Randy Yoder
Randy Yoder
basketball continued girls looked meant shoot though
Unbelievable basketball game. We did not shoot the ball well and it looked as though it just wasn't meant to be, but these girls just continued to battle.
boy came empty feeling game girls gym heard next opportunity outside step
Someone came up to me outside the gym after the game and said, you know, these girls will step up for you next year. Boy were they right. At the time, I heard what they said, but it was just an empty feeling and I didn't know if we'd ever have the opportunity again.
age-and-aging excitement fifth girls indy kids start
You know, most of these girls were in third, fourth, fifth grade. Even at that age, though, they experienced the excitement of going down to Indy with their parents. That's where these things start, you know? That's when kids start dreaming.
composure floor home knew lost run
We knew being on their home floor that they would make a run at us. We just lost our composure there for awhile.
ball contain except game good normally second shape shoot struggled transition
We were in pretty good shape except for the second quarter. We struggled to contain their transition game and didn't shoot the ball like we normally do.
ball shot
If we could have shot the ball better from the perimeter, we could have loosened them up a bit.
couple effort enjoying exciting five gets given key kids last needless next night opponents played quality seemed starting steps thoroughly tournament work
Needless to say it has been an exciting last couple of weeks. We have played five quality opponents in this tournament starting in the sectionals and it has just seemed that on any given night one key person steps up and has given us the quality effort that gets us through to the next game. These kids are thoroughly enjoying this experience, but they aren't satisfied. They know we still have some work to do.
ball came crunch handling ran turned
It came down to us handling their pressure. We turned the ball over too many times. At crunch time, we got the ball up court. And Tiffany ran well.
balance gives harder key people step
If people key on her, we have perimeter shooters who can step up. She gives us more balance and makes us harder to defend.
entire fun gem group joy kid work
Tiffany is a fun-loving kid and this entire group is such a joy to coach. She, like her teammates, is a character. Tiffany's just been a gem to work with.
blessed crunch decisions extremely fairly games quality run seventh shot tournament won
We've been extremely blessed to have a six-game tournament run where we shot fairly well and won a lot of those games making quality decisions at crunch time. The seventh game of the tournament run didn't go our way in that respect.
analyze except factors good hurt quarter shape three
When you analyze it, we were in pretty good shape except quarter No. 2. There were two things that really hurt us today. Actually three when you really think about it. Those three factors were huge.
heard
I haven't heard the number, but I know it was too many.
athletic both feet good move physical situations struggled taller team
In both situations we struggled a little bit, but this team is a little more physical and a little taller than I think they're listed. They have good athletic ability, and they move their feet well.