We played with intensity the entire game. But our shots didn't fall and we missed tons of free throws. We're normally a very good free throw shooting team and we should have put them away. But we played great defense and rebounded really well.

Connie West

Free throw shooting was the story of the game. It was a role reversal. The first time we played them (an Airport victory), they missed free throws and we didn't. Tonight was different.

Spencer Roecker

I thought we had it won in regulation, and we should have. We just didn't knock them (free throws) down, but we came back in overtime and got it done.

Todd Taylor

I don't think we are [far behind them]. They had three girls really step up for them when they needed it and they made their free throws down the stretch. But the bottom line is the kids played hard and never gave up, and I guess sometimes, you just have to turn around and go back to work.

Luann Grybowski

We missed some 1-and-1 free throws late at some important times.

Shawn Russell

We battled all night. We just missed some free throws and had some turnovers at the end and we were never able to get it closer.

Todd Walden

When you can shoot it from the outside, score inside and hit your free throws you are going to put up some good numbers.

Troy Pachner

I've never really struggled so much with free throws before. But I knew if I got in the game and got fouled I just had to concentrate.

Warren Carter

We had our chances in the fourth quarter, but we couldn't make our free throws and we let them back in the game. We made a lot of mistakes when we needed to take care of the ball. In games we lost, that's what we do.

Steve Jaskulske

Basically, he does a good job of throwing strikes, and he makes the other team hit the ball. He's not overpowering, (but) he throws strikes and doesn't walk too many.

John Greene

We felt comfortable with the game, then (Bailey) hit a three to get it back to three, and we missed our free throws. They had an opportunity to tie it, but we held on in a tough place to play.

Mike Royer

Who throws hard - we've been working on game situation.

Barry Bonds

They changed their defenses in the last quarter and we got a little out of sync. Williams' breakaway basket and Will's free throws saved us.

Johnny May

She's been a little sick, but she gutted it out. She made some pressure free throws, especially with Hill hitting those 3s.

Brianna Morrow

(Myrick) knows it's not her fault. We didn't make free throws. We had more than 20 turnovers. Everyone made mistakes.

Rosetta Hollis

When you're not very good at something like free throws you need some things to go your way to offset that. For such a poor job of shooting free throws we needed something to happen.

Paul Sather

The guy has to track the girl right and throw her right and everything. It is nothing different from a lot of the throws.

Rena Inoue

I was really happy with everybody on offense. David made some great throws, the receivers made some great catches, the line opened up holes. We were playing from behind the whole game and they kept coming back. Very pleased with what they showed.

Mark Gould

He shut us down. He throws hard, probably in the mid- to upper 80s. He intimidated our kids a little bit -- I don't think they've hit much against someone throwing that hard.

Lance Baker

The kid is in a league of his own. He throws pretty hard, mid-80s. And he has a very, very effective slider. He was basically untouchable today. He was just awesome, right out of the chute. You could tell it was going to be a tough day at the office.

Jay Sutton

That was the story of the game. We were hurt by a little lack of execution but certainly not by a lack of effort. We fought back and cut their lead to four points, but then they hit their free throws.

Jeremy Davies

(Free throws) is where our youth is showing. It's stepping up and understanding that these are free points. We work on them on practice. Kids typically are confident.

Joanne Boyle

We were right there. We made it interesting. Free throws killed us all game, and we had a lot of shots rattle in and out.

Jon Monti

I thought our pressure should have been better, but it got us in trouble with free throws. Boone was living at the line and Gonzalez was her next-door neighbor. At one point we switched defenses just to try to calm down the free throws they were getting.

James Greer

I thought in the first half, we came out a little slow and North Cobb came out with a lot of intensity. The second half, we came out attacking more on defense and we made some good shots. We also shot our free throws well.

Tommy Mcwhorter

We have shot free throws well all year. We have been shooting between 70 and 75 percent from the line as a team this year. So to be off the whole game was surprising.

Jim Marron

Free throws were really important in a nip-and-tuck game like this. We made just enough to survive.

Tim Buddenhagen

I've seen a lot of quarterbacks in my time, and he's got as good a release as anybody I've seen. He throws a beautiful ball. He has natural instincts, a presence in the pocket. He has unbelievable physical ability, a great arm.

Kerwin Bell

To me, he looks better than ever. I swear, he really does. The ball he throws, it's definitely nice for a receiver. You've got to respect and appreciate a quarterback who knows how to change it up.

