseline. He got some easy baskets and it made them play us a... GREG GOODLEY The game got away from us there a little bit. They knocked some balls loose, got aggressive and put ... DONNIE MADZIA We played them well for three quarters and then they went off in the fourth. We missed some easy bas... SHANE ROBINSON It was really frustrating. Coach [Bronco] Mendenhall told us what they were going to do in the secon... AARON WAGNER They got out early and got some easy baskets and we were a little slow. Once we got going, we went o... MICHAEL CAFFESE Linn-Mar made a little run on us in the first game and tied it up, but we were able to get back into... CRAIG PITCHER We were up 26-19, and it looked like things were clicking. But for a few minutes, we went in our lit... DAN STEVENS We pressured them, and they weren't comfortable in their offense. That forced a lot of missed shots ... BOBBY FRASOR Our defense did a good job. We knew they had some speed up top, but we were able to control them. JEFF ROGERS I'm telling you Gingrich made the difference in the game. He played with a reckless abandon that we ... BILL SCOTT We were a little frustrated with the officiating but coach told us at halftime just to keep our comp... ALLY JENSEN Last night we came out a little flat-footed. We weren't quite ready to play. Coach wanted us to come... BLAKE WHEELER The first half was us putting pressure on them. They were committed on defense, though. In the secon... CHAD ZMOLEK If we have a key going into that game, we have to handle the pressure. We also told the kids we have... BOBBY ERVIN Defensively we really locked down (during that first quarter 20-4 run). We were controlling the boar... JASON TERRY I almost feel like it was the same game as when we played them the first time. We got way ahead and ... JOHN CAHILL We made some shots in the second half and that helped us. But we also got more aggressive on defense... FRANK OSTANIK We've been flirting with this for a while and this time it bit us. Yeah, they shot the ball well, bu... MIKE D'ANTONI We normally would have beaten them 9 out of 10 times. But this is Turin - they can do a little bit e... BART SCHOUTEN We came out and I thought we were ready to play. After that 17-3 lead, we made some substitutions an... JEFF CAPEL They took it to us from the get-go. They were more athletic. They kind of got us on our heels and sp... JEFF CRAFT Defense is what carries us. It got us the momentum and it got us some easy baskets. That's how we go... JOE SUBOTICKI That was the difference. Our defense gave them problems and it was especially encouraging for us to ... CODY BUTLER They came well prepared. They packed the middle and spread us out a little bit and it deadened our p... KIRK SMALLWOOD (The Cougars) shot the ball very well and we didn't. They got us in foul trouble early. When Marcus ... JACK STEPHENSON It felt good but we knew they had some good shooters and would come back. They came out and obviousl... AMANDA SIMMONS We wanted to come out and press them, put pressure on them and go from there. I was worried they wou... GEORGE FORNEY In the first half, they were posting in the middle on us, and we made an adjustment, but in the seco... PAT GABRIEL Oh, yeah. Our coach told us that it's very hard to come into a section title (game) undefeated, and ... TARA JACOBSON Actually, we really got lucky a lot. They missed a lot of close shots. We were able to contest some,... DAVID NOEL We came out lollygagging and they shot the ball well, and we weren't shooting well at all. Coach tol... DEJUAN GOODWIN Their defense was very, very athletic. They put a lot of pressure on the ball, and it made it hard f... HASWELL FRANKLIN The difference last night was our defense, because we played better and we were able to deny them th... HENRY CARTER I thought we did a really good job of playing defense in the second half. We picked up the pace a li... JOE BRENNAN Let's give Montreal credit. They played us real well. If we didn't get the turnovers from our defens... DAVE DICKENSON It is a little bit of pressure. But Coach said if we wrestled the way we should, we should beat them... JEFF HAMILTON We talked about how lackadaisical we came out last game. Coach [Willard] Coker told them they were N... DAVE ROBBINS It was a little bit disappointing to give up a late goal like that. I think they came out and just s... CORNELL GLEN Breaking their pressure took a lot out of us. They're very quick and run to the ball well. They make... DOUG STEWART
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THOMAS JEFFERSON But let me beseech you, Sir, not to let this letter get into a newspaper. Tranquillity, at my age, i... THOMAS JEFFERSON If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by ... THOMAS JEFFERSON We must train and classify the whole of our male citizens, and make military instruction a regular p... THOMAS JEFFERSON A Decalogue of Canons for observation in practical life. 1. Never put off till to-morrow what you ca... THOMAS JEFFERSON the giver of life, who gave it for happiness and not for wretchedness. THOMAS JEFFERSON God who gave us life gave us liberty. 1 Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed... THOMAS JEFFERSON The bank mania is one of the most threatening of these imitations. It is raising up a monied aristoc... THOMAS JEFFERSON A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but i... THOMAS JEFFERSON Architecture worth great attention. As we double our numbers every 20 years we must double our house... THOMAS JEFFERSON As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn fro... THOMAS JEFFERSON Jefferson was against any needless official apparel, but if the gown was to carry, he said: For Heav... THOMAS JEFFERSON The firmness with which the people have withstood the late abuses of the press, the discernment they... THOMAS JEFFERSON At the establishment of our constitutions, the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helples... THOMAS JEFFERSON The germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary; a... THOMAS JEFFERSON What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic s... THOMAS MANN The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has ... THOMAS GUTHRIE Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supportin... THOMAS PAINE And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life, the world will... THOMAS PAINE The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To... THOMAS PAINE It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as Gods will when you yourself have warm ... THOMAS MERTON Beauty is but a flower, Which wrinkles will devour; Brightness falls from the air; Queens h... THOMAS NASH