Quotes by Ed Pepple

“We knew they had good athletes so we wanted to keep them from penetrating and contain their big guy (Michael Goodman, who finished with four points).”

“Theyre a nice team. Theyve got a few good big guys and a great point guard (Ostrowski), and they have good balance and variety to their game. We just started with too many turnovers and couldnt handle the ball. Were not very experienced.”

“Its been a challenge, theres no question about that. We just havent been able to come up with a formula to get this team to play Mercer Island basketball.”

“We have not finished games and that has been our biggest issue.”

“There are a lot of teams that are pretty even, and we feel like were one of them. Weve kind of been in the mode where we havent finished, and thats been one of our strengths over the years.”

“Theyve been resilient all year. We were written off, and (we) always come back.”

“We came out flat against Newport. The other thing is we poked (David) Kelley in the eye and that spurred him on.”

“Trevor gave us a nice spark in the second quarter.”

“They talk about it every single year. They talked about it last year, and the year before that and the year before that. I dont pay any attention to that.”

“I was disappointed. I didnt think we played as well as we could. Their quickness hurt and they were more aggressive than us.”