Terry Glenn

It came down to hitting free throws and they made a heck of a lot more free throws than we did.

Jim Betker

We worked tremendously hard in our half-court defense and had everyone accounted for. Ultimately, we well as we played on defense, we turned the ball over ... and didn't convert our free throws.

Jim Betker

Alicia is just like Elizabeth in that she has great command of her pitches. She works the corners really well and she throws a good rise ball.

Charles Vidrine

Prairie Grove is a talented team. We missed a lot of free throws and that is what the decisive factor was.

Shannon Mcbee

I guess you can call [Kennedy] a power pitcher, but he's really not one of those guys who pumps up the gun. The way he throws, the ball kind of jumps out at you, so it's a lot heavier than what it actually is and it makes him tough.

Colin Curtis

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Paul Struthers

We had them beat, but we couldn't convert some free throws at the end. We feel like we're playing with a lot more confidence now, and we've got a better mixture going on offense than we've had most of the season.

Brian Bechtel

I think we made just enough (free throws) to keep our cushion.

Tom Klawitter

We were so tense . . . I don't think we ever did relax and get in the flow of Canyon View basketball. But at the same time we did the things that you have to do be successful ? you guard, you rebound, you're unselfish and you make free throws going down the wire.

Steve Hodson

Obviously we wanted to stop White from penetrating and we were able to. We got rebounds late and made free throws and that is what a good ball club does at the end to win games.

Greg George

He's much more comfortable coming out of the bullpen. He throws more strikes.

Gregg Langbehn

The free throws in the last minute just killed us. I think that just goes back to the fact that we didn't have enough gas.

Shirley Walker

We've got some pretty good hitters and somebody keeps doing something good. Weaver throws a bunch of strikes, our guys are definitely swinging and somebody's going to win that battle.

Jerry Royster

They shot a bunch of free throws, especially in the fourth quarter, that kept them close.

Chuck Hardt

Coming into the game, I knew we would be fine on defense. My concern was being able to score enough points to keep up with Newman and when you miss as many bunnies and free throws as we did it's not going to go well.

Gary Beadles

I don't expect her to miss very many. She's worked on her game. She can hit the free throws, she can hit the short jumpers, and she's heck on the inside.

Terry Creamer

All we needed was a crack in the door. Vanderbilt missed some free throws and we got in there.

Tre Kelley

We work on free throws every day in practice. We really concentrate on them as a team, and it paid off.

Sarah Miles

That's one thing we've been working at. We started the year pretty weak at the free-throw line. Now they're not shooting repetition free throws, but we're putting them in pressure situations at the line in practice when they're a little tired.

Michelle Snow

The beginning class teaches the basics for standing and they learn some throws and grappling groundwork. Kids are matched based on their size and skill level in class.

Jeff Sanders

It's kind of like shooting free throws in a basketball game. The first guy goes up and makes two or three in a row, and everybody else just catches on. Hitting is the same way. If you score runs in the first or second inning, it seems like you just catch on.

Garry Ash

We shot free throws great today. If we don't shoot free throws, it's a tight game. We were just good in so many areas today and so balanced.

Marty Bell

He [Mason] got caught up in the excitement of having a chance to beat a No. 13 team, but the way college football is now, you can't celebrate. [If] we don't get that penalty, we have a three-yard shot at a two-point play [that] ties it up and throws it into overtime. I like our chances in overtime at home.

Cal Mccombs

I have confidence in our guys, and we shot free throws well during practice (Thursday). We are usually better then we were tonight, but some nights are better than others.

Kurt Ruth

We had missed lay-ups, missed free throws and were in foul trouble all night. We just couldn't do what we wanted to do.

Tony Jones

The good news is we got 30 free throws. We hoped to do that by using our height advantage and we did. The bad news is we made only 14.

Frank Rossi

We turned the ball over too many times in the third quarter and missed too many free throws down the stretch. We have to learn to finish games. We can't beat ourselves like we did tonight.

Jeff Gress

He is a very good pitcher and he throws the ball very hard. I was just trying to put the ball in play and not strikeout. I was ready for anything.

Pedro Alvarez

We had some awful good looks at the basket, but they just didn't go in. And, we didn't shoot free throws very well, either.

Brennan Torgerson

I thought we held our composure pretty well. We just had trouble finishing. It was a lot more than the free throws. They had 14 offensive rebounds and we had 16 turnovers. That's 30 extra possessions for them.

