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We knew they were intense, but we didn't know they were that... ASHTON GIBBS We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL I was really pleased with the hustle and effort. That's the kind of intensity we need to play with. ... CHUCK SCHNOOR It was just back and forth and nobody could ever get the upper hand. We just knew that we need to ex... DUSTIN MAGUIRE Their offensive line was as good as everybody said, ... They were big up front and were opening up h... J. NICHOLSON We came out and had a good run in the second half. (But) they started making big shots. BRYANT MARKSON The second half, we started making our shots and picked up the defensive intensity. LESLI PRIEBE They shot the ball well in the second half and we didn't. They were able to get back into the game. BRIAN BLUME Their adrenaline was real high, and they were making their shots [in the first half]. [The big run] ... DAN OZIMINSKI Wake every morning with the same feeling. Live up high and fly on top of the ceiling. I just know th... ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES We got some points off turnovers finally and got the momentum back on our side. We just started maki... BILL PILGERAM We have a talented team that was struggling, but we found a way to win. We came back from 10 down (i... YOLANDA GRIFFITH A lot of people thought we were going to come into this game scared. Early on, we made plays. But in... AARON GIPSON They broke our trap pretty easily in the first half. But in the second half, we were able to pound t... CHUCK WOELFEL It was just one of those nights where the offense clicked and we had some big plays on defense. Goin... GREG DICKINSON Their offensive line is big and physical. And their quarterback will lead the blocking on some plays... DARREN PEACH Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ... E.J. 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We were able to move the bal... FRED THACHER How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL It seemed like we were throwing it to the guys in orange the entire first half. We were (lazy) with ... RICK CARLISLE We showed up in Bradford unprepared to play, and the result was due to that. We had some early power... WES PARENT Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY I had a feeling we were going to come back. We just put our intensity and emotion out in the second ... EKENE IBEKWE We kind of let it slide there in the second quarter. They were able to get a short lead but we were ... MIKE OSBORNE We were able to match their intensity early and we got some big chances late. ANSON CARTER We came out in the second half and dominated. We played, we won balls, we passed well. We came out a... KATIE GRAVEL It's right up there. We gave them some things early, but we came back and fought in that second half... GRANT MASON In the first half we struggled to get our legs. In the second, Halifax came out strong but we were a... BRIAN RENNO When we went to the half-court trap it bothered them and we picked up our defensive intensity. We we... BECKY CARLSON We just gave them too many second-chance points to start the second half, and they got some offensiv... LANCE HUBER We picked up some quick fouls in the third and put them in the bonus very early in the second half. ... KEVIN TONEY We played them real early in the season, but we know they are a scrappy team. I don't remember the s... GARY LONG The guys wanted it. In the second half, our intensity picked up, and our offensive line really start... ISSAC MARSH In the first half, they were posting in the middle on us, and we made an adjustment, but in the seco... PAT GABRIEL We made some mistakes early and they jumped on us. I'm proud of the way our guys for getting back in... DAVE FARQUHARSON We came of age today. We were able to put points on the board and our defense played very well, espe... LARRY TERRY We had some positives to build on. We were able to move the ball in the second half and we held them... BILL INGERSOLL We had them wore down pretty good in the first half, but they got some big plays and the momentum ju... ALAN SORENSEN They turned it up a notch, and we just couldn't get there. Our kids played hard, but they're very ta... GORDY PRESNELL They were able to win the game because we didn't match their intensity in the second half. We gave o... BUTCH BEARD It was the same thing (as in a 66-55 loss to Utica on Jan. 13). They started out on fire, and I don'... CONNIE ALLEN Early in the first half they were hurting us. They were getting offensive rebounds [off threes]. One... JARED GOBEL We went into the locker room and (Dyke) told us that before the game, they were ready to play and we... DUSTIE ROBERTSON We came out with great intensity at the beginning, knocking down shots and stuff like that. Then in ... ANTHONY GURLEY We came on at the end. We started out slow, and I hope the momentum keeps going. DAN PFLIGLER We came back a lot more prepared in the second half. When we put the challenge to them at the half. ... MARIO MADDY [But some of the Wizards players were very well aware of what was going on elsewhere in the conferen... JOSH WOLFF We talked about forcing them (Mooresville) to have to make decisions on the offensive end of the flo... BRIAN SATTERFIELD They killed us on the offensive glass early in the second half. MARK NORE We were able to get the ball inside some that quarter. We did what we could against them early on an... FRED LUCAS I wasn't pleased with the way they were playing and I told them they needed to pick up the intensity... DEBBIE SKELLY That's something we've got to work on. You can't expect them to shoot 22 percent in the second half ... KYLE CIEPLICKI I thought we struggled a little bit in the first half. We lacked ball movement on offense, but in th... CURT LAMB We started off by controlling the game and were well organised and in the second half they did put s... RAFA BENITEZ Once people settled down, we were able to string more passes together. In the second half, they just... CLINT DEMPSEY 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 We came out with good intensity, but could not seem to get goals out of good possessions. Our defens... CINDY TIMCHAL At halftime, I looked at the stats and it was basically dead even, almost every single category exac... MIKE GURNEY WE started out slow in the early competitions but we were able to build momentum and we rode very we... BOO DUNCAN We started squeezing them a little bit (with the zone), and we were able to turn the tide, and our k... 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