We've won five in a row, but if we start playing a little bit harder and a little bit smarter, we can be a good basketball team. We're not playing quite up to what I believe our capabilities are, but we're in a tournament and you got to win to advance. The big thing is that we got the win tonight.

We had our chances. We just would get a run and then make mental mistakes. But (Clinton's) a well-coached basketball team with some good players.

Brandon's the heart and soul of our basketball team. He was possessed early in the game but the guys stepped up well in the second half in his absence.

It wasn't worth risking his future. He was mad with me because he wanted to play. But I'm not going to jeopardize a young man's future. He's a baseball/football player playing basketball and I love him for it.

That's the best quarter (of basketball) I've ever coached. It wasn't just the points, but the way we got them. The effort on defense.