14 Quotes by Todd Hardesty

We're in uncharted waters now for (Scioto girls basketball). We've really focused on trying to play possession basketball. We preach that and we're working harder in practice. We should enjoy our seed, but we don't want to lose our edge.

We have a pretty full head of steam right now. I think the Pickerington Central win will carry this group a long way. Any doubts that we might've had were completely erased that night.

She's got to be contained, but I don't think she can be shut down. Keeping them in the 40s or under ought to work for us. We've done OK guarding them, but they've done a better job guarding us.

We've got to take care of Grove City first. They're one of the most explosive teams we'll face. They've been putting up a lot of points. I know they (beat Westerville Central 74-61 last Friday).

I think we've put three people in double figures just about every game. or pretty darn close to it. You have to focus and key on Crystal, but now with kids who can shoot it and can rebound it, we're a tough team to defend.

I think that's the most wins (Coffman coach Mary Ann Grimes) has ever had for her program, and it would be fabulous for both of us if we were to play each other in the final. It would assure that a Dublin school is going to the sweet 16.

That's the one you carve on the plaque. We've had big wins during the program's 10 years, but this is the one that needs to be in all caps. That's the one where we'll look back and say we made it.

We had a couple of offensive breakdowns that we hadn't seen in a while. We just got out of sync and some of that might be to their credit. When they spread us out we had to spread out to guard them, and we're playing a six-person rotation. Ultimately, that caught up with us.

We truly believe in ourselves now, and I don't think for a moment we thought we wouldn't win.