Now we start our second season -- we have our work cut out for us.
He has a good shooting touch for a big man.
We try to pride ourselves on defense. I'd like to think that had something to do with their turnovers.
I was disappointed with the way we came out in the first half. We weren't mentally or physically in the game. I was perplexed. We talked about that at halftime. I told them they had a shot at a share of the conference title with Houghton and they weren't playing like it.
I was concerned with they went on their run, but our team didn't quit all year and they just had the will to win somehow.
Pawlak is a very smart player. He's a good student. He brings that to the basketball court. He's the guy we want on the line at the end of the game.
I think Bessemer is playing better basketball than anybody thought they would. We have our work cut out for us.
Our work is cut out for us that first game.
Our starters were dead. It was just sheer will there in the end. What helped us tonight is our maturity. We're a senior-dominated team.
I thought they made more noise than the Houghton fans did. Myself and the team would like to thank them for coming up.
That will determine the conference. After that, we've got Bessemer and Ewen at home before the districts.
We were looking for it to be a good regular season. I didn't know if it was going to be this good, as far as wins and losses are concerned.
We can't enjoy this for very long. They're the defending champs until someone unseats them.
We had good looks from the field. Our shooting deserted us.
That was a first for one of my teams. It tells you we were settling for perimeter shots and not looking to drive and create.
We wanted to get some breathing room in the third quarter.
Bessemer went to a zone and we answered with threes. We shot very well in the second quarter.
That's how we take care of the ball.
It's not always easy to rebound out of a zone, but we did a tremendous job of rebounding in that second half.
That's a good sign and that's a bad sign, because we're down. Hopefully, it teaches the kids we're never out of it.
If you're that, all the other goals will take care of themselves.
He started and I told him to let me know.
He took over the game offensively and defensively.
Houghton came in ready tonight. They were a different team than the last time they played us. I was impressed by Houghton's intensity.
They are unselfish and they like each other, which equals excellent team chemistry.
Any of the five is capable of scoring in the 20s.
The football team set the tone with their outstanding season.
At halftime, I told the boys I was very disappointed in our play in the first half, especially since we had first place in the West PAC on the line. We came out flat. We didn't look good at all.
They're not a rah-rah type of team. They take care of business on the court. They're not very vocal. Maybe that's good, because they keep their cool in tough situations.
