Pat Tarrant Quotations

We really hadn't had a game like this (a blowout). It was nice being able to play some different guys, seeing different guys.

Chris is starting to play well ? he struggled a bit during the season, but he has worked his way out of it. His playing well is a huge plus for us.

He has a lot of potential. He's an aggressive player.

He?s a guy that does everything no one sees but the coaches. He?s the guy that always boxes out, always gets on the floor - all of the intangibles. You might see he has three or four points a game but he makes so many contributions to our team in so many different ways.

We got down by 14, but the guys didn't panic. We got the ball to Brett, and he played outstanding. He went strong to the basket.

We played them earlier in the season at their place; we didn't play well and they played aggressively. They weren't as aggressive this time and we've been playing better. We're being more patient and when we do shoot three-pointers they're coming in the flow of the game.

We played one of our better games of the season. We handled their pressure, and their changes in their defense. The guys did a really good job of sharing the basketball.

(Brown) got off to a slow start, but he has come a long way; his work ethic at practice ? he likes it up here. He's gotten a better understanding of our game week by week. He plays strong defense and he's really had some clutch performances. When we need a basket, he's usually the guy who gets it done.

The break was a good thing. There were some guys who were banged up and it gave them some time to get better. It was a good time to have the break. I thought we might have been a little winded. But (the break) wasn't bad for us. I think we're ready to go.

They are quick and big. But their weakness might be handling the ball and pressure. We couldn't press them the entire game, but we got to them a little.

It's just bothersome, but obviously he would like to see it not hurt. He's feeling pretty good overall.

It makes a big difference. I think some of those defeats we might have been able to pull out with a little more experience.

It's playing itself out right now. We have a lot of the team back but the lineup could really change.

Everybody, our customers and employees, are excited about the move. It is a new design and new color scheme that is just a fresher, updated, modern look.

It?s been the same story maybe the last four times we played them. We play them really tough for three quarters and then they wear us down. We make a mistake and they capitalize.

It was a good team effort, everybody contributed in different ways in the game; they made a couple of big runs at us and the guys stepped up.

It was pleasure watching him grow ? from a ninth-grader with so much potential, seeing him mature as an athlete from an emotional freshman. He became such a leader. He's such a good person, a good guy ? just a quality individual. He was so much more than just a gifted athlete. He was a pleasure to be around and I know we won't see his level of athlete in our school.

It will be John's second season at No. 1. No. 1's a tough spot.

They were much better than their record. We had many chances to win the game. Brett had a good look. We have been in just about every situation this year. We've been in every type of game.

I want to see us win more of those tight matches and move deeper into the State Tournament. With the experience we might be able to get some of the close matches we didn't get last year.

Hopefully, we're ready to play our best basketball. We're moving the ball better, playing better defense ? it's a process through the year.

He's a (heck) of an athlete. He's a great kid. His accomplishments in these sports is quite an achievement.