Mike Waldo Played Quotations

We made the lead big in the first quarter and they weren't able to catch us after that. I thought we played hard. I thought we played smart.

Our kids played real hard against a very good basketball team. They showed a lot of poise in a pressure situation and came up with a big win for us.

I thought Mark had a real good game. He made some shots, he was really active on the glass and got a lot of big rebounds and he played good defense all night long.

I thought E.J. played an outstanding defensive game. He got some steals, knocked some passes away, changed some shots, rebounded the ball well and pushed it up the court nicely.

I thought we played very well on defense. And I thought we rebounded the ball on both ends very well. And we had to since we didn't shoot very well, but Schaefer had three offensive rebounds on our first possession, he had a very good night on the boards.

I thought we played well tonight. I thought we rebounded well, we took care of the ball, we shot the ball pretty well and played very good defense.

I think we probably played our best game of the year. We had to against a team like that. A lot of things went well for us and not much went right for them.

We struggled a little shooting the ball tonight. Granite plays a good, tough zone and they played it very well tonight.

Belleville East played a great game, and it was hard for us to defend them. I was talking to one of my assistants, and we agreed we played our best game of the year. And we needed to do that to win this one.

East St. Louis played hard tonight. They played well defensively with their pressure and they made some hard shots. You have to give them credit, they played a good game.

They are an excellent team. They beat Alton and we know how good Alton was this year. They've beaten some good teams and have played very well this season.

Spencer is a very gifted player who works very hard at what he does. I thought he played smart, played with a lot of intensity and had a great game.

I think our guys played hard tonight. We're doing a good job of taking this one game at a time and focusing on the team we're playing next and not worrying about what's ahead. We prepared well for Jerseyville and now we will get prepared for whoever we play next.

I think our guys played the press very well tonight. We got some big steals and were able to get back on defense when we didn't steal the ball. I was proud of our defensive effort.

All things considered, we probably played the best game we've played all year, and we needed to do that. I thought they played outstanding.

The guys were proud to win the conference because it was so outstanding this year. Our guys have done a good job. They've prepared well and played well and had a great regular season. Now we're getting ready to start a new season, and we'll get to work on that.