Noe Cerezo Kids Quotations

We're not the same team we were from the first game. I really think it's going to be a different story than the first time. It seems like these kids realize what they did wrong, and they're going to come out and try to fix what they did last time.

Our defense has been so much better and our kids are finally finishing it up (on offense). We've gotten our confidence back, and that's what has gotten them through the past few games.

They played well, there's no doubt, and they started playing the ball better. I'm not going to deny they played well and I'm proud of them. But the bottom line is we lost. I've been telling the kids they've got to find that killer instinct and we could actually put people away 3-0, 4-0. We had our chances.

It's just a matter of time. The kids are getting it together and it's one of those things that half of them don't have the experience. They can play, it's just sometimes you need the experience, too, and it's gotten better every time.

I'm telling you, those kids have been pulling games out like that. They know they have to produce. I don't know why they wait until then, but it happens.

I really believe (playing through struggles) is a plus for us this year. Once we overcame that, starting out on the wrong foot, we went back to where we're supposed to be, and I think the kids are going to step it up and come through.

The leaders who have been there a while, they need to be strong and go back to the same thing we did last year. If we do that, we'll be all right. We have a lot of kids who are young and this will be their first experience in the playoffs, and also the kids from (Summit) are very young. It just depends mentally if they're prepared or not.