Derek Sonderland
Derek Sonderland
bit boxing giving halftime hurts quarter second stepped struggled talked
We struggled in the second quarter ... it hurts us a little bit with Kati Jo on the bench. But I thought we stepped up in the third. We talked a lot at halftime about boxing out better and not giving up rebounds, and I thought we did that.
coming pressure relaxed
We were pretty relaxed coming in, there was no pressure on us. The pressure was on them.
attitude heart measure people picked win
People had them picked to win it all. You can't measure the attitude and heart of the kids.
against ball forcing free handed impact job nice prepare several shot team throw turn week win
We did a nice job of forcing them to turn the ball over, but several times we handed it right back to them. We shot real well from the free throw line, which had a big impact on getting another win against a team that had all week to prepare for us.
ball game knock understanding
We had opportunities to put the ball game away, but did not knock down our bunnies. We must also get better at understanding end-of-game situations.
appreciation behind community express kids showing throughout year
I would really like to express my appreciation to the community for getting behind these kids throughout the year and showing your support.
chance definitely gave people proud
I don't know that many people gave us a chance to do all that. I'm definitely very proud of the girls.
carry definitely far helping huge opens pressure willing
She's been huge for us as far as helping carry the team. She's definitely our go-to player. She does so many things for us and opens things up for other people. She understands and is willing to take the pressure off of her teammates.
against game good knew regional talked
She didn't have as good of a game as she would have like against Bedford (in the regional semifinal). And that's one of the things we talked about, because we knew we'd need a big game from her.
effort great kids nice several step team throughout
This was a great team effort on the kids' part. We had several different kids step up and do some nice things throughout the game.
adjustment boys bringing mature size understand worked
We've been bringing in some of the varsity boys to simulate the size and quickness, and it's worked pretty well. It's an adjustment for our kids. They're very mature young ladies, and they understand we're bringing (the boys) in to make them better.
ball competition crucial hopefully knock pay played playing prepare shots time tough tournament year
We played well at times, but did not knock down some shots at some crucial times in the ball game. Playing tough competition this time of year will hopefully pay off as we prepare for tournament time.
great obviously
They've been our big two all year. They're great (players) and obviously that showed that today.
definitely tonight tough
That's what we try to do. We definitely wanted to get after it and play tough defense, and tonight I think we got out and got going a little better than we have lately.