30 Quotes by Bill Boyd

It was a very hot day, so our times weren't as good as we would have wanted. The race started at 1:50 in the afternoon, so it was the hottest part of the day.

It's not how I envisioned it. We were actually working on (scouting for) Permian when we got the call from (Lady Panthers coach Neal Raphael). We didn't back into it by any means but we appreciated the help.

Derek's time at the beginning of last season was around 22 minutes, but by the end of the year he was in the low 18's. He wants to knock another minute off that this year. If he improves on his sprinting, I think he's capable of that. By the time he's a senior, he could be one of the best in the league.

The two captains - seniors Trey Wolfe and Evan Shephard - made a lot of calls and made sure the team got together for workouts, which didn't happen last year,

I'm thrilled with the turnout. A lot more have called to say they support us or have signed our petitions that couldn't be here this morning. We're going to keep the heat on until this wrong is made right.

I'm not surprised we're in the race. But to have 22 wins against some of the teams we've played and to have a 1 1/2-game lead at this point, I'm surprised.

In some ways I don't feel like I got (the Lady Rebels) ready. It was more for pride than anything. The last Lee district champion went 10-2 so 11-1 is a great accomplishment. It's a great credit to our kids.

I think our kids did an incredible job (defensively). We were a man (to-man) team all year and we came out in a Mickey Mouse zone and it keeps us in there. Then a few possessions there we changed the zone and trapped out of it. We got a couple steals and came real close to get some traveling calls. But we couldn't quite get things done.

(Howard) ran the floor real well, our kids did a great job finding her and she did a great job of finishing. We're very excited about that. Taylor has come a long way in a year.