Jim Nazos

There's a saying we always say in practice that the ball doesn't lie, and he went up there and missed the first (three) free throws.

Isaiah Fox

After halftime, that's all I shot when I went out on to the court before the second half started. I shot free throws because the time might come when I needed to shot some.

Briann January

I stood up there and thought about all the great players who've shot free throws in this building. I guess that helped.

Katie Riddell

I didn't throw at all again until we came back in January. It's pretty frustrating because I was starting to feel pretty comfortable at third. I thought I'd be able to fight through it and it wouldn't be a problem. But it got to the point that I couldn't get anything on my throws.

Matt Bowman

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Joseph Addison

We suited up eight girls for the contest and those eight played their hearts out. Early foul trouble on three of our starters forced us to back off the defensive pressure early, but it was 16 missed free throws that ultimately cost us the game.

Corey Parish

Down the stretch, it came down to our guards hitting free throws. This is a game of runs, and we were fortunate to have a run tonight.

Frank Castillo

You just have to keep your poise. It's just a matter of stepping up and making them. This was for the game so I didn't want to lose and I definitely didn't want to go into overtime so I knew I was going to have to make my free throws.

Marshall Brown

Justin threw real well today. He's got good stuff. He'll be a front-line guy and everybody in the country will be after him next year. He's got a good arm, and he throws so easy. He's not a big effort guy.

James Mansinger

We made some mental mistakes and missed free throws in the second half. I thought we played hard. We just gave up too many second chance shots to them.

Mona Martin

Free throws are important because they're free. It's something we work on a lot at practice.

Casaundra Wilson

Anytime you go just 15-of-30 in free throws, people are going to stay in the game. We have to stop fouling as much as we did tonight. We are reaching too much on defense, and that's because the conditioning is not there. You can't have a player like Barry Wilson foul out.

Mark Hatton

All four of them are good players. We will miss them. Tonight, we just missed too many free throws and had too many turnovers. The kids never quit, and played as hard as they could all the way.

Lance Bennett

We can't afford to give away games by not executing and not knocking down our free throws.

Michael Grant

If we had a couple more free throws, that would have made a big difference.

Jermareo Davidson

We didn't shoot the ball the way we'd like to. Right away we missed four free throws. We just weren't ready to go.

Brian Dejong

We made our free throws down the stretch and then finished them up. It was just an overall great team effort.

Marty Reid

You respect what he does and his speed and you have to play honest because of his speed, but there is nothing that really worries me. He runs the same routes. It's a go route and he throws his hand up if he feels he has you beat, which most of the time he feels he has you beat. They run a couple of dig routes and curl routes to keep you honest. It's the same thing.

Brian Dawkins

If we would have hit our free throws, we would have won. When you miss 17, that's 17 points we could have had.

Tom Mobley

Free throws are key. I think they (Wildcats) ran out eight straight points because they hit free throws and we didn't.

Doug Erny

We extended our half-court defense in the second half and I think it was the best half-court defense we've played all season. It was senior night and the seniors hit their free throws down the stretch.

Brodie Flaherty

And then the moment we say something back. The ref throws a flag.

Shadi Ayoub

I was feeling the pressure before I went to the line. But I knew I had to make those free throws. I've been told all year to be ready.

Josh Wright

We took the ball to the hole; we just didn't make the shots. We didn't play good defense in the fourth quarter. And if we make half of the free throws we missed, we only lose by one.

Robbie Kennedy

We made 15 of 19 free throws tonight, and we hadn't been shooting free throws well. For us to go on the road and make those kind of free throws was big.

Tony Raffetto

The team is gaining confidence, but we need to start making our free throws and take better shots from the field.

Rita O'connor

We got every break we needed. In those types of situations you need a little luck and we got that in missed free throws and a great steal by Ryan (Peterson).

Kevin Renbarger

He's a good ball player. He's getting his timing down on defense as a free safety, and there should be some good opportunities to come up with some plays this week because (Jaguar quarterback Robert Benjamin) throws a lot of passes down there.

Karl Kiefer

We were fortunate to be able to hold on. Twice we had opportunities to put (the Hurricanes) away and they bounced back. We hit some big shots and knocked down some huge free throws.

Ken Cutlip

It came down to execution. We did not execute when we had the chance. Free throws and lay-ups are something we practice every day. But we didn't execute when we had the chance, and that made all the difference tonight.

