Wendell Jeffries
Wendell Jeffries
bottom gritty line pull tournament win
The bottom line in tournament play is just to advance, and while we were short-handed, we just wanted to pull the win out. It was a gritty performance.
emphasized lead looking nine quarter slow third tonight
One of the things we emphasized tonight was the third quarter. Usually we have a slow third quarter with or without the lead and we outscored them by nine and that was something we were looking for.
effort home played state team valiant
We played (with) the fifth-ranked team in the state on their home floor. It was a valiant effort by the kids.
conscious effort extra involve lead patient saw
When you play with a lead you have to be patient and involve your teammates. I saw a conscious effort on the part of everyone to make the extra pass.
against chance close fantastic forward hope teams
Not too many teams get a chance to play against a state-ranked team that has only one loss. We look forward to that challenge. They're a fantastic team. I just hope it will be close so we have a chance at the end.
defense gave point points third turning
The turning point was on defense, where we gave up 23 points in the first half, and 19 in the third quarter.
home looking people run sign start team west
You have to give West Aurora credit, when a team makes a run on you like that, and you're favored on your home floor, people start looking over their shoulders. They just responded. That's the sign of a championship team.
credit guys step taking
You have to give them credit for taking Shaun out of the game. We didn't force-feed Shaun. We thought the other guys would step up, and they just didn't step up.
adversity both came fight guys lost point time turning
We just had too much adversity to fight through. That was the turning point when we lost both of those guys at the same time. By the time they came back, it just wasn't the same.
good kids practice yesterday
We had a good practice yesterday (Thursday) and the kids we focused. It was one of those things.
adversity excuse fighting giving great pull together trying
There's no excuse for giving up so many points. But right now we're battling, fighting through a lot of adversity and trying to pull together as a team. All things considered, it was a great effort.
hit maybe miss missed point
At that point we were going and I just thought I'd let them keep going. Maybe we'll hit them, maybe we'll miss them. We missed them.
academy guys shoot
I give these guys a lot of credit. Wheaton Academy is a very well-coached team. They are very disciplined and can shoot the ball.
challenge future looks
We'll still compete, but it will a challenge because we're so young. With all our young players, the future looks bright.