Quotes by Barry Gebhart

“They are going to do what they do well, which is play good defense, they rebound well and they dont turn the ball over. Theyve got some really good players to grab rebounds. Its going to be one of those games that comes down to the last minute.”

“You look at the other team and try to figure out whos capable of beating you. Obviously, were not going to shut anyone down, but we tried to slow those guys down.”

“That was a good total team effort and we obviously needed something like that. The kids have all been working hard and they all got rewarded with some playing time.”

“We did a great job on the glass, blocking out and going to get the ball.”

“Our strength is our defense. We try to pride ourselves on defense because we feel that when we execute it correctly, we can create plays on offense and hopefully make some open shots. These past two days, weve really shot well though.”

“The way that we play, thats a good sign for us. Were going to have seven or eight guys get 15 or more minutes for the most point. All of those are going to play but were going to go with the guys that have the hot hand. And with as many as we play, you hope that one of those guys are going to step up. Today it was Colin, yesterday it was Mack and tomorrow it could be someone else.”

“We played well defensively. I think our kids are playing with a lot of confidence. Thats the kind of stuff that you want when youre about to head into the conference season, so its definitely good for us.”

“Most of the polls and rankings are generated out of Little Rock and those people never bother to go see the West play. Thats a lack of respect for our conference more than anything else.”

“West Memphis is always among the top three or four teams in the state every year. It seems like they never have to rebuild.”

“Its hard to lose any game and especially one thats so close. The fact that we didnt come away with the win doesnt lessen what these guys did last season at all. Theyve been a classy, hard-working bunch all year long. They played with a lot of courage and a lot of determination. I couldnt be any more proud of them. I wouldnt feel any better about them even if wed won that game.”