Vance Cooksey

We had a slow start and made some silly mistakes. Give Belle credit, they were patient and ran their offense. We need the game to be ugly in order to have a chance, unfortunately we got into foul trouble and they made their free throws.

Scott Wince

Mount Vernon started to come back a little bit there. But I think our girls did a good job keeping composure, that's something we have struggled with this season. Then we made our free throws down the stretch when we had to have them.

Kris Kleeman

If we'd finished shots on some of our opportunities and made some more free throws, we'd have had some breathing room at the end. But we let some no-calls bother us and missed too many free throws until Seth hit those two big ones.

Ray Funk

He threw a great ball. They were playing man-to-man, and there's not much the defender can do when he throws a perfect ball.

Benjamin Watson

We looked at everything we were doing and decided to start doing some things differently. We worked harder on defense, came in at 6:30 a.m. to shoot free throws and fixed the things that we weren't doing well. The kids said they'd do whatever it took to get better.

Keith Gunther

There's got to be a little execution. Also there's got to be a little fire. We have to execute, shoot free throws and be solid. We're going to have to play some good defense.

Keith Andrews

We were right there early on, and then the bottom sort of fell out. We missed some easy shots, we missed some free throws. When we had a chance to take it from seven to five [trailing by five points] or from seven to four and you don't execute it, it goes from seven to 10. That's what happened, and it got away from us.

Stan Waterman

They did a great job of getting to the free-throw line, and of course my philosophy is hit your free throws and you win.

John Thatcher

We were trying to go aggressively to the basket and I felt like we were doing that. But we just couldn't get to the foul line. We were being aggressive but we weren't shooting any free throws.

Matt Bowling

I'm pretty good when it comes to shooting free throws, so at that part of the game I wanted the ball in my hands. They tried to run a box-and-two triangle on us, but we stepped up and played our game.

Mustapha Farrakhan

If you ask guys like (Matt) Regan and (Mike) Bertrand inside, I know they're going to be getting some (passes) to the head. You've got to keep your head up. Some of the passes he throws are amazing, just incredible.

Tyler Fishbune

It's nice to get out and play a game after we stunk it up Friday night. Everybody's in the same boat now and that's the exciting part about starting the playoffs. We just played Madera; we felt like we should've had that game. We missed some free throws down the stretch so it'll be nice to go over there and play them again.

Tim Amundsen

We wanted not to turn the ball over and be patient. Unfortunately, we made some turnovers but we made our free throws.

Michael Parry

Luckily we stepped up and made some big free-throws. ... We've had some games where [free-throws] have hurt us at the end of the game. This time, they stepped up big.

Connie West

I say this with all due respect. It wasn't a typical game for him. He missed a lot of shots. He missed a lot of free throws. But obviously he gets us going. He's the key to what we do.

Anthony Menard

We'd get up six or seven, and they would come right back and cut it to three. They hit three-pointers. They hit free throws. They're just tough to stop.

Kip Pulliam

We went into the locker room and we could have been in a better situation, but we missed some free throws. We were pleased and played the style of game that we wanted to. We kept ourselves within striking distance, but it was unfortunate that they went on that run.

Craig Michaelis

In the first half, our defense was erratic and we had a lot of shots rim out. But in the second half they worked really hard to come back. We had our chances, but we missed too many free throws.

Karen Stephens

He throws a nice ball. Now, I'm not saying he needs a second career, but he can throw the ball.

Justin Peelle

We still had our chances, but we missed some free throws the fourth quarter and they hit theirs.

Paul Hale

They made their free throws. That's the big game-breaker.

Dallas Dockter

It always helps to make free throws. If you make free throws it's a pretty simple game, especially at the end.

Steve Mcclain

His freshman year, he blew a game shooting free throws. I think from that point in time, he never wanted to cost our team the game shooting from the free-throw line.

Jason Jacob

Our free throws really hurt us bad. We had chances to win the game at the end, but we couldn't knock down free throws when it mattered. It was anyone's game.

Jennifer Long

It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. It's the No. 1 rush defense in the league, being our defense, against the No. 1 rush offense (Idaho State). It's the No. 2 rush defense, being their defense, against the No. 3 rush offense in the league. So something's got to give. It may be the team that throws the ball best wins the game.

Bobby Hauck

Those free throws at the end of the first half hurt. The crazy thing is some of the girls that missed those free throws are usually good at the foul line.

