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.
came family moving played together
As a team, we played well and we came together and we got through another day. We've been through a lot of controversy today, a lot of issues. We have a family here and we've been moving on all year. We're going to keep on moving on.
attention backs came draw family maybe ourselves passionate together
Our backs are strong. Maybe we draw attention to ourselves with some of these things, but I'm very passionate about these young men. We came together as a family today.
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.
hatred stuck together worth year
After the year we've had, this is worth it. We had a lot of issues, a lot of hatred for us, but we stuck together as a family.
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.