Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Award-winning journalist and communications specialist known best for his social and political commentary on BET, MSNBC, and syndicated radio.
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth7 May 1973
games strike throw walk wild win
When you walk 10 guys, you're not going to win too many games. (Brock) was just wild and didn't throw any strikes. He just couldn't find the strike zone.
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We played a great first quarter. We handled their pressure pretty well and got the ball to Alex. Then it turned into a physical game and we can't play that physical a style.
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It was a big game for us in the race. But I think the biggest thing was the heart and character we showed after losing (Friday).
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It's funny. No matter what, we have always competed well against Plainfield. It's a rivalry game and our kids get up for it. Our kids really stepped up and that was nice to see on Senior Night.
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It was a six-point game in the second quarter and they had that run. If we hang in there, get a couple of stops, you never know. It's a real tribute to our guys, though. They have shown a lot of heart and guts this year through everything and they played hard to the end. Unfortunately it's a loss, but it was a great way for our seniors to finish. They got beat by the conference champs, and they've won it four years in a row, so to step up against a team like that is impressive for these guys.
arm game good rose
Rose is a good arm with good stuff. We're going to have to have our 'A' game to win.
adjusted calling game officials pace saw
Once we adjusted to the pace of the game and saw how the officials were calling the game, we were fine. We need to adjust quicker. We showed pride, though. We battled all the way to the end.
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We've certainly begun to break out of our warm streak. It's going to cool off to near normal and will actually seem cold again.
credit early hit hitting home shots
You have to give the credit to McDowell. He hit those 3s early and put us in a hole. They were hitting their shots and we weren't. That's frustrating on your home floor.
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As the population grows, we're not creating enough jobs as it is to keep up with the levels we have. What we need is stronger growth that is more employment-creative, or employment-intensive.
exposed good played weaknesses
We've played up and down so far. When you play good competition, you get some of your weaknesses exposed and we have been exposed at times.
anybody beat field
We went 3-for-21 from the field in the first half. You aren't going to beat anybody that way.
communication conference freshmen good group hopefully marathon matter takes understand
We've got a good group of sophomores and hopefully they can communicate to the freshmen what it takes to get it done in conference play. We just have to understand that it's a marathon and not a sprint. It' s a matter of who's got the most perseverance.
both care chance win
We've got a chance (to win the league), but we just have to take care of our own business. We want to win both games, but we only need one.