Ken Green
Ken Green
certainly challenge incredible northern present teams
They present an incredible challenge to our team. I certainly see them as one of the better teams in Northern California.
adverse area conditions deserving fight gotten great improved seems teams understand
We feel we're deserving of a No. 1 seed, and we understand there's some great teams out there. I think we've improved in the area of toughness, and I think we've gotten a lot better defensively. It just seems like we're able to fight through adverse conditions on the court.
edison ended good match
Edison is a really good team, and we were never able to match their intensity. In hindsight, it ended up being a wake-up call.
guys minutes people quality
Other people are going to have to play better. Other guys are going to have to get some quality minutes and make some plays.
adversity fight good tried
We had some adjustments to make, and we tried to fight through the adversity. We did, but they're just a really good team.
depth factors good help senior
We had outstanding senior leadership, talent, depth and determination. Those factors help you to play really good defense.
created fill opportunity
At that point, it created an opportunity for someone else to fill that void. It wasn't going to take one person. It was going to take a few.
adversity emotion lots overcome playing plays spiritual teams total
As if it was an injury, teams have to overcome adversity. What you see is a team that's very spiritual and plays with a purpose. We were playing with lots of emotion and a lot of intensity. What I like about it is it's consistent. It was a complete, total team effort.
satisfied season section team
I think our team isn't satisfied with a section championship. We don't want our season to end yet.
job match motivating poor preparing unable
We were unable to match their intensity, and I did a poor job of motivating and preparing our team.
changed depth joe lift momentum nice
We have a nice combination of size, depth and versatility. And tonight, we got a big lift from Joe Reyes. He really changed the momentum for us.
ethic good great strong work
He's a great student, has a strong work ethic and is a very good teammate. He's been so unselfish, sometimes too unselfish.
breathing calmed defense gave hitting picked shots tempo
Reyes hitting those shots calmed us down and gave us breathing room. Our first-half defense then picked up the tempo and Payne and Harden just tag-teamed them. But they have been doing that all year.
defense four transition
We were only up four (32-28) at halftime. We really tightened up our defense and we got some baskets in transition and we didn't let up.