When I told the kids that we were going to speak to the board about the basketball court they were really excited about it.

Basketball is extremely popular in this town, but there is just no where to play.

I couldn't be any prouder of these kids in this locker room right here. They played a great basketball game. Lets just say that there were forces outside of our control that cost us the game.

Defensively, we didn't get to do a whole lot. I saw the kids warming up and I knew that they were ready to go today.

This is my hometown and growing up Friday night was the night. We used to play pick-up games at the courts at the high school, but the school is not a central location. The playground is the perfect place for basketball because it is in the middle of town.

They're great kids and I feel fortunate to have been able to coach them. Not only are they good basketball players, they're great kids and they deserve everything that they've gotten. They all had different roles on the team but no one person's role was more important than the others.