We've been playing like that the last couple games. We're starting to talk and communicate with each other on the floor better. We've been waiting for this team to play like this all year.
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Related Weve had some moral victories this season. Weve had one-goal losses against teams that did a number ... EVA LANG It's been interesting, in a little bit less than nine months weve gone from trying to convince peopl... JOHN HOGAN We hadn't been playing all that well the last couple of games. Tonight it seemed like everybody was ... ANDREW LADD We expected a tough game, and we were ready for it. We've been second the last two years here, so we... BRIAN RICKER I thought our kids played well. To play a team like this (Benton Central) which has lost only one ga... FLAVA SIRK [Rasco has also served as a volunteer firefighter and first responder. He graduated from Prairie Gro... GREG MACK It's about time. You can't win close games like that on the road unless you have four and five and s... DAN CAGE We were getting on each other because the last couple games we've been dogging it. We tried coming o... EREK HANSEN There are like six of us that play on the same select team. We've been playing together for a long t... JEANA KEYES This was a big step for us, in terms of playing like a team. That's the way you have to play. You ha... PATRICK SPARKS This team has been clicking. We are comfortable playing with each other, and we know what each other... CORI BOSTON We played together like we've been playing the last few games. As a matter of fact, we are playing r... ALONZO BROOKS I've always been a forward on the club team I play with and I like playing up front. You get more gl... ALEX WALTERS We had a lot of freshmen last year and our team never really clicked. This year, we know each other ... DANIEL ANAYA This is my senior year and it's the last time I get to play against Orange. They have always been a ... AMANDA HARDING At this point we are starting to play more as a team. We've been waiting for that. And our seniors a... FRANK ROSSI We didn't play team basketball on offense the entire game. We haven't been playing (team basketball)... ALEX ESTRADA There was no talk of payback. I have a lot of respect for Don and his kids. They were the better tea... JOE GRIPPO There's nothing better than that. We were joking around the last couple of days about playing each o... MATT GASKI We haven't been playing like we wanted to play this whole season. This is a turning point for the wh... CHARLES SHARON Yeah, it hurt to lose those two playoff games lasts year. But this is another year. We're a better t... AMIR JOHNSON Our last three games with Hyde have been like this. So this was nothing new. I think we are playing ... FRANK ROSSI The only two newcomers that play significant minutes last year have been hurt this year. This team j... DEBRA CLARK It can always get better. I think we're starting to communicate a lot better, especially this year a... BOBBY BOSWELL We know we're a good team. Unfortunately, we just slipped in the last couple of games. You don't wan... PAUL PINEGAR They've been waiting all year for this. Two losses to St. Mary's last year were sticking in their cr... MIKE GREEN We did play some tough competition early but really took those games to experiment with some girls a... GLENN MANNING Sometimes becoming drug free has less to do with addiction and more to do with sanity. SHANE L. KOYCZAN Shes become the heart and soul of the team. Shes the true center half weve been missing the five yea... EVA LANG We shot the ball so poorly the last five games. We have a good team and we've been waiting to shoot ... GREG WALCAVICH Blake and I have been playing with each other since his freshman year and my sophomore year (at Mary... JUAN DIXON It's been a roller-coaster ride all year, to be honest. At times, it seemed like we rolled and at ti... ROB BLISS It's my first year playing with the team, but it feels like we've been playing together forever. My ... BRITTANY WOOLLEY We haven't had any steam all year. That was our best performance by far all season. All year long we... RICH ANDERSON We've been waiting to play like this for a long time. Good time to do it. GLEN FLANAGAN We're starting to show signs of playing some good baseball, especially the last two games. We had th... ERIC WEDEMEYER Before you start talking or writing, be clear about the message you want to deliver to your audience... SOTONYE ANGA Yeah, definitely. That team, like this one, was a lot of interchangeable parts, getting up and down ... MALIK ALLEN A lot of guys have been playing with injuries throughout the year, and it has definitely mentally be... NIKO DIMITRAKOS Benny marched straight up and said he wanted it. He's been kicking fantastically for us. In a couple... REUBEN THORNE It has been getting better gradually. It has been a bit of a slow one and I've been gutted to miss t... JOBI MCANUFF We've got the core of our team coming back next year, and playing games like this really helps. It h... DEBBIE SKELLY I will love myself despite the ease with which I lean toward the opposite. SHANE L. KOYCZAN We're excited about the opportunity that we have to play this weekend. It seems like we've been wait... BRYAN SHELTON We've got to boost our enthusiasm up and play hard and come out and just have fun and play like we'v... CHAD HENNE We were kind of dragging around a little bit for some reason. We played like we were tired. I don't ... BART MCATEE I really hate that word, 'competition.' I don't see it that way. Me and Ryan, we can push each other... HUMBERTO COTA I thought that team was gone - I've been around for games like that before with less talented teams.... DEBBIE TAYLOR We've had games like this where they've been easy and we've had games that have been tough. This tea... CANDY