Mark Peperkorn
Mark Peperkorn
came defense ice quarter second worst
We came out ice cold, it was our worst first quarter in a while. We were down 19-9 (early in the second quarter). Our man-to-man defense wasn't working.
allowed coming cut defense game half inside locker maybe people played room second
We played well in the first half and maybe thought we had the game in hand. But we didn't play defense coming out of the locker room in the second half. We allowed people to cut inside and go right to the basket.
deep fourth paid played ran
We played real well in the fourth quarter. Our deep athleticism paid off and we pretty much ran them out of the game.
fell love
I think she fell in love with her (Thursday).
boy boys clothes freshman knew percent played plays since wearing wore year
You know, her freshman year she was such a tomboy. She wore boys' clothes and she also played like a boy ever since I knew her. Now she's wearing skirts and scarves, but she still plays 100 percent like a boy.
close kept landed punch rest run
We could have landed a knockout punch right then and there. But they went on a run and they kept it pretty close the rest of the game.
close game
We're not even close to being in that game without her.
ball fantastic job past pressure running thrive
We actually thrive off some pressure . . . because we feel we can get the ball into Rae Lin and others. And once we get past that first wave, we just do a fantastic job of running our lanes and, for the most part, finishing.
assembly came eighth fell idolized kids love picture taken third
When we came back for that pep assembly (Sunday), I think Rae Lin had her picture taken with about 20 kids who were between third and eighth grade. They fell in love with her and they idolized her.
calming energy influence source
She's a calming influence at times, she's a source of energy at other times.
chart except kept leading nobody played third
Megan Chart shadowed Higgins the whole game. She's their leading scorer and except for the third quarter, when nobody played defense, Megan kept her down.
against bigger game great instincts kids knows physically played strong
She's played against bigger kids all her life, 5-8 and 5-9 players. She's so physically strong and has such great instincts that 5-3 doesn't matter. Rae Lin has no fear, knows how to play the game and use her body.
banquet basketball hair seen walked
I've only seen her with her hair down once - at our banquet. Otherwise, her hair's back. She walked into our banquet and I was like, 'Who are you?' She's just a basketball junkie.
extend
That's when we were able to extend the lead.