Quotes by Johnny Mason

“Hes a kid with unlimited potential, because this is really his first year at the high school level. Hes done a tremendous job mixing it up with guys who are a lot more experienced.”

“They see a kid thats rather inexperienced, but hes got a lot of raw talent. Hes got those long arms, and thats the kind of kid theyre looking for to play at the Division I (or) II level.”

“What pleased me was I knew we could play with that kind of intensity on defense. There was a lot of quality mental and physical basketball.”

“Ill probably be in the hospital (if the remaining games are like Tuesday). My doctor recommended no stress, so Im going to have to get my team to help and follow his directions.”

“We knew Van Buren was going to give a heroic effort, and they played great. This is a great road win for us.”

“We had a hard time getting good looks. They matched up well against us, and we were a little impatient. We took some off-balance shots. The only time we played our game was in the fourth quarter.”

“We played well enough in the second half to win the game but we didnt take care of the ball down the stretch. Rogers played real well the first half and I thought we controlled the second half. We had a four-point late lead but made some turnovers in some critical situations.”

“Theyve really got a super athletic team. Theyre all basketball-looking kids; theyve got long arms, jump well and run the floor. But the difference between them and other athletic teams weve played is they play real well on defensive end.”

“Sometimes, (athletic teams) dont like pressure. It can throw them off. Thats our game, and were not going to change it.”

“We just beat a great basketball team. Forrest City is as good as anybody in the state. Theyve got three of the finest athletes weve seen in Weaver, Bowman and Stewart, but weve good some pretty good kids, too.”