Eric Long
Eric Long
ability containing county friday guard handle hard played quick seen stark time tough
Brandon is as quick a guard as I have seen or played with. He is very tough to guard, not just because of his quickness, but his ability to handle the ball. Friday when he got comfortable going to the hoop, you could just see it and Stark County had a hard time containing him.
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It was nothing but hard work. People don't understand the amount of hours these guys spent this summer shooting the basketball. All 15 of these kids were in the gym all day working hard. They gave up a lot of their personal opportunities to build their skills and help the team. That is why we went from six wins last year to 16 now.
ask defense effort great hard lower percentage played prouder shoot size
I can't be any prouder of our effort and I thought Princeville played great basketball. If they shoot one percentage lower then they don't win. We executed everything we wanted to, we played hard defense and I thought we rebounded pretty well considering their size advantage. I couldn't ask for a better effort.
believe believed believing bought four games good grateful guys hard leadership led prouder six teaching trying turned win year
I couldn't be prouder of four guys. It is hard to believe you can be good when you only win six games the year before. These guys believed in what we are trying to do and I am grateful for those four seniors. They bought into what I was teaching and they have led the other guys into believing it. It is because of that leadership we turned things around this year.
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These four (along with seniors Tyler Russell and Cody Hagerman) have set a tone for our program, now and in the future, with how hard they worked. When I think of Brandon and Chad, I think of all the hours they put in the gym improving their skills.
best defensive faced good knock open team
We got some real good looks, even when we were down two or three. We executed some plays, but we just couldn't knock down those open looks. Give Orion credit, they have to be the best defensive team we have faced all year.
change great played today wake woke
Sometimes you just have to change things up and do some different things to wake everyone up. Today we woke up and played a great game.
downs game gone mentally regional season seems starting stretch strong team ups
Down the stretch we could have folded. I like where we are at mentally right now. We are starting to get very, very tough. We have gone through a lot of ups and downs this season and it seems like every game is a regional championship atmosphere. That is going to make us a strong team down the stretch.
begin dirt hope moving
We're already working with the city, and we hope to begin moving dirt this fall.
court effort energy great job leading locker needs proud room seniors
I was very proud of our effort today. Our seniors did a great job of leading us. The energy from the locker room to the court was better and the way it needs to be.
caused change energy level picked point switched
We switched defenses and the change caused Galva some trouble. Our energy level picked up at that point in the game.
buy lost playing press results saw shooting straight terrible three tired tonight trying
What you saw tonight was the results of trying to press for three straight days. Our shooting was terrible and we couldn't buy a bucket. That's one of the disadvantages of playing back-to-back-to-back. We got a little tired and we lost our legs.
forces four game position
When you put yourself in the position to have to come back like that it forces your hand. You have to make every play and you can't make a mistake. But the story of this game was told in the first four minutes.
came continued factor intensity key quarter second
The way we came out and continued the intensity we had in the second quarter was a key factor in the game.