We played pretty well, ball control-wise. They stuffed the box on us. They had nine players in the box and only one midfielder and one forward. I thought they were playing for a tie.
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Related The first quarter happened so fast. They were playing a box-and-one. They had us out of sync on offe... DAN SPELLMAN I think Palm Harbor played a better game. Their passing . . . they were just on. Any ball we sent do... RENE MIRANDILLA Ben is also considered one of the best soccer players in the state of Ohio. He is a central midfield... DENNIS CURRIER We had that one quarter where we were off. I thought we played pretty well, but we couldn't get rebo... BRITTANY WILLIAMS Yeah, I don't think the final ball was there for us tonight. It got tougher as the game went on beca... DAVY ARNAUD We were working the ball well. When we got it in their box, they got frustrated and took us out. I'm... DAVE REEL I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES They didn't give us anything. Even in the third period we had maybe one or two chances. They played ... DOMINIK HASEK They played a box and one defense. We never faced it before. It's an unconventional defense and as a... DAN MCCABE I thought they played well together. That just goes to show you don't need one of the best players i... BLAKE AHEARN I think people questioned why I played the rookies on the first day. I thought if they were the play... NANCY LOPEZ They played well especially passing the ball. They knew where their players were at and could get th... MIKE GURNEY They supported the ball very well and were running off the ball better than us. They made us look li... DOUG KILBY I thought we had control of the whole game. I thought we played very well except for a penalty here ... MIKE MCSHANE We played a tough team tonight. They had nine and nine on each side of the ball coming back and were... LANCE ANGEL We got hot. We knew they would go with a box-and-one on Billy. It was an opportunity for us to step ... DEMARIO WILLIAMS They didn't move the ball on us much. We gave them a short field on their (offensive) score. We had ... TIM PUFALL Last year, I thought they played us really well. They played us pretty physical. I think they'll giv... ANDREW WHITWORTH On long rebounds, we didn't box out well and they out-hustled us at times. Once they had a feel they... CRAIG TUREK Actually, I was looking forward to playing against a team that played like us. They had more quickne... PAUL ROZAK They had a lot to play for - if they were on the bubble - I thought they were in anyway. They just p... LORI ULFERTS The Rams] did a lot of gimmick things we'd never seen all season. They played a box-and-one. They st... JOE SUBOTICKI It wasn't because they were shooting lousy; they were contested shots. I thought we played pretty we... CHUCK DRURY They played well, ... especially considering we had some of the players playing out of position. SCOTT GRIMES We got Chanute's best tonight and they have good ball players. Our girls -- each one of them -- step... BECKY CARLSON We played pretty well together as a team. We had four different (players) scoring, so they played pr... ANDREW KERR To win one match, have another go for a tie and have two others split sets was great for us. I thoug... DONALYN WOESTE I was happy with all the players. They all had a couple of issues, but in general, they played prett... MARK SODERBERG I thought the guys played hard, and they executed better than I thought they would, ... I thought th... JOHN HORNER I told the guys this was our game to win and the only way they were not going to win was if they tur... ADAM PEEK I thought they played incredible basketball, given the fact that they had not had the opportunity to... JOANNE BRACKER I thought we played a good game. The score wasn't indicative of the play, they had a better first ha... TRACEY MORRILL We didn't play well. They overpowered us and put us on the defensive. They're taller than the teams ... DAVID ROHRER They were crashing over, and he put the ball right in play. That one worked out well for us. ANDY PODMOLIK We really weren't in control of the ball in the first half. We were not playing at our pace. We had ... CORBIN DONALDSON Sacramento played great and really rebounded the ball. We didn't box out as well as we could have. CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW They shot the ball extremely well at their place. Their 3s hurt us at Mann. When we played here, we ... JEFF HARRELSON We did really well tonight, we played very well as a team. No one person really stood out, they pass... MINDY EBMEIER I didn't think we played that poorly, I just think State played really well. They shot the ball trem... FRANK HAITH They played us pretty well. We were lucky to get away with a win because they played a great game. KATE CRISAFI When we played them the first time, they got a little better looks for the 3. We extended the 3-2 (z... HOLLY MISTO They played very well. They executed well, threw the ball well and ran well. We had no answers. JOEL SANKEY I thought we had pretty good balance, we were taking care of the ball, and the kids were looking for... JAY WELK It's good to know that when we need to run the ball between the tackles we can. They were putting se... BART TOOLEY They had that one inning on us. They hit the ball well in that inning, we had some batters 0-2 and t... ERIC NIESLANIK We played with no subs. We just had 11 girls on the field and I thought that they played really hard... KAREN ALEXANDER They hit the ball very well even though we played good defense. They got too many hits. I think we [... CHAD ARTZ We got out of a lot of jams. They put the ball in play but we played pretty well defensively. We wer... BILL WALLACE We played pretty good in the first two games, but didn't get any points. Tonight we came out and pla... JASON