Paul Dretsch
Paul Dretsch
kids nice starting step
We're starting to have kids step up, especially inside. We had a real nice balance, scoring-wise.
ball came half huge kids nice ran step team
It was nice to see the team come out and put the ball in the hole. In the first half our kids came out and ran well. This was a huge step for us offensively.
huge
And that was off the bench. She was a huge difference. She was an intimidator for us in the middle.
difference start
I was disappointed in our start. We didn't start with a lot of intensity, and that was the difference in the game.
kept kids
I rotated some kids in at the end. We kept fighting. We've got some young shooters on this team.
drives good shoots
She is a good one. She shoots from the outside, drives to the hole, she's the real deal.
keeping known people
Defensively, we've been keeping people in check, which is what we've always been known for.
capable district girls placing sound three toughest
Of the three (South Sound girls) teams, we probably got the toughest draw. But our district has always been strong. I think all three of us are all very capable of placing at state.
biggest composed player
(Swain) is a freshman, but she's a pretty composed player on the biggest stage.
beat
If you're going to be successful, you have to beat (a big-name team).
damaging offensive points rebounds scores
Her offensive rebounds are what is so damaging to a team. She scores a lot of her points getting offensive rebounds.
close games pull stretch winning
Our kids, all year, down the stretch have been able to pull out games at the end. We've been winning some close ones.
felt hurt
I felt we could have hurt them inside, but we didn't go there enough.
aggressive coach likes next pressure team year
I've always been a coach that likes to pressure teams. You'll see a much more aggressive team next year than this year.