11 Quotes by Johnny Mason

He's a kid with unlimited potential, because this is really his first year at the high school level. He's done a tremendous job mixing it up with guys who are a lot more experienced.

We just beat a great basketball team. Forrest City is as good as anybody in the state. They've got three of the finest athletes we've seen in Weaver, Bowman and Stewart, but we've good some pretty good kids, too.

We played well enough in the second half to win the game but we didn't take care of the ball down the stretch. Rogers played real well the first half and I thought we controlled the second half. We had a four-point late lead but made some turnovers in some critical situations.

We knew Van Buren was going to give a heroic effort, and they played great. This is a great road win for us.

We had a hard time getting good looks. They matched up well against us, and we were a little impatient. We took some off-balance shots. The only time we played our game was in the fourth quarter.

What pleased me was I knew we could play with that kind of intensity on defense. There was a lot of quality mental and physical basketball.

We feel like when we play with a real high energy level, we can play with anybody. For the most part, this team has had a tremendous year. Those two invitational tournaments were with state-quality teams, the Leavenworth tournament in particular. I think we match up well against athletic teams.

Sometimes, (athletic teams) don't like pressure. It can throw them off. That's our game, and we're not going to change it.

They see a kid that's rather inexperienced, but he's got a lot of raw talent. He's got those long arms, and that's the kind of kid they're looking for to play at the Division I (or) II level.