Quotes by Rodney Wesley

“We just feel at home here. Our fans came down and gave us great support, which helps a lot. We have several veterans from last year that give us great leadership, and our starting guards, Charlie Hutton and Michael Powell, theyve never been (to the Final Four), so theyre hungry. With their hunger and our experience, its really come together for us the last two games.”

“We played great defense in the first half.”

“The problem in the first half is that we didnt score a lot of points. We scored 14 in the third quarter and (23) in the fourth quarter ... Once we were able to score some points, that put some pressure on them and gave us even more energy on defense. To hold them to one third-quarter point, thats what made it outstanding.”

“It wasnt surprising that he hit those shots. We told him to take those shots if they were there. I think that took some of the pressure off the other guards. They all started shooting.”

“Just making the steal was a great effort. On making the steal and hitting the basket he went 1-of-2. We needed it and didnt get it. But I didnt think the game was over at that point.”

“We worked to get him downstream of Curtis. He popped out and took it. We had a chance, and thats all you can ask.”

“Thats been our Achilles heel. We knew it. Its just a mental thing. We missed opportunities. But to come back to the Final Four, weve had a good season. We lost. It happens.”

“This was a tough way to win because the two teams in this game were two of the best at the 4A level. It is too bad we had to play this team this early. We were behind, but these guys stayed with it and they played like champions.”