Barry Gebhart
Barry Gebhart
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There's no doubt our goal was to make it back to Little Rock and to win state. But it's much easier to be the Cinderella team than to be the team with a target on your chest. Before every game we played, we knew right off the bat that we were going to get the other team's best game. Over the course of a 30-game season, that starts to wear on you.
bunch courage fact game guys hard last lessen lose played proud season win won year
Its hard to lose any game and especially one that's so close. The fact that we didn't come away with the win doesn't lessen what these guys did last season at all. They've been a classy, hard-working bunch all year long. They played with a lot of courage and a lot of determination. I couldn't be any more proud of them. I wouldn't feel any better about them even if we'd won that game.
ended good heading lead leading rhythm second taking verge
We got out of rhythm in the second quarter. We had a pretty good lead and then all of sudden, it got away from us. They ended up leading by 6, and it was a 12- or 13-point swing. Heading into that second quarter, I thought we were on the verge of taking control.
came cinderella fate life nice roses side tonight
It would be nice if everything always came up roses in life and you were the Cinderella story all the time, but sometimes you're on the other side of the coin. It's our fate tonight to be in that role.
best night seems shooting wrong
I've been told that if we get them on the wrong night, and they are shooting well, then we'll get their best shot. It seems like we always get everybody's best shot.
brad floor good last quarter
Brad was very solid. He was on the floor for the last quarter and half. He did some good things offensively and defensively and got on the boards.
blocking great job scholars-and-scholarship
We did a great job on the glass, blocking out and going to get the ball.
felt kids lewis persistent quarter quick third took
We executed much better in the third quarter and got Lewis isolated. We made some adjustments offensively and got Lewis some quick buckets. But I never felt real comfortable because Bentonville took us out of some things. But our kids were persistent enough to get what we wanted.
aggressive allow dictate great player wants
Marcus was more aggressive than we were on defense. You can't allow a great player to dictate what he wants to do. When that happens, you're in trouble.
feeling
Trevor is doing fine. He's feeling pretty good.
collective group guys last order together tonight
I didn't order awards, because I didn't want tonight to be about awards. I wanted it to be about a collective group of guys that may be together for the last time.
bringing community excitement game hated last note run school sour
I hated that they had to go out on such a sour note when they had done so much for our program, our school and our community. They generated a lot of excitement for the community with their run to the championship game last year. I know they were set on bringing that back this year.
anxious fans front games home kids
We've had 11 games away from home now. I know the kids are anxious to play in front of their home fans finally.
feet good matter
We have good shooters. It's just a matter of them getting comfortable and getting their feet set.