CHIMERA We know Sean High has a target on his back. They were running some kind of funky zone, kind of like ... ARMANDO JOHNSON We needed to control the tempo, and we did. Several times they got pretty frustrated. They got on li... MERLIN BUTTON Who knows? It could have gone either way. I'm pretty sure if O.J. was here, they couldn't have (put ... BILLY WALKER The last three or four innings, we had runners on base and we were hitting the ball solid. We had on... BOB YAGGE We played real disciplined, and we took care of the ball. It was a big win. Sharkey made us work rea... DAVID BOYDSTUN Ball control-wise, I think they (Bemidji) had to use their left side a little bit more tonight. They... LISA SCHRIVER I worked one bar where all your tips were put in a lock box, and at the end of the night they would ... RICHARD KIMBALL I thought the biggest part was that it was almost a relief. They face-guarded her, box-and-one on he... DARIN GREEN Well, we were already playing tough, but I think they played like they were capable of playing. THERESA ADAMS I thought we got out to a good start, we had our outside shot. I thought our defense was pretty good... BILLY THORNHILL (West) played wonderfully. They just controlled the ball well. They passed pretty well, played real ... JOE SANDERS When people are loading up on us, we have to have the ability to throw the ball. We cant let people ... MICKEY MATTHEWS We know they like the flanks and like to serve it in and that Love can create on his own. We were wo... BRYCE KANESHIRO I thought they played very well and rebounding was the story. They were beating us to loose balls an... BILL GIBBONS That was a tough one, real tough. We had some costly turnovers at the end. I thought we pretty much ... TEVESTER ANDERSON I can't be any prouder of our effort and I thought Princeville played great basketball. If they shoo... ERIC LONG We played pretty well defensively. Sarah Wilson handled nine chances flawlessly they just got on a b... RANDY BARTON Mesquite is a very strong running team, and they like to keep it simple. They played Desert Vista ve... KARL KIEFER They played really well. We didn't execute very well. I thought we tackled poorly and we coughed the... DICK ABRAMS We just played one of the best teams in the state. For one half, we hung in there with them. They di... BRAD BOY I thought that we had a lot of energy tonight, but I'm not sure that we played under control and sma... DEREK WRIGHT I think the kids played really well, they passed really well. We changed things around position wise... AMANDA LEAHY They were moving the ball very well on us offensively. We had a tough time defending them in the fir... DWAN HURT A lot of time, people were worried about hitting other players than they were about playing the ball... IVAN FLORES We had a week off and I thought we played all right. I thought in the second half we had the ball mo... LENNY GLASSTETTER They have to stop me one time. That's it. One time to bat a ball down within four quarters. That get... CHAD JOHNSON Okemos was playing really well, and that had a lot more to do with it than us playing poorly. They w... BRUCE LARNER We've just gotten better every week and had a real good tournament. Sharkey gave us a real good test... DAVID BOYDSTUN They played awful hard. They're a lot better that I thought they would be. They shot the ball well. JACK STEPHENSON I thought we played hard. But South Shore played hard too. Give them credit. They were able to play ... DON MORELAND We came out and played very well. Overall, we worked really nicely on defense. We had good team move... DEBBIE KLOCK Then that did very well at the box office, so before you knew it, we were in a string of feature mot... GEORGE TAKEI They just give us all kinds of reasons. I just think the paperwork got placed in the box and that bo... AGNES GARVIN They shot the ball real well, especially in the first quarter. I thought they played a lot better as... BILLY PEE I didn't want to take the DC universe, put it in a box, shake the box and pour it out. I wanted ... GEOFF JOHNS We knew they were much bigger than us defensively, but our key was to rotate and be where were suppo... DEBRA CLARK They played a triangle-and-two on us. They matched up Corrie and Rachel and left our posts open. Cor... CONNIE ALLEN They were playing well, we were playing well. We just had a few big hits in the fifth. DAVID LAWHON I thought White Oak played extremely well tonight. They came out right off the ball and put us on ou... TONY MARSHBURN We had no ring. We used to box right out on the floor. It was a little middle-school gym. There was ... FRANK GENTILE I thought we played pretty hard in the first quarter, but they didn't miss a shot. They were 13 of 1... JOE VOELKER They can stack the box, but that means one-on-one coverage for (wideouts) Eric Moulds and Lee Evans ... WILLIS MCGAHEE We were on another team's floor. They were number three seed, so they were a tough team. They shot t... JOE SIGRIST I though we shot the ball very well, put ourselves in position to win the game. It's 68-66 with six ... MIKE LAPLANTE They had a confidence this morning. They were just fed up with playing so many close games against t... GEORGE KARL I knew Rogers would be tough. They have great ball control, they pass the ball well. I was wanting t... NATHAN ALMOND It blew my mind that nobody would come and see those kids play. One of the greatest attractions for ... VINCE GILL The players first said how embarrassed they were with the type of defensive game they played tonight... CATHY INGLESE Neighbors said they had seen the box for a couple of days. ANGELA BOZORTH They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it. JACKIE COOPER We did not box out well late in the game and we made a few other little mistakes. Other than that, I... DAN GANDIN
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