The key there was the determination of our players. Everybody says we can't do this and we can't do that, but our kids have always stepped up. I was debating on whether to take a time out, but I have so much confidence in these girls, I decided to let it ride.

Steve Williamson

(Richardson) stepped up tonight and I can't put into words what she does. If every team had a kid like that, they would be much better and if it wasn't for Andrea Richardson we wouldn't be 23-4.

Jeff Tadtman

Brandon does a lot of great things offensively. He had a tremendous game today, but it was a total team effort where everyone stepped up and contributed.

Dave Stephens

I am very pleased with how we ended. We ended very strong. Our goal is to get better. For a stretch there (in the season) we were kind of stagnate. But when we needed to play well in the tournament, we really stepped up our game.

Mark Nore

We couldn't get a shot off, then (Gold) hit that 3-pointer right in front of me. We were struggling for points. And Erin stepped out and hit that shot from two feet beyond the (3-point) line.

Lou Palkovics

My girls have stepped up to challenges all year. I think they're kind of excited to be playing the No. 1 team in the country to see where our team stands against the elite.

Steve Shepanski

The kids really stepped up to the plate and played extremely well on both sides of the floor. We switched to a half-court defense, and that slowed down Johnston and allowed us to get some transition points.

Joel Sullivan

He's really stepped up his performance. He'll just have to take it one match at a time.

Bryce Broughton

She's a leading scorer and she helps out on the offense. But even with her being out, I think the rest of the people who were in really stepped up and did the job they needed to do.

Lauren Scott

Our kids really stepped up. They weren't intimidated, and that's the name of the game in gymnastics. They went out and performed like champions.

Tami Harrison

It's tremendous, we have stepped up and played a lot of tough games. We're taking care of business.

Mike Patrick

I really believe over the past eight months Sophia has stepped her game up both mentally and physically. She is constantly trying to get better in individual sessions, practices and being a coach on the field.

Bill Solberg

Through the past few games, this team has definitely come together. When I was a freshman, that's what happened when we were playing. Our seniors stepped up, and we definitely came together so there are similarities.

Jenny Demuth

We were in third place the whole day until the last round when the guys turned it around. The just stepped it up another level. We had five who took third and two that took fourth.

Pete Rogers

Our senior leadership really stepped up tonight. Being mathematically out of the playoffs, I was proud how the girls were still competing all the way to the end. That's all we can ask of them.

Pete Mortlock

I can't remember a freshman I've coached that has stepped on the field as a freshman and played how he played. You have to be somebody special (to contribute as a true freshman). He knew what he wanted to do when he came here. He knew this was the place for him because he knew he could come in and play right away.

Charlie Williams

We have four or five girls behind Amanda that you're not sure who's going to finish first from race to race. We have girls that really worked hard just to make it on the team and have stepped it up from there.

Davis Eidahl

When Jason Meyers graduated (after the 2003 season), we wondered who would take over. Mark Robinson stepped up and took it to another level.

Paul Vosburgh

Her maturity has really stepped up a notch or two, so has her leadership. She works diligently and she is very accurate. She hits the ball long and can always get on (with) her second shot.

Mike Riley

I had my sights set on another college at that point, but things have a funny way of working out. Some things fell through and my grandmother passed, so I stepped back from recruiting for a while.

Buster Perkins

It was a great bounce back after last night. The kids responded well and stepped up to the challenge.

Fred Febach

Everyone stepped up tonight and I was just trying to get the puck to the forwards like usual and they put it in.

Brent Cardali

Chip did the job right there. He stepped up and hit it far enough. It was far enough to get the job done.

David Dejesus

She knows the tradition, the expectations for several years and she hasn't backed off from either of those. She's stepped right up. Sometimes kids aren't too confident competing. She thinks it's really fun. She's very motivated to get better. She doesn't mind hard work.

Lorie Cook

We stepped up, swung the bat extremely well, hit the ball and put pressure on people. (Webb) got in the groove and only had one bad inning.

Danny Carlisle

Jefferson is our senior post, and she really stepped up as a leader and a captain for us.

C'na Peak

That was huge. I mean, they grew up today. This was a big game on a big stage and they both stepped up huge when we needed them to.

