Joe Filoteo Quotations

I would tell here to spot us 10 points before I play her. They're tough.

Our defense was just swarming. We kept the pressure on them. We knew we had to control their guards. J.C. is too good of a player to keep bounded up, so he got his points. But we held their guards.

We felt like the pressure was on them coming over here. We were up for it, and we want to win the district just as bad as anybody and we're in a position to do it. Our guys are going to do what it takes.

When you go and give them the ball, the momentum switches. But then again, that shows the character of this team. We've played in big games and we've never given up. We didn't hang our heads or get frustrated, and the players on the floor got this win for us.

Realistically, if we keep playing and improving the way we have, I think we have a great chance of going deep into the playoffs because of two factors. No. 1, the strength of our district. Plus, our experience in the playoffs and our tradition of being in the playoffs is the second factor.

These guys, you could call them overachievers. We don't have the 6-8s, the 6-5s, the 6-7s, but we're scrappy. I've said that from the beginning, we're going to leave it on the floor. And if we're going to win, that's what we have to do.

I cannot remember a time when two teams in the same program were ranked in the Valley. I've never heard of that. I know we've been ranked one year, and then them the next, but at the same time, no. This has to be a first.