9 Quotes by Jon Monti

I don't know why we came out flat. It's a matter of getting the kids to play hard and together the entire game.

I was really happy for three quarters. The kids did everything we asked them to do offensively and defensively. We were just not able to sustain that kind of effort for four quarters.

We put an emphasis on rebounding Monday and Tuesday in practice. I thought we played our first-shot defense very well. But a lot of loose balls and rebounds that we needed to come up with to finish the defensive possession, we didn't get.

We were right there. We made it interesting. Free throws killed us all game, and we had a lot of shots rattle in and out.

We thought Beecher would be patient. We matched that patience when it was necessary.

That's kind of been the tale of our season. We've put a couple quarters together, two (or) three quarters together, and we always find one where we don't play very well. We came out heavy footed and didn't get much done in that first half. We have to find a way to put four quarters together.

In a lot of ways, this is a reflection of our entire season. We obviously played well for a time, but not well enough to win overall. We played an impressive second half but we need to play four quarters. When that happens, we will win.

In terms of what we asked the kids to do, the plan we had for competing with a team like this, they did a great job. Effort gets you the ability to compete, but if we want to take it to the next level, we need more than one or two scoring threats on the floor. These seniors laid a nice foundation. Now it's up to the juniors to take it from here.

This is one of those really frustrating games. We played very well for three quarters and half of the fourth quarter. We just couldn't finish though, and that has been a problem all season. We have to learn how to finish.