Dick Steele

They just made the plays and we couldn't connect on our free throws. Things just fell their way.

Tracy Palmer

We'll see some screens and throws to the running backs. I'm sure Travis Henry and Chris Brown can catch very well.

Chris Hope

We had our opportunities (Tuesday). We just didn't make our shots when we had to and we missed too many free throws.

Doug Bleadorn

All of the guys who shot free throws shoot 85 to 89 percent. We had the right guys shooting. Unfortunately, sometimes you just don't always perform to your expectations.

Phil Engebretsen

Like a quarterback for a football team, CEOs get to take all of the credit when things go well and have to take all of the blame when things go badly. Yet legally, they are not held accountable. When a quarterback fumbles, throws a few interceptions, maybe even throws the game, the coach has a responsibility to bench him, so that no more follies will occur.

Lee Terry

Marcus came in and made some big-time throws for us at the right time.

David Powell

I'm always nervous when we miss free throws. Coalfield's such a good team that if you give them chances like that, it's going to burn you, and luckily our defense was right where it needed to be down the stretch to keep them from getting another bucket.

Angie Lucier

If we hit our free throws, the game is over. Our free-throw shooting was very poor today.

Ken Flowers

We practice free throws every day. We spend probably 30 minutes a day working on them.

Jillian Ketcher

(Steward) has shot about 85 percent from the line this season, so it wasn't a surprise he made his free throws.

Don Kloth

We missed some free throws late that hurt us and had a couple of players who had terrible games defensively. We're not good enough to win tight games right now. We've got a few guys who aren't bothered by losing games, but it bothers me. I hate to lose.

Billy Mack Steed

(West Campus) played exceptionally well. We were in control the whole way, but down the stretch we had to keep our composure and make free throws. It was good for us to be in a battle like that at this time in the season.

Ron Pucci

When we started with the concept, we were afraid it would be too insider, but every month, the culture throws us a new bone.

Marc Shaiman

He's just a clutch performer. He gets out there and throws strikes and stays within himself, doesn't try to do too much. He knows his limits and makes the most out of what god's given him.

Chris Holt

We did improve. We were able to move the ball this time, but we did have some missed throws. It (stinks) to be 0-2, but we still have a long season.

Derek Stingley

Young teams sometimes just need time to learn how to win. It's a process and the frustrating thing is that it's been something different doing us in every game. Our foul shooting's been 54 percent in the five losses so that's been one constant but we've lost three of them by 4 points or less. It's hard enough to win and you lose the close games when you can't do things like make free throws.

Kyle Green

We executed nicely until the last the last three minutes. And we missed crucial free throws.

Tom Maier

We were able to hit our free throws in the fourth quarter.

Perry Hunter

He throws a great ball.

Mark Shields

I knew that there was a lot of time left still in the fourth quarter when everyone was kind of relaxing. So, when there was a minute left and we started to make our free throws, I knew that we could do this.

Jamie Braun

The guys in the throws did a great job. We went 27-0 against both teams and dominated. The regulars came through and everybody came to play today.

Talen Singer

We wanted to get a steal after A.J. made his two free throws, but if we couldn't come up with a steal, we were going to have to foul them. There was a scramble for the ball and I came up with it and was able to get the ball to A.J.

Kevin Osborn

Give credit to them, they played good defense and made their free throws. This is a special group of kids that never gave up and were in every game. The ball just didn't fall our way.

Jesse Nakanishi

I think our bench really played well and we started to wear them down some. They started to come back, but we made clutch free throws down the stretch. That was the key.

Gordy Gruhl

We got behind and had to foul them, and they nailed their free throws. We cut a 17-point lead down.

Bob Reed

If we had made those shots, we could have been right in there at the end. There's no excuse for those missed free throws.

Chip Malone

Matt was our No. 2 guy last year, but it was really like having No. 1 and 1A. He really is dominant. He throws in the high 80s and low 90s with control. He's also very tough mentally.

Lou Urbano

He sees the whole floor. He's always pointing people here, there and everywhere, and while he's pointing he sees somebody cutting back door and he throws a pass. He's the glue to their team, but they've got four other guys they throw out there that are pretty good, too.

Joe Muniz

I started out slow, but that fourth quarter came and coach told me to try to take over, and get some open looks and knock down my free throws. When we got the ball, we spread it out and I was able to make things happen.

