David Judd Nutting (December 26, 1930 – September 23, 2020)[1] was an industrial design engineer who played a role in the early video game industry. He also designed the exterior of the Jeep Wagoneer. (wikipedia)
I said to them to step it up, raise your level of play and be more intense. The team responded, particularly the bench and Ryan Fischer. Fischer was sensational tonight, and he was finally playing point guard the way we need him to for our offense to be effective.
He was very important - sort of like our heart and soul.
I've got to hand it to Franklin. They came out with a great game plan. We're just lucky to come out of here with a win. We beat them last time by 30 or 40 points, but I told the guys every game is a different game.
Lincoln is a very good, well-coached club. You've got to credit them. When they were down 20 they kept fighting and cut (the lead). They played hard to the last second. I'm glad to get out with a win.
It was up for grabs, it was back and forth. We got up four, then they got up by one, and they were just able to pull away.
We're a young team and I think we learned a valuable lesson. And we'll know what it takes to win in the playoffs next year. I couldn't be prouder of the guys.
That's amazing. I had to digest that for a minute.
The mindset with our guys is that we have to win every game from here on out to get the highest possible seed in section playoffs that we can. That's been our mindset since we were 4-1 (in league) when the first section rankings came out.
We've got a big bull's-eye on our shirts. Everyone is trying to knock off No. 1. They've (Franklin) got nothing to lose, so they're going to play as hard as they can. Bear Creek played really big for three quarters (last week against us), and that's as tough as I've seen them play.
It was just one of those things, we were short-handed and had injured players and it showed. We are still in the playoffs and still the league champion.