Jason Dourisseau

I knew there was no way we were going to lose that game, ... You sort of get that feeling out there, of invincibility, with the way the offense was playing late and the way the defense really stepped up.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Alan got down right away. But he came back. He really stepped up and it was nice because it got the team rallying again. We lost at 125 and he was down, so the guys were down. We ended up being up for that match and he wrestled real well.

Todd Skinner

He's a great student, just a rock-solid kid. He battled a bunch of injuries early on. He broke a foot. He broke his back his sophomore year. He struggled this year. ... but it's gotten down to crunch time and he's stepped up for us. It's been neat to see.

Randy Kriewall

We were without one of our key players and we had to step it up. Somebody had to step it up and what happened was everybody stepped it up.

Markel Humphrey

It was a trying time. And Leo stepped up and did very well.

Janice Farinon

After the second half of the second Bullock game (Jan. 17), they have stepped up their intensity. They have realized the closer you get to the area tournament, the intensity level has to increase.

Terri Gray

Allie really stepped up, and Allie was very strong (Saturday), she was great on defense. Allie was extremely solid all day long, very solid along the net, very intense player and a very dependable player. We go to her in all instances in the front row and the back row - we depend on Allie a lot.

Allison Spence

I was concentrating on the first one. I didn't miss a free throw all night, I was bottom of the net all night. I stepped up, and it is a routine thing. I have done it so many other times.

Brad Poynter

She stepped up like she was her own child.

Todd Huston

I'm very pleased, ... I think that [the commissioners court] recognized the disparity is not fair and stepped up today to fix it.

Chris Kirk

Everybody came to play. It was a total team effort, and everybody stepped up. It was just that home-court advantage. You don't want anybody to come on your turf and beat you.

Jazz Covington

The first relay really set the pace for the whole night. Lacey swam awesome, and Anna Turner really stepped it up as a freshman. I am so proud of my whole team.

Whitney Myers

The girls stepped up to the plate. They wanted to win because they knew it was a big one.

Theresa Adams

Todd is finally playing to his potential. We have been waiting awhile to see it, but it seems he's stepped up and is playing more of a leadership role.

Joel Fey

He called me a couple of hours before game time and said he wanted to play. He talked like he wanted to play for her, and I think he really stepped up and did that.

John Woodring

I'm very, very hopeful the project is going to go forward. I'm glad the port has stepped up to the plate and is delivering on its promise.

Jayme Wilson

It was a battle. You knew it was going to be a good game. They're an athletic, physical team and they make you earn every point. Michael Billiard stepped up and hit a bunch of big shots for us.

Kevin Cato

That was a difficult issue. We were looking to find competition that would help us get better. Our league stepped in and helped us. It's still a learning process.

Joe Nickel

If my grandmother stepped out there, I'd try to give him (Evans) that win.

Kevin Kruger

Against Arkansas State, it was the first time our players stepped on the playing field to competitively play our new system. I'm pleased with the way the players adjusted to playing the different positions. Our defense was solid and the offense created lots of scoring opportunities.

Brooks Monaghan

We're pretty senior-dominated and at halftime the seniors stepped up and said they wanted to keep playing.

Randy Sniezek

We feel a lot better about ourselves. First, Jared Newsom and Jeremy Kelly have stepped back up to their capabilities. We shot the ball extremely well this past week. And we took better care of the ball. That's something we hadn't been doing.

Bret Campbell

We got a little ahead of ourselves. But we've played in some tough games and we stepped it up (at the end of the game).

Tyler Brown

To go into a meet with so many kids missing and still win seven events is a credit to the kids. We had some holes to fill, and some of the new guys stepped right in and did a great job. The kids on the track really came through for us.

Chris Herriot

The truth is that Congress has lacked the political will to enforce it. The federal governmental stepped in and said we're going to subsidize your insurance in return for certain things, but the other part of the bargain often hasn't materialized.

Theodore Steinberg

We have a very young team. I was happy with the progress of our young wrestlers. A couple of kids really stepped up, and some of our new wrestlers learned a lot and have a lot of potential. They'll get better and better.

Tom Looby

The main thing is just getting the consistency, the leadership. When I came in, I saw Jason (White) go down, and Nate (Hybl) stepped up. He was a great leader for this team, and that was one of the main reasons why we won the Rose Bowl that year.

Paul Thompson

Trevor really stepped up and threw really well at the state meet. This year I would like him to be more consistent throughout the year at that level and continue to get a little better each week.