WILSON It's nice to win something like that, especially since the team has been playing better. JOEL IRWIN As only a sophomore, Nicole has really been our catalyst all year. We need her on the floor; she doe... DICK BLISS There were only six guys from that team that are on this squad. But last year is in the past. This i... MATT CIMO Last year at this point, I was in the film room dealing with a kid who wasn't getting the opportunit... BILLY DONOVAN We've both worked hard on our games this year, and it's starting to pay off. It was nice playing wit... JUSTIN ROSE This stops the bleeding. Things were starting to get negative around the locker room, players were g... DESHAWN STEVENSON It's definitely mixed feelings. I've been saying all year, 'If this is my last shot, then I'm happy ... ERIC WEINRICH This is what basketball was meant to be like -- play defense, play team basketball, not turn the bal... FLIP SAUNDERS We've been playing with fire here the last couple of games, by not just taking care of business. It'... CAMERON BENNERMAN It's not like this is the first year it's been like this; it's been like that for 30 years, TONY KANAAN This was one of those games you'd like to play over again. We played as hard as we have all year and... DOUG CLEMONS These seniors and this team deserved better than this. All 10 games that we lost were just like this... BAILEY HARRIS It's a great start. We've been getting better and had a lot of close games last year. There is nothi... GLENN MCANINCH We should have no trouble getting up for a school like Kentucky. The last couple of games we've been... HILTON ARMSTRONG Don’t you see? It’s like we’ve known each other all these years. Without even seeing each othe... CAROL RIFKA BRUNT We have been doing that quite a bit. It's good for us early in the year to come back and win games l... BRIAN FISCHER The big difference between last year and this year is that last year we would let games like this sl... PARKER GEMMELL We've had our share of close games this year. All of our games have been like that. I think that hel... DON SHOWALTER We haven't been playing smart the last couple of games. Hopefully, we can get that turned around. JOAN BONVICINI These are two very big games for us. We have a young team that is really is starting to come on and ... LEROY FRANKLIN We've picked up a couple kids that went out for track last year, and they should help us. We have a ... DAVE RING I like how hard this team played (on the trip) and how unselfish it was. . . . We're playing as a gr... WAYNE GRETZKY We've been practicing and playing for more than five months. We told our guys at the beginning of th... CRAIG SMITH It's like a brotherhood. We've all been playing with each other for three years. Our skills have all... LOUGWIN SPANN The guys are starting to realize that they need each other. We're starting to move the ball, we're r... ED GRIFFIN We have a team that is aggressive and likes to go get it. We have been like that all year and in fac... JOHN SHERMAN That's the key for us ? play hard each night. It doesn't matter who we're playing as long as we play... DWIGHT TAYLOR It's huge, just huge, and it's been our deal all year. When we get balanced scoring, well anyone's g... BOB MOTZKO Weve included features that werent in the original proposal, ... Our concentration before was on the... CARLOS MARIN I'm really looking forward to playing, it was a real shame I haven't been able to play the last coup... CHRIS ANSTEY Playing these games helps you some with recruiting and with seeing the level you need to play at to ... CLIFF REED Obviously I love playing when it comes down to crunch time. I like the playoffs and those last games... JACOB MICFLIKIER It's a statement to how hard we worked all summer. It's the same team as last year, we're just missi... HAROLD RYAN We're a brand new line and we're just starting to learn each other, ... I think if we keep playing t... LUC ROBITAILLE She's the reason we've been in these games this year. I could talk for days about her. JEFF SMITH Mark and I have been clicking the last couple of games, ... To lose a guy like that, my go-to guy, m... TRENT EDWARDS John's ... CURTIS BROWN We had opportunities to score we just didn't play the way we are capable of playing. Luck hasn't bee... FRAN JOHNSON We saw some things last year out of him and I think the game is starting to slow down for him. He's ... MARK SNYDER Obviously you can talk about the fact I hadn't played very well for the last year. But I am perfectl... DAVID DUVAL Little by little, they've been getting better, skating better, especially in the last two or three g... DAVE WARREN The season has been going really well for us. As usual, the first couple of weeks of any season were... CHARLES VIDRINE I figure this is my first state tournament and my last state tournament and there have only been sev... KALA FAULKNER It's like managing an all-star team. Not everybody gets in as many innings, but the quality of the p... JEFF FAGER When we dropped to 2-4, we knew we needed to win our last three games to qualify. We won the first o... GEORGE MACHADO We've got the best squad to do it. We've been unfortunate in the three games we've played against Ba... JOE COLE We were in a rhythm moving the ball, finding each other and finding the lanes. The passing game has ... ANNELISE LEGEL Very surprised. Shocked actually. Very, very surprised. I've been hit with a couple of flagrant foul... KOBE BRYANT They were totally focused, because they wanted this match. It's very sweet to beat a rival like Benn... BERTHA ORTIZ We've been doing that all year. We wanted to get out and spread the floor. We knew they were the big... MARK AMDAHL It's easy to play with these guys. We've all been together since about the fifth grade and we inspir... KYLE CLEARMAN
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