Matt Blair
Matt Blair
Matt Blairwas an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth20 September 1950
fine home means saturday takes
If we can make it to Saturday, that means we'll take home a trophy. Any combination it takes to get to Saturday is fine with us.
controlled dylan five game hit period second three
Dylan hit three 3-pointers in the period and had five for the game. We controlled the game from the second quarter.
fought kids proud
We could have folded, but I'm really proud of how our kids fought back.
against decent great opportunity team win
We just didn't come to play tonight. We had a great opportunity to get a win against a decent team at their place ... but if you don't come to play in this league, you get beat.
basket control game gets good knock limit shot shots teams time work
If we can keep the game in the 30s or 40s (points scored), then we have a good shot at winning. If it gets in the 50s or 60s, we're probably not going to win. Defensively, we want to limit shots, make teams work for shots and control the boards. Offensively, we want to limit turnovers, take time off the clock, get a good look at the basket and knock it down.
battle bit fought taking tonight
It was a battle back and forth, like a heavyweight fight, with each of us taking our shots. My hat's off to Toledo. Tonight we just fought for it and did the little things a little bit better.
biggest careers district group nice playing proud ready state time win
It's nice to know you're going to state and playing for the district title, and have some time to get ready for it. I'm real proud of the kids, especially for this group of seniors. It's the biggest win they've had in their careers as a group.
case defense good great guys keeps top
We play good defense, and that keeps us in games. That was the case tonight. Our top guys didn't have great nights, but we were still in it to the end.
attacked half hard hurt job playing second stopped
At times, we stopped playing as a team. They attacked us hard in the first half and really hurt us on the boards. We did a better job in the second half, but by then we were in a hole.
earn goal good normally shooting team
Our goal was to make them earn their shots. They're a good shooting team and they didn't shoot as well as they normally do ... that's what had to happen.
against foul hold jordan key shots williams
We made just enough of our foul shots to hold on. The key was how our Jordan Williams did against theirs.
bit harder played tough williams
They just played a little harder than we did. They just wanted it a little more. ... Williams played pretty tough for us. He did a little bit of everything.