Quotes by Craig Haase

“Thats a very, very good basketball team we lost to tonight. We struggled at times, but our guys played hard. It wasnt our effort that hurt us. Central just had too many weapons. Every time we made a run at them, they had an answer.”

“Weve been playing hard and practicing hard all season, but weve been very inconsistent in games. This was a big step in the right direction for us. I thought a lot of guys stepped up today and did a lot of positive things.”

“John Hoch really took control for us today. Hes one of our senior leaders and he might have had his best overall game. He did a lot of good things. He not only scored but ran our offense and made some key steals. When he plays like that, our chances of winning improve a lot.”

“The nice thing today was we had a lot of kids play well and we played very unselfish basketball. Thats how we have to play to be successful. We dont have a bunch of superstars. Weve just got a bunch of guys who can be pretty good at this game when they play together. I think we proved that today.”

“Those two runs we made were huge when you look at the final score. We knew how big they were inside we so we had try and turn the game into a track meet. That worked pretty good for us tonight.”

“John is exactly the kind of athlete every coach wants on his team. He brings knowledge and great work ethic to every game and every practice. Hes always been a small kid, but, through hard work, hes improved his body a lot. Thats a tribute to his dedication. Hes the kind of kid every coach dreams about.”

“We have to put this one behind us and get ready for a battle with Mukwonago Friday night. If we work on Friday as hard as we did tonight, we should be all right.”

“I thought our guys showed a lot of poise when Watertown made that run. They didnt panic. We could have been in trouble had they scored two or three more unanswered baskets. That was a big part of the game. We kept working hard and eventually got the momentum back in our favor.”

“Thats kind of big game for Bobby on offense. He made two big hoops for us early in the game that gave us the lead. From there, his defense did the rest.”

“Weve had a good run the last five years and thats a credit to the kids and the coaching staff. We always seem to play our best basketball of the year once the tournament begins. And were going to have to play well on Friday to stay with South. Theyve got a great team this year.”