Aaron Nida

The main difference this year is I feel that I'm more important to the team. We lost some good post seniors last year so I felt I really needed to step up. They needed me so I stepped up.

Kelsey Assarian

We feel we stepped up to the plate.

Mark Macleod

We thought it would be a good opportunity to make a name for itself. We only have three seniors on our team right now. Those three kids qualified and our young kids really stepped up.

Todd Nace

This shows how much our senior leadership of Matt Rosenfeld, Matthew Mills and Jeff Bell have really stepped it up. They have taken the view that this team can accomplish great things, and they are pulling the team in with them.

John Fields

I thought our wide receivers really stepped it up in blocking, ... Because with a lot of the perimeter running that we do, they become point-of-attack blockers, and they really did a good job.

Glen Mason

K.B. — she just took over. She put her heart and soul into it. She never came out of the game, and she never asked for a breather. She stepped up and was a leader.

Marc Higdon

He's our go-to-guy. I would have liked us to have shot the ball a little better and pulled them out of that box-and-one. But they all stepped up when they had to.

Robert Jarvis

She's an intense competitor and really stepped up as a captain this year.

Irick Gardner

He's done a good job. He's really stepped up. He's made as much improvement as anybody on our team in his competitiveness and in his ability to score and he's become a better defender. ... Before the end of the year, he'll be an elite player. He's just starting to play the way he is capable.

Tim Casey

It was Tom's decision. With the demands on his time he is going through he thought it was best for the team, and he stepped down. We respect that decision and we have to move on.

Bill Waldschmidt

Everybody just stepped it up another notch. We all came together in that tournament. We got used to playing with each other and got the chemistry going.

Derek Thompson

This guy was excited, just beaming and bouncing off the walls about keeping the team in the community. That's a great market that didn't want to lose its team and someone stepped up.

Mike Nutter

As soon as (Cliff) stepped onstage, the rain stopped, the clouds parted, the moon came out. Jimmy Cliff did two hours and completely burns out the crowd. Fela comes out and the rain pours again.

Bill Bass

We stepped up tonight. Our players know when to step up when the time comes.

Jeff Kampf

People really have stepped up to the plate.

Terry Riley

We're moving along where we need to be. Each match, we've stepped forward.

Rick Woodard

Michael tried to carry the whole team on his shoulders. Nobody else stepped up.

Rick Peckinpaugh

He'll play 40 minutes, and then he'll come back and won't want to sit out at practice. He is a competitor, and he's stepped his game up here recently.

Daniel Willis

I think Seton stepped up their defense and got in our faces. We got rattled, but not too bad. The third quarter was when they did their real damage, but what a great season for us. We won our division and the kids played with heart.

John Fazzary

She's a very powerful hitter and she stepped in and ran off five service points with two aces and that turned the tide.

Patty Avery

[14As Lennon stepped off the plane, a reporter came up to him and asked a question. John slapped her before heading into a limousine, according to] Lennon Revealed, ... The @&*# asked me if I was faithful to my wife.

Larry Kane

We've been playing really hard at home and guys have been stepping up. Kevin stepped up again. We just need to bring this intensity with us on the road. I think we'll be fine on this trip as long as we play hard.

Ron Artest

A scout told me that he could have pitched in the big leagues that night, and he was only 17. But I remember that last at-bat, and he threw a 98-mph fastball and stepped off and shook his arm a little. He struck the guy out, but when he got back to the dugout he said he felt something.

Dino Ebel

Again, our guys off the bench stepped up. We knew we were going to have to get stops. We started doubling Knowles and I think that was effective.

Chris O'hearn

Hasn't stepped up to the plate.

Brian Westbrook

We made a lot of changes and the kids that went in stepped up and did the right things. The kids played hard, hustled, and got back in it when they are supposed to, so it was a good job all the way around.

Bob Peppelman

She's one of the few players used to being in pressure situations. She stepped up as a leader has had a calming effect on our team.

Aubrey Edgmon

They'd been playing a zone the whole game, and they came out man, and I was going to change and call a different set, but we went with it and Nate stepped out there, shook the guy and made a huge shot.

Matt Barnes

For three quarters we did a great job on him. But he stepped it up when he needed to. He's not a scholarship player for nothing.

