Jon Murphy
Jon Murphy
defensive easier four good needed start statement struggled today together year
We've been kind of up and down this year and we needed to come out and make a statement with our defense, and I thought we did that. (We) just didn't give them anything easy. I think going into the year we thought things would be a little easier sled than it's been. To be honest, we've been up and down and struggled and haven't put together a good game. I thought today we put together four good defensive quarters. This was a start for us.
earn kept plays sticking
It was about sticking to their shooters and making Scott Gillespie earn it. The way Ripon plays and the way they're coached, they play pretty well. And they just kept coming.
again finals huge impressive
It was a huge win. For us to come here and take this and get back to the finals again is a pretty impressive feat.
battle game grind knew pull quarter rest third turns
The third quarter was some kind of blitz. I thought we would be able to pull away from them and then, boom, the game turns on a dime. We knew we would be in for a battle the rest of the way, and sometimes you grind it out and make it happen.
ball earn finally minutes monkey proud silver theirs
We finally got the silver ball monkey off our back, and I can't tell you how proud I am of what we've accomplished. It's these kids' championship, and those 32 minutes was theirs to come out and to earn something special.
great mom pop
That we can do it together. It's a great mom and pop business.
focus
We can't focus on any one part of their game.
few free hit needed shots situation somebody step
We needed somebody to step up. Matt's been in that situation before, and he hit a few big shots for us, and hit the free throws. We did what we had to do to advance.
proud silver
Silver no longer. We are so proud of where we are from and what we accomplished.
burden chance empty finally joy lifted tremendous
I finally got the chance to empty my bench. It was a tremendous joy to do that, and it was like a burden had been lifted off our back.
attitude earned fought gold proud stick
We are so proud of everything we've accomplished. Our attitude was just to stick with it and get back here. We fought our way back and earned this gold ball.
almost coaching group kids ride seven shoot state thrilling tournament twice unjust
It's a thrilling ride for the coaching staff. And it's a new group of kids each year. You always shoot to make it to the state tournament once or twice in your career. We almost feel unjust that we've been there seven times in a row.
brink standing
We're standing on the brink once again. You know, it's not easy, but it's better than the alternative.
credit guys halftime hitting sticking
We started hitting shots. You credit the guys for not panicking at halftime (and) sticking with it.