Jeff Ackermann
Jeff Ackermann
beat best effort played team tremendous
This is the best team we've played all year. It's going to take a tremendous effort to beat them.
effort game goals guys played ready season ups
This game was our season in a nutshell. Ups and downs, ups and downs. It's another down for us, but my guys played hard. The effort was there. If you set your goals high, you have to be ready for disappointment.
bench help impose
We use our bench to help impose our will.
section win
We didn't win the section this year, and, after that, we set this as our goal.
beat entire fall few knew missed press shots
We knew they were big, but we wanted to press them the entire game. Even if we got beat a few times, we were going to press. We missed a few shots early, but then they started to fall for us.
best ease fine game guys knew press wear
We knew they were big and they had a lot of girth to them, so we wanted to try to wear them out the best we could. Our guys knew we were going to press the whole game, we weren't going to ease up and, if they scored on it, we were fine with that because we wanted to get an up-tempo game as much as we could.
confidence kids rare special teams
I know that my kids can play, and they play with confidence. I know this is a very special thing, and it's rare for teams to get this opportunity, so we are going to make the most of it.
both expect returning seniors starters
I have two seniors who are returning starters and I expect a lot from both of them.
attack defensive intensity liked offense talked
I liked our defensive intensity tonight. That's what we talked about all week. We want to attack constantly. That's our mindset. We're not ever passive. We want to attack as much as we can on offense and defense.
cut good laurel seen work
I haven't seen Laurel Highlands at all. I know Ambridge is a very good team. Laurel Highlands has their work cut out for them.
challenged expected good half played playing rest second tyler
I challenged him at halftime. Tyler played the second half the way I expected him to play the whole game, and the way I expect him to play the rest of these playoffs. He's too good not to be playing like that.
athletics dan dribble great shoot versatile
Dan is a great athlete. He's a very versatile guard. He can take you off the dribble and shoot the three. You can't sag on him and you can't play him tight.
chance guys history
I told our guys that they have a chance to make their own history and not live off our old history. This is their chance to be a part of it themselves.
count game hand kids number teams truly
I told the kids before the game that when you can count on one hand the number of teams that have done something, then you know you are truly approaching greatness.