Alan Barton Quotes

This was a big win and we now control our own destiny to win district. Free throws were the difference. We switched our presses and got a big run and then we were able to get them in foul trouble and it paid off.

I've never seen [Eureka Springs] play that hard. They brought the game to us, but we responded and didn't throw the ball away.

Our hands are on the wheel. Now we just have to steer it in the right direction.

We started getting in our press at the end of the first period. We made them turn the ball over and got to the basket.

We've played each other seven times in the last two years so we know each other. We know they're going to come out and punch us in the face. We overcame the storm and I thought we handed the pressure better and started getting some open looks.

We played our worst half since I've known these seniors. I've coached them since third grade and I challenged those seniors at halftime. Greenland basketball is about tradition and they see that each day with the banners on the gym wall.

The girls have cousins and sisters with state championships so they know what it takes.

We are not going into this blind. We never go into something unprepared and we are not going to do it now. You try to do the best you can.

They busted us in the face in the first half. We took the jabs and found a way at halftime.

They couldn't hear me anymore. It was a 2-point ballgame, I don't care how much time they get. Time is just time.

The girls here in Greenland have to believe there's another sport in town, and that's girl's softball. We're not bad, but when we play experienced teams like that we've got to play at the top of our game.