John Lawhon
John Lawhon
behind bunch develop later leading players rather
Usually someone will develop into the leading scorer later in the season, and we'll have a bunch of players behind him. I'd rather have it like this.
corner defensive jeff kick midfield moved opportunity plays spot
Jeff plays more of a defensive midfield spot for us, so he doesn't usually get the opportunity to score. But he moved up on a corner kick and scored.
four game highly ranked step teams three
When you're highly ranked in three out of four years, teams are going to be gunning for you. We have to play every game and get better because teams step up when they're gunning for you.
came played
We came out and played hard. It was important for us to do that, especially after the tie. But we bounced back and played well.
again defense help hoping offense players returning strong
We're hoping our defense will be strong again and will keep us in games. We have a lot of young returning players on offense that will help out, but it will take them a while to get going.
above anywhere college far fitting game high player problem school seen skilled understanding wants
His tactical understanding of the game is far above most high school guys. He's as skilled as any player I've coached. He has the talent, if he wants to, to play professionally in the future. I've seen a lot of college games, and he'd have no problem fitting in anywhere right now.
anyone hard stop total touches
We want to get him more touches with the ball. He's hard for anyone to stop one-on-one. He has the total package.
controlled field hard wind
We controlled possession, but we weren't as crisp as we have been. But Pennington Field is a hard place to play because the wind swirls down on the field.
coming game gave heart itself kept porter scoring state tournament
We scored and you think that would be enough. Porter kept itself in the game and showed heart by coming back. Scoring (their first goal) gave them momentum. Little things like that in a state tournament game can make the difference.
guys team
Every team is different. These guys want to do something a little more than the last.
attack ball playing shots three
We were playing all right. We were on the attack and had possession. They had just three shots on the night, but the ball bounced their way on two of them.
adjusted goals happy improving last players positive steps took
So far, we have 10 different players who have scored goals for us. And most of them have had multi-goal games. We took some positive steps in improving last weekend, and I'm happy that the players adjusted to the moves.
chances except game lots picked second
Each game we got a little better in our passing, except for the finals. We picked it up in the second half. We had lots of chances and should have scored.
anyone game glad happy hurt wet
I'm just glad to get the game in without anyone hurt. It was wet and slippery, but I'm happy with how we played.