20 Quotes by John Bliss

There is no question we learned from their shortcomings, there is no doubt that anyone in the community could see those schools had problems, some were obvious, some were lingering.

She played with a little more intensity tonight. She felt a little more comfortable on the court and got a lot of open looks at the basket.

Golden Valley is a very tough team and they always play us very tough. We're going to have to step it up.

I think we match up OK. It just matters if we come to play and how we handle the trip. We're not used to being on a bus for two hours and then getting out and playing a basketball game.

We played with a lot more intensity tonight from the start. We had a tremendous practice (Wednesday). It was one of our best practices of the year.

We recognize that in times of crisis, and this has been a crisis, there is an opportunity for real growth and change.

We were able to make some free throws down the line to put it away.

We shot the ball really well tonight. Our press defense created some steals that led to some early opportunities. We also made some adjustments in our rotations and that might have helped too.

Why is it like this every time we play Golden Valley. I have no explanation for it. This is what high school sports is all about.