18 Quotes by Ken Bublitz

You have to give Oswego East some credit in this game. After their loss the other night, they came out ready to play. I was impressed with their intensity.

You have to give Central and (coach) Dave Stephens a lot of credit. They've been on top in this league for a long while, and there's a reason for that.

We understand our size situation and we try not to make an issue of it. They did a good job utilizing their two post players.

We scratched and clawed, we just fell short. That's the bad part. Our kids played so hard and have nothing to show for it. This was fun, but it's never as enjoyable when you lose as when you win.

Every day is new challenge, and we have to get ready for our next one.

There was that 3-4 minute period where we had opportunities inside and missed great looks and couldn't finish. We needed an answer at that point.

They pressured us, and I thought we handled that pretty well. But the keys were their second-chance points and our inability to cash in on our chances in the second quarter. That, and they force us to play at a quicker pace than we wanted to at times.

Dana spotted up, had his hands and feet squared and shot with confidence. I was pleased with how our kids played with poise down the stretch.

Smith is a ton, no question about it. We work in practice simulating what he does, but it's tough. Our kids did a great job limiting his opportunities in the second half. He wasn't a factor in the second half, but their inside game stepped up.