Gary Giancola
Gary Giancola
defense forced game shooting
Mercer's defense had something to do with that. We had been shooting well. They forced us to a perimeter game and clogged up the lane.
ball blue closest football game guard handle inside jay nine outside points post score shoot thick
The closest game they've had is nine points and they're a senior-laden team. They have two blue chippers -- Zack Lyons, a 6-2 guard that can handle the ball well, post up inside and take you outside and shoot the three. Jay Meyers was the quarterback on their tradition-rich football team. He's 5-11, thick and can score inside and out.
early game good nerves showing stronger
It was a good first game for us in the tournament. We had some nerves early on. But we got stronger as the game went on. It was a pretty good showing for us all the way around.
basketball both came effort ends good job kids playing springs
It was a good all-around effort for our kids. Solon Springs came in here playing good basketball and our kids did a really good job on both ends of the floor.
beneficial crunch gotten lead left nine obvious rotation
They called that timeout, and we just didn't have anything left at crunch time. It was obvious to see their rotation of nine (players) was more beneficial than our rotation of six. We didn't have anything left. If we could've gotten the lead at crunch time, they would have had a different look in their eyes.
needed remember settle time
We just needed a time out to settle them down, and remember how we play the game.
against bunch chance city field good kids last learned level nervous ourselves prepare rookie sort teacher trip
We were like a rookie teacher with a bunch of nervous kids on a field trip last year. We were sort of overwhelmed by the experience. We've learned from that and know how to prepare better. We need to keep our level of play up where it's been and we'll give ourselves a chance against a very good Glenwood City team.
again ball came clock four half held left rushed seconds shot stood ticked top zone
We went into a 2-3 zone with 4:30 left in the half and they held the ball up top for four minutes. We didn't come out and they stood there and the clock just ticked away. They started working for a shot with 30 seconds left. We got the steal, but again rushed a shot and came up empty.
bit expected game stay talent
This was every bit of the game I expected it to be. You could tell from the get-go that we had the talent to stay with them. But they had the depth. We didn't have enough in the tank.
good half minutes played second
Those threes really got us going. We played pretty well in the second half and got a lot good minutes from our bench.
both fourth guys playing strong third time
We had a really strong third quarter. We were able to get a lot of guys some playing time in both the third and fourth quarters.
brought focused great group men program seniors shows
These seniors have really brought the program to a new level. We've got a great group of young men here who are focused and working as a team, and it shows in the results.
came determined mike points starting step three
Mike really came to play. He had 26 points in three quarters. He's really starting to step up his leadership, starting to play like a very determined senior.
admire anyone five floor good group lead players quality score slight
I give Ironwood a slight edge. I admire these kids. They're always working on their game. They've got a good group and can put five quality players on the floor and anyone of them can score when they need a score, or lead them in scoring.