Jake Palluzzi

We shot really well from the outside tonight and the defense really stepped it up. We were able to build on our press and all the pieces fell into place.

Darci Lewis

I was very pleased with our play on Friday and Saturday. Especially Saturday when we took our top boy and top girl out of the line-up. These kids stepped it up and won both matches.

Jack Hughes

We really stepped it up and the kids played great team ball. All five starters made big contributions.

Randy Mcclure

The us against them ethos of the overzealous cop began to consume me. And the ends justified the means. We vaguely sensed we were doing the wrong things for the right reason. Time and again, I stepped over that line.

Rafael Perez

The team in general really stepped up this weekend to the challenge and opportunity of a big and great meet. We have a bunch of great kids in our program and we're really proud of all of them.

Matt Mcguirk

Beth is a walk-on who has competed a couple of times for us over the last few years, and has done a really nice job for us when we needed her to step in when we've had people out. Beth stepped right in whenever we asked, and its always good to have people like that on our squad.

Mark Stevenson

They stepped up and did what they needed to do despite being tired. This is a good win, no matter how you look at it, this was a good team win, and they did what they were supposed to do, and I am proud of that. Everyone contributed.

Deb Henderson

Our players definitely stepped it up against a very disciplined and solid Mandeville team. It was a big accomplishment playing such a strong match against one of the better teams in the area. We had to spread things out on offense and were able to hang in there.

Danny Davis

He stepped in the huddle and people believed in him.

Galen Hall

Del Norte has a very good basketball team, and we thought we could take advantage of some things against them and my guys just all stepped up and got the job done.

Mark Sharpley

We really stepped up our defense in the second half. We were able to get some transition baskets which triggered our scoring and we maintained our intensity on defense.

Duane Peterson

Different people stepped up tonight. That's the way it's been all season, different people stepping up. I just feel like when this team plays as a team that they're unstoppable.

Jeff Parham

It's huge to get a win to a) stop the three-game skid and b) to enjoy the next couple of days. The puck just kind of bounced out right in front. I was in perfect position, I think a little bit lucky to be there. I stepped into it and got lucky. It finally went in.

Tom Poti

This is her first year in the goal so she's really stepped up big time for the team.

Mary Washington

We were really nervous when we stepped into that room. We were scared to death. We thought they'd eat us alive.

Betsy Culbreath

I was proud with the way we played, ... We played with a lot of heart and leadership. I'm proud of our entire roster, who stepped up. We had some freshmen make some nice plays and we had some injured players step in.

Dave Morris

He just stepped up and made the big plays that really got us going.

Al Thornton

People have stepped forward and covered the cost of the material things we had planned, so now everything goes toward the equipment.

Larry Steach

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

Rita Rudner

We are aware that the prospective buyer has stepped down. But there are other parties who are interested in the property. We are very confident that we will have one shortly.

Mayor Perry Barse

This is the best that we have played this year. Everyone stepped up their play. Even the spots that we lost we competed hard. I'm proud of the way we got after it today.

Mike Geffre

Any night anyone can step up and make our shots. I'm glad they stepped up and hopefully we'll get more guys to step up this week.

Nedim Pajevic

Those two sophomores have stepped up since last year. By the time these two are seniors, you'll be hearing about them.

Keith Jennings

I felt like Amanda Smith, Kristi Pipkin, Blair Meiggs and Allie Parks really stepped up tonight, ... I was proud of them for not giving up after the first two games.

Ashley Jackson

Erin is coming around every day. She has made strong strides from Day 1. She stepped in late from volleyball, so she was really, really rusty, but you know that she has the talent. Right away, she stepped up and hit that big shot from the corner.

Tony Giese

It progressed rather quickly. We didn't anticipate it getting done this quickly. The Indians kind of stepped on the pedal when they saw there was serious interest.

Bill Rego

It was a tale of two halves. We just stepped it up in the second half.

Gary Justason

He has stepped up for us all year. For a kid that played sparingly last year to step in and take care of the ball -- he just does a great job. He takes care of the ball, doesn't force anything and when he has to, he knocks down his free throws.

Dave Macarthur

It was good to see in the last game where B.J. finally stepped up. B.J. is a guy I think has not produced the way we thought he would. Hopefully, he has matured, and going into this third year, is starting to give us some quality depth.

