It could've been prettier, but the state tournament is all about surviving and advancing. We're going to the next round but we're going to have to play better as the tournament progresses or we won't be in it for long.

We both survived. It's all about surviving now, and getting to the next round of games. I'm sure both teams are happy to be playing yet.

Good, because we'd like to have a tournament with all Pac-10 teams advancing far into the tournament.

One win, and you're on top of the world. Lose in the first round of the next tournament: you're back to reality.

He's done so much for the town of Clinton. Nobody will be able to replace the guy. It's not the same going into the gym and knowing he's not walking through the door.

I think Ed and I made a good team because he wasn't a yes man for me and I wasn't a yes man for him. If I did something that he didn't agree with, he'd tell me. Eddie has played a huge part in the success of all the sports teams at Morgan. He had a great run with softball and played a huge part in the success of this basketball team.