Luther Riley Quotations

Just being a young team, they were thinking about that big win (from last week). We weren't mentally focused, which is partially my fault.

Our goal every year is to get the ultimate prize, which is the state championship. Any time you put the work in to get to the state finals, to win it would be even sweeter.

We just couldn't get over the hump. You have to give Madison Central credit.

We knew Madison Central was going to come ready to play. We had to match their intensity. They're real excited about their first trip to the Coliseum and they had a great crowd. We had to match that.

We were in our press offense. We told Chris to attack the basket. They cut him off, and he pulled up and took the shot.

Coach Brent is a defense-first coach like myself. We knew they'd come ready to play.

They jumped on us early and we never really recovered. Our shots didn't fall for us early on. That big lead was hard to overcome.

Any time you play a team like Lanier, you've got to play your best game.

Any time you want that type of respect, you not only have to get to the Coliseum, but you want to win it all or be real competitive. Coach Heath does a great job with that team. They have the athletes and the players. I think it's just a matter of time until they get to the Coliseum and win a championship.

I'm real passionate about what I do and I love what I do. I think that the parents and community realizes that and they came out and supported me last night, and I didn't know it. They came out and supported me and I felt real good about that.

In a game of this magnitude, you have to be ready from the tip. You can't wait until the third or fourth quarter to start playing.