Kevin Osnes
Kevin Osnes
aaron close confidence fourth hard kids plays quarter smith stepped
It was a close game, but Aaron Mattox and Travis Smith really stepped up for us in the fourth quarter and made some big plays for us. Our kids play really hard and play well together. They have a lot of confidence that one of them is going to make plays.
aaron alan caused extended hit kids offense opened passing step
We opened it up a little outside. We had some kids like Aaron and Alan step up and hit big shots. Defensively, we extended their offense by getting in the passing lanes and caused some turnovers.
bunch entered game kids love unknown
We have entered unknown territory. The kids are having fun. They are a bunch that love to play the game and play it well together.
relax
We can relax and play now. We're in the big dance. Now, we want to play well and have fun.
again district games level paid played regional schedule season tough type
We played a tough schedule this season in preparation for these type of games. It's paid off for us at the district and regional level and it did again tonight.
aware few legs sure tournament work
We need to work on some things. I have to be aware of their legs going into the tournament and make sure we are rested, but we do have a few corrections to make.
driving figure stop trying
We're still trying to figure out how to stop him from driving to the basket.
double limit post saw second teams third
We've got to limit their second and third chances. One and out is our goal. We're going to use some things defensively that we saw other teams use on them with success: Double teaming in the post and flashing from different areas.
believe image mirror teams top
I believe we are a real mirror image of each other. We're two of the top teams of the state. It is going to be a battle.
coaches coaching eyes former fraternity good rather seen
I'd lot rather seen them with my own eyes. Other former coaches scouted for me. The coaching fraternity has been very good to me this year.
game typical
That is a pretty typical game for Jackson.
coast forth hat stretch
It was a back and forth game. You have to take your hat off to Kingston. They battled us the whole way. We'd stretch it out and then we'd kind of coast for a bit.
best bit good guy level outside perkins played powers several teams unknown
We really haven't played a lot of teams outside of our area, so there is a bit of an unknown going in. There are several powers that are always good on the A level Bradley, Emerson, Guy Perkins and Kingston. We just want to go down there and play our best basketball.
ball bite came care needed
We didn't take care of the ball like we needed to, and it came back to bite us.