Will Figures

Federal-Mogul was a good paycheck and it was a steady paycheck. All of a sudden that's taken away, and that's what a lot of people were faced with. With the closings of Federal-Mogul and Dan River, it throws you back out on the job market.

Donnie Thomas

He's the kind of hitter that will put the ball in play, ... He sometimes throws the bat to get a base hit. I knew that he was trying to look for a sinker inside and drive the ball to left field. I tried not to make a mistake. I went inside with a sinker and it worked perfectly.

Livan Hernandez

Luckily we came out strong, making shots and playing defense. We didn't shoot well in the fourth quarter, especially on the free throws.

Mike Capocci

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Cheryl Richburg

Daniel was doing well for a while, hanging in there with a tough kid, but I don't think he was catching on that the kid was looking to catch him in throws, bulldogs, heads-and-arms. The guy ended up getting a bulldog on him and the match was over.

Trent Rollins

We had the shots, we just missed a lot of shots. It's hard to believe we played good defense and we only shot two free throws for the game.

Jamie Rollins

We took some terrible shots. Our kids didn't come out and play disciplined in the third quarter. Once they get a lead, they've got you because they don't miss their free throws.

Wade Bouslog

We expect to shoot free throws well. Our kids are good shooters and we expect them to be able to make them from the line.

Jim Stafford

Free throws, free throws, free throws. We were short-handed and we couldn't sub as much as we wanted to. That's when we decided to go with Matt. We knew he could step in there and knock down some big shots.

Mike Francis

We hit just enough free throws to win it, but we should be hitting them all.

Mike Cole

What percentage of the playbook will he have access to? ... When you have a quarterback who throws like that, there's no way Mike Heimerdinger is making him make the same throws he made Steve McNair throw in Tennessee.

Cris Carter

If we hit a few more free throws, if we hadn't made those silly mistakes at crucial points, the outcome might have been different.

Rick Sandlin

Abilene made some shots. They played extremely hard. They fouled to lengthen the game and to see if we'd make free throws. When we missed a few they just kept going.

Vernon Golladay

(Ryan) did a great job. He stayed composed. He read us very well. He didn't force any balls in there too much. He made some clutch throws and gave his receivers chances, and that's what makes a quarterback awesome.

Marty Tadman

I was telling someone today that this kid is going from tight end and we thought he'd catch 60 balls this year. Last year, he was playing center and now he's our quarterback. He's a great athlete. He's a great kid. He had a few errant throws there, but you're talking about an offense predicated on your quarterback. Mike has done a great job. He's only had four days to get ready.

Pat Engle

Our guys just stepped up and hit some free throws at the end. We've been so close so many times, it was good to see us finally pull one out.

Jason Shelton

I know him, ... He throws a fastball away and then he comes in with a slider. I was ready for a slider, and he hung one.

Ramon Castro

Darren took advantage of an opportunity, and this will be a great learning experience for him. Dustin is a dangerous wrestler because he throws and is not afraid to do it, and it's not likely that a match will go the full six minutes when he's in there.

Alan Carter

We missed some free throws. It was pretty drafty on our end, so I think the cold affected the free-throw shooting.

Chester Smith

I wouldn't go in until I made it, shooting free throws until I made it.

Connor Drumm

We had some dumb fouls and you can't let a team shoot that many more free throws than you.

Travis Dotterer

They are definitely a physical team. We missed a lot of easy shots and free throws that would've kept the game closer.

Chuck Roach

It says a whole lot about his character. To step up there and made two free throws like that is something else.

Dusty Auxier

It was another one of those games where it wasn't pretty. We missed a bunch of key free throws. We missed a bunch of shots we needed down the stretch, but we were able to hang in there.

Bob Marlin

He's pretty poised for a sophomore. He has a good arm and he has some experience under his belt. He throws the ball pretty well.

Bob Lutz

I had all the confidence in the world. I guess it was just one of those nights. I hate it because we were coming back and if I had made those three free throws we would probably have had a whole lot better chance.

Mike Drum

Josh is obviously someone we want at the line in that situation. Our free throws tonight were the best they've been all year. At this point, you go with the guys who got you here.

Don Showalter

I just told him to stay strong. It's a pretty common thing. But you can't keep thinking about bad throws. He just shook it off and played the way we knew he could play.

Pete Fenson

I know kids feel very attached to their artwork, and they feel very sensitive when a mother, father or anybody throws it away.

