Kirk Kaczor Quotations

We're getting better looks at the basket, but we still played out of character. We missed free throw shots, we made turnovers and they outplayed us. That's how you lose games.

We didn't think the game was over, that's for sure. We knew there was a second half ahead of us.

Morgan just manhandled us. They were too much inside and we didn't play smart. We gave them easy opportunities and we took a lot of bad shots.

I got contributions from everybody and that's what it takes to win.

He's a tough match-up for anybody because he shoots outside and he's the biggest kid on the court.

We could have made better decisions all game long and that catches up with you. You don't take good shots and eventually you lose possessions and you're not able to score.

We came out in the third quarter and we had a nice lead and we rushed shots and made some poor decisions with the ball. And the next thing you know we're losing.

We picked a poor time to have probably one of the worst outings we had all season. We just didn't play well.

We've been coming together a little bit better as a group. Things came easy for us early and we didn't have to work so hard. Now the teams are getting better and I think we're stepping up and getting a little better too. We have things to work on but we're getting to where we need to be. Any time you win at North Branford we're pleased.

When you look throughout the game, whether it's David with a big three or Keefe with a steal or Brian with a three or a steal or James Logan and Stark both taking charges, I felt like I got a lot of contributions from a lot of people.

We got some open looks and missed them and we kind of slid from there. We fouled and they hit their free throws and closed it out.

Brian did a phenomenal job. He does a lot of good things for us.

Even though he (Manning) didn't score he was still a force. He was finding someone else, he was getting rebounds and blocking shots. He was still the difference. There's only so much you can do with that kid. He's just a great player.

Ben made a strong take there. He got the ball on the baseline, saw an opening and just went with it. We weren't trying to pull the ball out. We were just looking for something good.

Defensively we worked as hard as we could. But offensively we made more mistakes not getting trough screens, not going hard to the basket, not making a pump fake. All the things we talked about because we know how good Morgan was and how good their big men are.

Any time a team shows frustration it makes you feel good because you know you're doing your job.

They (Morgan) came at us with a hard charge early then we got a few turnovers. Brian had a couple of big steals to get us going. We pushed the ball up and got some opportunities. Dave hit a big three. The kids battled. It's nice to have five seniors because they work and play well together. They make that extra pass more often than not.

It seemed like everything they threw up was going in. We just stuck to the game plan. We said, 'let's just keep doing what we're doing.' Hopefully, we'll hit some shots and make some stops and get a little momentum swing.

It was nice to be tied at the half. We thought that was a nice momentum boost. And we actually had a little lead in the third quarter too. But our offense was still not in sync. And looking at 31 points it never got in sync.

They came out with a run and we came back with our own, but we couldn't get into our sets.

I'm sort of disappointed we didn't play the way we are capable of playing. Morgan's an excellent team. You have to play well to beat them and we didn't do that.

The kids did a great job tonight. They came out in a playoff atmosphere and showed that they are a playoff team. So now we've got to get ready for Friday.