19 Quotes by Ron Rose

Riggs got us off to a great start. The first half we were really clicking on all cylinders. The kids did an excellent job of making the extra pass and finding the open man. It was pretty basketball.

I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

I think the kids are proud of getting the 20th win. It's the first time in school history a team has won 20 four straight years.

We had a little letdown in the third quarter but we were able to regroup. The kids caught on that we make more points by making more passes.

We are really close to being an excellent basketball team. I think if you're both teams you want to play your best before the postseason. And Mattoon has typically had hard-nosed, fundamentally sound basketball teams.

When you play a competitive game like this, it's going to be a game of runs. We had one early and they came back. We just got out of sync and rhythm offensively. In the third quarter we had some shots we normally make. They didn't go down. They played very good defense and made it tough on us to score.

When a king comes on the turn, I love that hand even better,

Every single game has been competitive. It's not like, even in a single aspect of the game, we haven't competed. We've rebounded well and defended well. We haven't necessarily shot well against these guys, but at the same time they've been three highly competitive games. They've made plays to come out on top.

Cory was outstanding in the second half. He gave us a big lift at the guard spot and Lonnie had an extra bounce in his step.