Nancy Scott

I hate it because everyone is criticizing the officials, but they shot 21 free throws and we shot six, yet I had three players over there bleeding because they were hacking, scratching and smacking. I hate to see that for kids that work as hard as mine do.

Terri Keown

I'm not just saying that to put the pressure on them. Nobody in Oregon has given them a game yet. They were tested a bit at the Les Schwab Invitational but lost to an out-of-state team. The teams they played from Oregon they beat handily. Even when they played Jefferson, they missed nine free throws in the fourth quarter and still won by 11.

Mark Shoff

I told him when he missed the free throws that if he didn't play that way in overtime we wouldn't be here right now. I told him he had to focus on the next four minutes and we would depend on him to come through.

Tommy Tonelli

I usually make my free throws more under pressure. I was thinking, 'This game is over.' That sounds kind of cocky on my side, but that's what I've got to put through my head in that situation.

Jaclyn Thoman

Andy hit big free throws. It isn't like we won the national championship, but for us any win right now is a good win with everything that is going on.

Scott Nagy

When we were shooting free throws, I was getting off the line quicker than them, so I got in there every time and made the tips.

Korvotney Barber

I haven't done anything yet. I've made the free throws. I made a couple shots. That's not my goal. My goal is to play full time next year.

Danny Wiseman

Our defense the second half was awesome. We defended and limited their shots. Our offensive execution wasn't good, especially free throws. You're pretty lucky to win when you shoot that poorly.

Bob Zeh

We're protecting the crap out of me and it's really showing. Being able to get back there and make some throws, we had one holding call that brought a touchdown back, that was unfortunate, but I think overall, up front, that's the reason you're seeing all these yards thrown for.

Shane Stafford

When you can't make free throws, you're not able to close the gap. If we would have made a few more, we could have won the game.

Vernon Hamilton

We will take some shots. I don't have a problem calling deep throws with [Davis]. We've got guys who can run.

Marc Trestman

It looks great. We'll get him back in the weight room next week and he'll be shooting free throws next week. We can't do anything really until we get the stitches out in about 10 days. He'll probably do some cardio next week and we'll get him going.

Rod Moore

Those were big-time free throws for an eighth grader.

Sally Zimmerman

Free throws are obviously important. Clay took a lot more than we did but we did not capitalize on ours. This was a good test for us and we expect to see them again in the sectionals. We know we can play with them.

Bennie Edwards

We gutted it out, handled pressure and made free throws at the end. We've got guys with a lot of character. When you make a state tournament run, you have to have kids who make plays.

Luke Reilly

We don't have an absolute stud, per se, that throws mid to high 80s. But we've got five or six quality pitchers that mix it up, throw strikes, and now they've learned how to win, which is the key.

Tom Bass

When he hits his spots and throws that hard, nobody is going to hit him. He could have pitched against Manatee Community College and struck out all those guys.

Phil Olson

We finally made some free throws.

Tara Hill

Trade hardly deems the busy day begun, Till his keen eye along the sheet has run; The blooming daughter throws her needle by, And reads her schoolmate's marriage with a sigh; While the grave mother puts her glasses on, And gives a tear to some old crony gone.

Charles Sprague

I believe we are very good at free throws now.

Justin Scott

We didn't make shots, and we didn't make free throws. That was the key. To win championships you have to be able to make shots, and we didn't do that. And the other thing, we gave up too many second opportunities on the boards.

Denise Taylor

It's been awhile since we've shot free throws that poorly. Usually we hit 70 to 75 percent. I don't know if it's because we've had some days off over Christmas break or what.

Vince Cerbone

It's surprising at home that you would miss free throws the way we did, but it's part of the game. We played a better defensive game this time around than we did the first time at Winchester. We just didn't shoot as well.

Todd Plattner

You try to take some, but he throws so many strikes. That gets you in the hole. There's not much you can do.

Derrek Lee

That ices games for us. We've got great shooters, but we knew they were going to foul us at the end. Making free throws really helped us win the game.

Henry Uhegwu

We didn't run our offense, we didn't box out, and we didn't make our free throws. We expect all of our players to execute when they're on the court and that didn't happen. It's going to be all about desire and execution the rest of the season. It's time for everybody to step up show what they're made of.

Jeff Hoyle

(SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept fighting. We just made some mistakes late in the game.

Danny Ward