Rick Dowdle
Rick Dowdle
match played problem quicker quickness teams throughout
Size-wise we match up okay. Quickness is sometimes a problem for us, but I don't think they're any quicker than the teams we've played this year. Throughout our district, we've got some pretty quick kids.
added gives goes playing
Playing like they did here gives them added confidence. The same thing goes with Marshall.
coach last positive year
They're so much better this year than they were last year, it's not even close. Coach (Joe) Crawford always had a positive outlook. They are much improved.
anybody awful four games half road second
I don't think anybody thought that's where we'd be, so I feel like we've accomplished something. But we've got an awful long way to go. We have four road games during the second half (of district).
extremely good kids lucky tone took
I told them before we went out that it was extremely important to set the tone early. We were lucky enough to do that. I thought the kids took good shots.
athletic floor press quick shoot shots time
They're not real big, but they're real athletic and they press from the time they got off the bus. They shoot quick shots and play up tempo. They get up and down the floor and try to out-athlete you.
fought foul games home kids opening sets stepped test win
Whitehouse sets the standard. You've got to win games on your home floor. It was a big test for us opening up (district). The kids fought and stepped up defensively through a lot of foul trouble.
brought friday losing marshall night
You have to (win at home) at this point. Losing Friday night brought Kilgore and Marshall back in.