Mike Stoops

It's not just the food crisis that is claiming lives in Kenya; the knock-on impact of the crisis risks sparking conflict on a scale that Kenya hasn't seen for almost a decade. Unless aid to the affected area is stepped up this month, March could see many more killed.

Gezahegn Kebede

As soon as Julie stepped in, I knew that I would have to step up my diving. Julie works really well with the team and the coach-athlete relationship is very strong.

Janis Scanlon

I stepped back from being out front to playing bass. So we started switching: I'd play bass on one song, we'd switch on the next song; I'd play piano... we'd play mandolin.

Bob Livingston

More than 200 volunteers came out to help us, and our community, as always, really stepped up to support us again this year.

Peg Stipetich

It was definitely important for the defensive line to get pressure on the opposing quarterback. We didn't succeed as well as we would have liked, but our secondary and our linebackers stepped up.

Kade Lane

They stepped up and showed me a lot today, just in preparation for next season.

Ahmad Bradshaw

We knew the trap was coming and we got rattled a little bit, but the kids stepped up and did a great job.

Jason Gentry

The main reason why we've had such a big hand in the city's development is that we build exclusively in New Brunswick, and have been for more than 25 years. Also we've taken risks in the past, and stepped up to more challenging projects.

Chris Paladino

We made a nice little run right there. The girls really stepped up when they needed to.

Randall Schoen

The girls did a great job keeping the intensity up, and Darcy really stepped up this weekend. Going into the weekend we knew we needed to win at least one game, but they did a good job staying focused and earning the series win.

Brenda Coldren

I definitely think we could be a surprise team. The freshmen are very talented. In that first meet, they stepped up and did an awesome job.

Lauren Powell

There's other people that can (score) so that's a great thing. I wasn't doing it tonight and other people stepped up and did it.

Kari Koch

For our first meet - and throwing in the fact that we haven't been outside a great deal or had a lot of quality workouts - I thought things went very good. Some kids stepped up and did some very nice things for us.

Steve Rice

They're improved-no doubt about that. It seems like they're experienced kids now. Their experience is showing. Cal really stepped up and we didn't have the answers in the end.

June Daugherty

The kids really stepped it up. We had some people step up and we are proud of how well we played.

Mark Porter

Boy, they stepped it up tonight. We know they're a great defense. They just took it to another level tonight.

Brian Knighton

We were surprised by our score with McFarland. They have a good team with a lot of guys back from last year. Our guys stepped off the bus very hungry and went after them hard.

Dave Hirsbrunner

They were bigger and stronger. I asked the team to give everything they had, and I believe they did. Our motto was to 'step up or step aside,' and they all stepped up. I'm proud of the way we played.

Patrick Springer

He's finally figured out how to really work. He wants to try and play at the next level, and I've pointed out little things that (college coaches are) always looking for. He's kind of turned the corner and stepped it up a notch.

Kevin Edwards

Marco hurt his foot and didn't play much so he could rest up. Danny stepped in and had his best game inside.

Lester Funk

A lot of it is mental for him. He's not used to being physical. He stepped it up tonight.

Warren Beaulah

We stepped it up a notch in terms of attitude and commitment to sport. Hopefully that will show this weekend.

Steve Shephard

Tina Charles is obviously their main player and we tried to slow her down, but really, other players stepped up in the game and hit big shots.

Tracey Tipton

Maggie and Erin have been a tremendous 1-2 punch and Taylor has stepped up to make some big shots. We're scoring a lot of points with our shooting and we've also been doing a good job forcing turnovers that have fueled our fast break.

Dave Brogioli

They were doubling the post and we weren't getting many looks, but our guards stepped up tonight. That's real nice, knowing you can fall back on your guards.

Justin Brock

At times people believe that I am the only person working at this, but I'm not alone. We now have a committee of about 50 people and a good number in the Hispanic community that have recently stepped forward. It's magnificent.

Sister Yliana Hernandez

Carlson and Marchand both played a very gutsy game. They knew coming in that they would both have to step it up and they did in a big way, both scoring and defensively. I am very proud of all my guys but those two leaders really stepped it up and gave us a chance to win.

Bryan Brown

They got nothing else (in that game). This time, everybody stepped up.

