10 Quotes by Lewis Thorpe

Bryant's rebounding was key to the win, considering the size Laurinburg has. I was surprised we were able to press them. But they had a ton of turnovers.

Our kids played an outstanding game against a highly-respected and well-known team. I was really proud of the way they came out and performed.

I wish I would have written his name down. I'm sure he was here watching us.

I was very nervous. They're a good team and I knew they would make a run.

I think Heyward is the most underrated player in the city. He is just a great, great player and he's not getting the recognition he deserves.

We wanted to set the tone by getting off to a good start and we were able to do just that.

There was one kid, he said he watched us the last couple of years and he really went into depth about our team. He knew everything about us. He was clear in what he was saying and it really touched me. His e-mail was a big reason why we decided to come back.

That has been our goal all season, to win the state Class A championship. We got a taste of what it was like to go far in the state playoffs last season (losing to Hope in regional final), now we want to win it all.

It will be nice to play on the same court as the great players in the NBA, but our main focus is on winning the state title.