Quotes by Cip Sanchez

“Everybody talked about how wed lose this game by 28 points. To me, it was a great effort by my team. We have grown a lot as a team in one week. We had our lapses on defense, but today was a great step for us.”

“We lost to them twice by 26 points last year and theyre the same team. I think we gave them a scare. We play them three times this year, and were looking to get one game.”

“Ive been impressed the last couple weeks with her. Im very proud of her effort and shes going to start seeing more playing time. She played more minutes this game than she has all season.”

“That inspired the girls a little bit more. All of a sudden we were hitting everything.”

“We were working on things. Some of the girls are still learning the game. We needed to use this game to get ready for Edison. Theyre progressing, thats the main thing. We needed this win to get us going, because neither of us had won (in league).”

“Jacki beat us by herself. Theres no one like Jacki. She plays a different game every time. Theres no defense for her. The best thing you can do is let her score and not let the other players score. Youve got to be mentally strong to play a team like St. Marys. Theyre very disciplined.”

“I wanted to make sure the juniors knew how important it was to send these special group of senior girls home with a victory. Each of these girls brought something special to the team this season, and all deserved to go out on top.”

“When I heard that, my heart just broke. I dont see this stopping her basketball career (because) mentally, shes very strong.”

“She was above everybodys top game. She played above her potential, and she always played at a higher level. What I liked the most about her is nothing went to her head. She was very mild, very respectful, and let her actions speak for herself.”

“He put Edison on the map because a long time ago teams had no respect for Edison. I have nothing but respect for him. He and I have the same philosophy - the kids come first.”