George Walton

Tracey always surprises me. He'll get a steal out of nowhere or hit a shot. Tonight he just stepped up big. With our kids, somebody different comes up every game and does something spectacular. And Tracey did that tonight.

Herman Gooden

I think the girls did a tremendous job. Even though going in they had a gut-feeling they were going to be successful, they still stepped up. They stepped up every single race. That's what mattered. They didn't rest on their laurels.

Lee Mogavero

For three, four minutes, their defense looked impenetrable. But then we settled down and made shots. Guys stepped up like champs.

Greg Mckenzie

I am convinced that, internally, Gerhard Schroeder already has stepped back somewhat and is only asking himself how he can sell that to his party and the supporters who trust him.

Michael Glos

I always give credit where credit is due. He did a good job. He was hot tonight. He stepped up and did what he needed to do. They just fell a little short.

Brian Carlwell

She ran where she's capable of, and the rest of the girls stepped up a little.

Al Knutson

She stepped it up and got them going.

Terry Kukesh

Different players have stepped up on different occasions.

Don Madzia

I'm really proud of my guys. ... We stepped up and made plays when we needed to. We were just a play or two from winning the game.

Steve Hesser

We started this game with some players on the sidelines (injured) that we thought would make the difference. The guys who stepped in there played their hearts out. It was a great team effort.

Mike Berg

Cassie Lassen played the best game of her career by far. She just stepped it up and played at the next level we need her to. It was a great team effort tonight. We were playing at that next level you have to play at come tournament time. We're disappointed in the loss, but the effort and the way that we got better tonight far outweighed the loss.

Barry Borchers

Having three running backs on a hot day made a big difference. As thin as the offensive line is, our guys really stepped up and we used a lot of different rotations to give our people some rest.

Bruce Wasem

This is one of the first times I've stepped into the gym and I'm the tallest person there. I'm just over 5-8, so we're going to have to play tenacious defense and we're going to have to hit the ball smarter, finding better places to put and look for holes.

James Brockway

Defensively, our shooting wasn't very great. We stepped it up defensively and we were able to stop them.

Christina Dahl

Everybody contributed, everybody stepped up. We knew SLV would give us all they've got. We did a good job of keeping our composure.

Joseph Smith (coach)

He stepped up a grade straight away and that's due to his temperament, the way he works at his game - he's very keen to learn.

Graham Gooch

Every round, it seemed like they stepped up. We won everything we competed in this year. That means a lot.

Tom Kettman

I think we stepped our game up in the second half of the third period and played like we can. We need to work on driving to the net with a purpose ... and making our plays. We can't just keep throwing the puck at the net and hoping to score.

Jace Bonner

That was awesome. It looked like (Trinity Prep was) going to work us really hard there in the first half, and my team finally stepped up and started challenging them.

Trevor Waters

I was just being aggressive and got open shots so I stepped up and made them. We're really doing well and we got another big win against a ranked team.

Brian Laing

Finally the upperclassmen have stepped up, and we've found some leadership. We've become disciplined with our penalties.

Rob Siris

Whenever we needed a play made, he stepped up and made a play.

Karl Dorrell

Claire and Brooke really stepped up and played big in the first half and Brunswick created some mismatches on the inside that threw us off a little bit. In the second half, we were able to cool them off a little bit. We picked up our intensity on the defensive end in getting rebounds and they stepped up.

Kelly Lafountain

[The stepped-up pace of Fitzgerald's work in recent weeks suggests that] he's coming to closure, ... is in harm's way.

Stephen Gillers

The second set he was a little bit tired. I stepped up my overall game at crucial points.

Ivo Karlovic

They're getting better. We're strong across the board now. The thing that most impressed me is this is really a tough tournament, I played 15 kids today and they all stepped up.

John Jewell

Teams know Elise is our leading scorer so they double team her and I think Amanda took advantage of that. She really stepped up.

Paul Sylba

We hit 7 of 8 free throws when they started fouling. We just stepped up and hit the big free throws.

Sean Dillon

He stepped up in the second half.

Al Edwards

We shot the ball really bad tonight. Maybe it was because we haven't played in a week. Jackson really stepped up for us tonight and we needed it.

Benny Harris

Having a better supporting cast is definitely making a difference. It's just been an amazing year. The whole atmosphere is great because we've all stepped into our roles.

