Preston Early
Preston Early
bigger describe passion passionate people played running shows
To me, out-rebounding people that are bigger than you and running down long rebounds, that shows a real passion for the game. That's how I describe the way that she played it. She's just real passionate about making a difference.
break close critical eyes great lunchtime mind players practice saturday wrong
It's so critical for us to get our mind right before we practice Sunday. Our players are hurting. You can look in their eyes and see that they're hurting, and it should be like that if you really care. But by lunchtime Saturday it's got to be gone. We've got to have a great day of preparation (Sunday) and have the right attitude. We're going to break down everything that went wrong (Friday) and give it to 'em and then close the book.
enjoy good
I'm going to enjoy this one. This is a big win. Fayetteville is a very good team.
catch challenge plays size top unique
Size is not her (only) game. She can run, she can catch and she can score. She just plays of the top of you. It will be a unique challenge for us.
attendance decided entire good great kids led percent senior six summer team tone took weeks
The kids just decided they were going to be a really great team and they were really committed. The six weeks of our summer schedule, we had 100 percent attendance out of our entire senior class. That's just how they went about doing things. They just decided they were going to be good and it took off from there. They set a great tone and led by example.
ball pounding turning
They were pounding us on the glass, and we were turning the ball over like crazy.
error found game margin time tonight
Tonight was the first time we haven't found a way to get it done in a game like this. Our margin for error has been very slim, but we've always found a way to get it done.
board early hot plays points second tuesday
Early on Blaire was great. We got some points on the board and Tuesday got hot in the second half. We made enough plays and got enough stops.
breaks free handle ourselves self shot
We self-destructed in so many phases. The free throws, the turnovers. We couldn't handle the ball. Just things like that. We didn't get any breaks (from the officials) but we shot ourselves in the foot, too.
beam care focus games home next road six state tournament wanna
We wanna focus like a laser beam on these next six (games). We want to take care of our home games and find a way (to win) on the road and keep going after that state tournament berth. That?s what we set out to do.
athletic believe
Believe it or not, yeah. They?re big and athletic and they?re very physical.
attack confident games good great ourselves
We've put ourselves in a great position. We need to be confident about that and feel good about that. Now let's go attack some of these games and get it done.
days good thursday
We feel like we had two good days (of practice) Thursday and Friday.
awesome neat opportunity program
This is a neat day for our program and an awesome opportunity for her. She was our quarterback and it all started with her.