Jamie Mahaffey
Jamie Mahaffey
family haters pressure pulled stuck together
We know we have a lot of pressure on us - a lot of haters or whatever. But the thing about it is we stuck together as family and pulled through.
control feels goals pulled sorry win
We've been through a lot of controversy today, a lot of issues, but we pulled through it. O.J. feels very sorry that he's not here, but we can't control that. One of our goals was to win state. ... We've got one to go.
family home pulled rough stuck together until wake
I probably won't wake up until June. I'm going to go home and go to sleep. It's been a rough year, but we stuck together as a family and pulled through.
guard key tried wants work
That's the one thing he's tried to work on. . . . He always wants to guard the key players.
continue played sloppy
That's been our goal. We played a little sloppy tonight. We've got to continue to get better.
feels hurt reason sorry
From an administrative standpoint, I can't say (the reason). But he is very, very sorry he's not here and he feels hurt by that. But it's something out of our control.
achieve goals lost national state win
One of our goals was to be national champs, and we didn't achieve that. We still have another goal that we've set, and that's to win another (Division III) state championship. We lost tonight, but we didn't quit.
beat city game goals hill kids national oak
One of our goals is to be national champs, and we have to beat Oak Hill to do that. It's a big game for our team, and the city is making it a big game too. It's one our kids really wanted to play.
atmosphere complacent composure great kept lead
We got a little complacent and lackadaisical at times, but we still kept our composure and kept our lead out there. It was a great atmosphere with such a big crowd.
backs deal later overcome tried
We'll know later on tonight, but our backs are strong. We always deal with a lot of controversy and a lot of issues. We tried to overcome it.
far floor general people played sound year
O.J. was more sound this year as far as being a general on the floor and getting other people involved. Defensively, he also played a lot better.
ball consistent leadership matured role shooting taken
O.J. has matured a lot. On the court, he's more consistent and he's shooting the ball a lot better. He has taken more of a leadership role on the team.
ball consistent four guard guys handled leadership majority matured played point responsibility role shooting taken time type
O.J. has matured a lot. On the court, he's a more consistent and he's shooting the ball a lot better. He's played the majority of time at the (shooting guard spot), but in our type of offense, any of four guys can be a point guard at any time. He's handled that responsibility and has taken more of a leadership role on the team.
mature players prepared stay
It's very intense. You just have to be prepared and don't look ahead. But our players are very mature about it. They stay focused.