Brooke Mcafee

She stepped up and gave us great play. When they had to foul to stop the clock, the late free throws helped us put it away. Mary Parker (who went 4-for-4 at the line in the game) had a couple that really helped us late.

Rod Stoughton

A lot of the freshmen stepped up and I was really glad to see that. We kept pressing the issue and it's the second time this season we've scored on a set piece, which is something we work hard on.

Dana Taylor

She stepped up and did a really good job offensively.

Mike Power

It's great to be part of history. We wrote it and now we are part of history. We played our hearts out. My team stepped up while I was on the bench, which I knew they would do because that's the kind of team we got.

Marcus Slaughter

They (St. Joseph) obviously stepped it up a notch after halftime. They do such a good job of finding the open man when they're into it. In fact, they're so good that they can take bad shots and make them. And, when they miss, they just go to the glass.

Mike Ortiz

Courtney stepped up and came through for us. She played well.

Tresa Laboube

Their non-scoring girls stepped up and scored tonight. And they hit 10 of 13 free throws down the stretch and that's hard to come back on.

Lori Blade

Had there been a criminal record, the door on him would have been shut from the get-go. If, in fact, someone stepped through the screening process undetected, we're grateful it came to light, and we'll take steps to eliminate something like this from happening again.

Walt Rulffes

I thought we really stepped up in the fourth quarter on defense, otherwise we struggled the other three quarters. Offensively I was very pleased with what the boys did. They just seem to step up when they need to and that is something we've been doing all season. This was a good team win and I'm proud of them.

Dan Hoffa

He's been battling through a bad back. His lower back has been hurting him for a few weeks. He played like he's been off for a few weeks. Still, when it mattered, he stepped forward and played like the player he's been all year for us. He's had a tremendous year.

Greg Leib

We definitely stepped up today.

Nate Clements

The kids really stepped up. They played as one. All week long in practice we've been talking about playing as a team, creating shots for each other and making the extra pass.

Lisa Mandeville

Everybody stepped up. Henry Clay's press was the difference the last time, but I thought we handled it pretty well tonight.

Billy Hicks

Consumers weren't adopting a technology that the government thought they should be adopting quickly, so government stepped in and said, you're going to adopt, and we're going to force you to adopt by basically making your television sets go blank if you don't either buy a digital TV or buy a converter box.

Jeannine Kenney

We just had to look for people to pitch and we found a few guys that really stepped up and helped us.

Jim Habermehl

It was a hard-fought match with both teams playing really well. Amador stepped it up at the end and pulled it out.

Chris Fuller

We missed a lot of free throws in the game, but when it came down to it in the fourth, the girls stepped up.

Loy Moore

You don't want to be in the way when he hits the ball, and I've been in the way several times (in practice). Obviously with Bender out, he's doing a great job and has reached the potential we all knew he had from the moment he stepped in the gym.

Alfred Reft

We've all had a month to prepare for this game, so they've all been studying us in and out. Everyone hyped this up to be an offensive game, and definitely the defense stepped up better than the offense did.

Tyrell Sutton

It was going to have to be somebody who stepped us for us to win this game, and Maxwell kept his composure well. He stepped up and that was a big factor.

Ryan Robertson

The defense stepped up. The two-point conversion and the interception, those are things that make memories. Those are the plays you live for.

Ryan Jensen

He's really stepped up when he's had to. I think he frustrated them a little bit in the first half, and he only made the one or two saves in second half ... that's what he's supposed to do back there.

Tim Beck

We had a heck of a comeback. We stepped it up defensively, got the ball inside and tried to finish. It was a good quality win and a nice way to finish out. We wanted to have a win to go into the playoffs.

Matt Furjanic

We stepped it up today. We haven't played in a while and we were just ready to come out and play.

James Reid

Our kids have shown a lot of character. They have stepped up and replaced those guys, and have worked very hard to keep up the level of play.

Chris Coppa

At halftime, I looked at the stats and it was basically dead even, almost every single category exactly the same. ... I felt like they were playing good, we just needed to step up the intensity a little bit more. They came out in the second half, settled back down and they stepped it up and we started dominating.

Mike Gurney

Those guys are just tough kids. They're old school and they're scrappers. They were just tremendous and stepped up and played very well for us.

Anthony Menard

I think it was a huge confidence booster. Arlington played well. They've really stepped up since last year.

Lori Stunz