Mike Mastroianni
Mike Mastroianni
center events great neat opportunity sitting
It's sitting out there. That's a neat atmosphere. To have an opportunity to play at Petersen Events Center is great for WPIAL basketball.
came conversation gym left seconds start
We came up into the gym with about 10 seconds left before the start of the second half. Um, you can say we had a little conversation at halftime.
ball care compete defense playing playoff taking
We have all the ingredients to compete at the playoff level. Taking care of the ball and playing defense will become even more important down the stretch.
half huge last played playoffs season second success year
Making the playoffs last year is a huge part of our success this season. We played very well the second half of the season and managed to get in as the fourth-place team. I think that was really the beginning.
athletic bad definitely felt few gave good half strength team teams wear
I felt good only down three. We are definitely a second-half team and we gave up a few baskets in the first half that were really bad bounces. Our strength is our team speed. We are pretty athletic and we can wear teams down.
floor guys three tremendous
Those three guys are tremendous players. But everyone else they put on the floor can play and that's what really makes them good.
average basketball eight five guys players points proud season six top tremendous understand
We had a tremendous season because our players understand that basketball isn't just about one player. We have five or six guys that average between eight and 12 points each night. I'm proud to say that we don't have a player that's in the top 70 for WPIAL scoring.
anybody difficult few followed game knows last left prouder section teams tremendous
It's tremendous to come into this section with the high-caliber of teams and be 12-1 with one game left to go. Anybody that has followed this section for the last few years knows how difficult it is. I couldn't be prouder of my team.
helped key last playoffs process taste
It's been a process here. The key to everything was just getting into the playoffs last year. We made it as the fourth-place team, but we got in. We were young, but we got a taste of things and I think that really helped this year.
early fell happened
It was real important what happened early and we fell behind.
basket beat close talked
They beat us around the basket and we talked about that at halftime. Those are things you need to do in a close game.
half rhythm second took
When we were down 11 at halftime, I wasn't happy; but I thought we still had a shot. We took them out of their rhythm in the second half and that was the difference.
celebrate next night ready test true tuesday week work
We're going to celebrate now, but we will be ready for next Tuesday night. We put a lot of work in to get where we are at and next week will be a true test of where we really are.
happened work
Yeah, but a lot of work went into this and this hasn't happened here in a while.