Gary Giancola
Gary Giancola
admire anyone five floor good group lead players quality score slight
I give Ironwood a slight edge. I admire these kids. They're always working on their game. They've got a good group and can put five quality players on the floor and anyone of them can score when they need a score, or lead them in scoring.
foot four half intensity keeping last night second sustained third took
We sustained our intensity for four quarters. We started the same way we did in Glidden, but there we took our foot off the throttle in the second half and just coasted. Last night we concentrated on keeping our intensity up. We had an exceptional third quarter.
needed remember settle time
We just needed a time out to settle them down, and remember how we play the game.
against bunch chance city field good kids last learned level nervous ourselves prepare rookie sort teacher trip
We were like a rookie teacher with a bunch of nervous kids on a field trip last year. We were sort of overwhelmed by the experience. We've learned from that and know how to prepare better. We need to keep our level of play up where it's been and we'll give ourselves a chance against a very good Glenwood City team.
bench cleared fourth game good third
We put the game away in the third and cleared the bench in the fourth quarter. Everyone got good minutes.
brought focused great group men program seniors shows
These seniors have really brought the program to a new level. We've got a great group of young men here who are focused and working as a team, and it shows in the results.
athletic
They're solid. They've got thick, physical, athletic kids.
hurts
They didn't outwork us, they didn't outplay us. That's what hurts so much.
home looking seed seen teams
We've seen all the teams once. We have some of the better teams at home this time. We're looking at that No. 2 seed in the regional.
game holding looking smart start teams
We're looking to play our game and go right at them. If we can get better play out of our back court, especially on defense, and play smart basketball, we could start holding teams in the 40s and 50s.
carry couple defending happy hosting playoff ready spot target
We're happy with the No. 2 spot and the possibility of hosting a couple of playoff games. We're the defending champs and will have a target on our backs. We need to be ready to carry that.
believe confident guys man playing sights
I'm confident we can play with them the way we're playing our man defense. These guys have got their sights set on getting to that Kohl Center. They really believe it.
brought cherish community conference group program proud seniors special trips
I can't be more proud of the kids. They represented their community and their conference very well. This is a special group of seniors that brought this program to a new level. They'll cherish these two trips to sectionals for a long time.
battle seed
It's a battle for the No. 2 seed in the regional.