Marty DeJarnette
Marty DeJarnette
good guys played proud responding
We just really played a good game. I'm proud of our guys for responding to the challenge.
early emotion good guys knew played struggle
It was good for all of us to get back together, and we played well. We knew we would struggle some early after being off for more than a week, but our guys played with emotion and passion.
good maybe omen
Maybe that could be a good omen for us. We're going to go up there to try and play our game. We'll see what happens.
carry defense good needed win
We needed a win to get us going again. Our defense was good enough to carry us tonight.
came finished game guys half locker proud quarter room second tie win wished
I'm proud of my guys for battling. They came out of the locker room in the second half and actually thought they could win the game. To even tie the game at the end of the quarter was a big accomplishment I wished we could have finished it off.
character entire kids last saw school tonight tough
Tonight we saw our entire school come together. Our kids showed a lot of character, and you know it is tough with what we have been through in the last week.
guys hard match pose problems
Those two guys pose some problems. You could tell that they're hard to match up with.
against battle bigger gone held night teams year
We've gone up against bigger teams all year long and we've held our own. We've just got to battle through one more night of it.
exceeded group guys happy position weird year
This group has kind of exceeded expectations all year long. It's just kind of weird to be back in this position again. I'm just happy for these guys because they've been through a lot.
defend hard match monster size
They're a two-headed monster there. They're hard to defend when you don't have the size to match them.
hurting learned resilient
They're a little more resilient than I am. I'm still kind of hurting a little bit, but I think we've learned from it.
caused easy found press problems rhythm second size
We started cold, but we found our rhythm in the second quarter. Their size caused us some problems, but our press got us some easy baskets off turnovers.
defensive handle maybe pick
We're going to try and pick up (the defensive intensity) and see how they handle it. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't, but that's what we do.
against came comeback energy fell fourth great knew quarter short team
When we fell down I knew it was going to take a lot of energy for us to comeback against a great team like that. We came up a little short in the fourth quarter and that's what I feared.