Wendell Jeffries
Wendell Jeffries
adversity both came fight guys lost point time turning
We just had too much adversity to fight through. That was the turning point when we lost both of those guys at the same time. By the time they came back, it just wasn't the same.
adversity excuse fighting giving great pull together trying
There's no excuse for giving up so many points. But right now we're battling, fighting through a lot of adversity and trying to pull together as a team. All things considered, it was a great effort.
everybody heading momentum played wants
Everybody wants some momentum heading into the (Class AA) playoffs. I thought we played well.
against chance close fantastic forward hope teams
Not too many teams get a chance to play against a state-ranked team that has only one loss. We look forward to that challenge. They're a fantastic team. I just hope it will be close so we have a chance at the end.
defense gave point points third turning
The turning point was on defense, where we gave up 23 points in the first half, and 19 in the third quarter.
good kids practice yesterday
We had a good practice yesterday (Thursday) and the kids we focused. It was one of those things.
home looking people run sign start team west
You have to give West Aurora credit, when a team makes a run on you like that, and you're favored on your home floor, people start looking over their shoulders. They just responded. That's the sign of a championship team.
credit guys step taking
You have to give them credit for taking Shaun out of the game. We didn't force-feed Shaun. We thought the other guys would step up, and they just didn't step up.
hit maybe miss missed point
At that point we were going and I just thought I'd let them keep going. Maybe we'll hit them, maybe we'll miss them. We missed them.
ball great half seen shoot shooting shot team tired
They shot the ball great in the first half I've never seen a team shoot so many threes (41 on the night). I think they got tired and were still shooting threes from the outside, and we started getting the ball inside.
bottom gritty line pull tournament win
The bottom line in tournament play is just to advance, and while we were short-handed, we just wanted to pull the win out. It was a gritty performance.
bad easy gave missed quarter shots third
The third quarter was bad because we missed a lot of easy shots and we gave up 20 points. We only gave up 16 the whole first half.
emphasized lead looking nine quarter slow third tonight
One of the things we emphasized tonight was the third quarter. Usually we have a slow third quarter with or without the lead and we outscored them by nine and that was something we were looking for.
challenge future looks
We'll still compete, but it will a challenge because we're so young. With all our young players, the future looks bright.