“We pride ourselves on tough pressure defense, and all year we have not shot the ball well. So we have to come out and make sure that we defend well to set a tone.”
“Every week I put him on the best offensive player. Tonight we used a different strategy and put him on the ball handler to disrupt it. He makes us tick defensively with his ball pressure.”
“I was happy with the poll. I never imagined that we would be ranked No. 1 before the season. ... This group of kids is focused on making it to the finals.”
“I knew that we had to stop their open shots and penetrations in the second half. So we adjusted defensively and took away those opportunities. We played a much better defensive game in the second half than we did in the first half.”
