IHSA Boys Basketball Class AA State Final Results

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Boys Basketball Class AA State Final Results

2000-01

South Holland (Thornwood) 49, Chicago (Morgan Park) 46

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Play-by-Play

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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TURNOVR by Carter, O'Neal            07:38
FOUL by Brown, Quinnel               07:27
                                     07:27              MISSED FT SHOT by Curry, Eddy
                                     07:27              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     07:27   0-1   V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by Curry, Eddy
TURNOVR by Brown, Quinnel            07:16
                                     07:01   0-4   V 4  GOOD! 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
                                     07:01              ASSIST by Conerly, Aubrey
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      06:44
                                     06:44              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Ingram, Lynell               06:42
FOUL by Brown, Quinnel               06:25
                                     06:25              MISSED FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
                                     06:25              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     06:25              MISSED FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by Carter, O'Neal      06:25
MISSED JUMPER by Carter, O'Neal      06:06
                                     06:06              REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
                                     05:49              MISSED JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Kelly, Clarence     05:49
TURNOVR by Kelly, Clarence           05:42
                                     05:20              MISSED 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by Brown, Quinnel      05:20
MISSED LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel       05:11
                                     05:11              BLOCK by Curry, Eddy
                                     05:09              REBOUND (DEF) by Buckley, Melvin
                                     04:50              TURNOVR by Thomas, Pierre
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        04:50
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      04:39
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          04:39
                                     04:38              FOUL by Moss, David
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      04:32
REBOUND (OFF) by Kelly, Clarence     04:32
MISSED JUMPER by Kelly, Clarence     04:24
                                     04:24              REBOUND (DEF) by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     04:09   0-7   V 7  GOOD! 3 PTR by Moss, David
                                     04:09              ASSIST by Conerly, Aubrey
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      03:50
                                     03:50              REBOUND (DEF) by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     03:18              MISSED JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
                                     03:18              REBOUND (OFF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     03:15              MISSED LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
                                     03:15              REBOUND (OFF) by Thomas, Pierre
                                     03:04   0-9   V 9  GOOD! JUMPER by Buckley, Melvin
GOOD! LAYUP by Carter, O'Neal        02:51   2-9   V 7
                                     02:38   2-11  V 9  GOOD! JUMPER by Thomas, Pierre
                                     02:26              FOUL by Moss, David
GOOD! JUMPER by Carter, O'Neal       02:23   4-11  V 7
ASSIST by Brown, Quinnel             02:23
                                     02:04              TURNOVR by Conerly, Aubrey
STEAL by Byrd, Jonathan              02:02
                                     02:00              FOUL by Conerly, Aubrey
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      01:55
REBOUND (OFF) by Ingram, Lynell      01:55
GOOD! LAYUP by Ingram, Lynell        01:52   6-11  V 5
                                     01:32              TURNOVR by Buckley, Melvin
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1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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STEAL by Kelly, Clarence             01:31
GOOD! JUMPER by Carter, O'Neal       01:22   8-11  V 3
                                     01:16              TURNOVR by Jones, Cory
TURNOVR by Byrd, Jonathan            01:08
                                     00:58              TURNOVR by Thomas, Pierre
STEAL by Carter, O'Neal              00:57
MISSED LAYUP by Carter, O'Neal       00:55
REBOUND (OFF) by Brown, Quinnel      00:55
GOOD! TIP-IN by Brown, Quinnel       00:52  10-11  V 1
                                     00:08  10-13  V 3  GOOD! DUNK by Curry, Eddy
                                     00:08              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre

                     Thornwood (South Holland) 13, Morgan Park (Chicago) 10

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2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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                                     07:48              MISSED 3 PTR by Thomas, Pierre
                                     07:48              REBOUND (OFF) by Thomas, Pierre
                                     07:48              TURNOVR by Thomas, Pierre
MISSED JUMPER by Carter, O'Neal      07:27
                                     07:27              REBOUND (DEF) by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     07:00              TURNOVR by Jones, Cory
STEAL by Byrd, Jonathan              06:58
GOOD! 3 PTR by Hawkins, Charlie      06:49  13-13  T 1
ASSIST by Carter, O'Neal             06:49
                                     06:21  13-15  V 2  GOOD! DUNK by Curry, Eddy
                                     06:14              FOUL by Jones, Cory
MISSED LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel       05:56
                                     05:56              REBOUND (DEF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     05:53              FOUL by Curry, Eddy
                                     05:53              TURNOVR by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan      05:53  14-15  V 1
MISSED FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan     05:53
                                     05:53              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Arnold, Marcus               05:52
                                     05:46              MISSED JUMPER by Buckley, Melvin
                                     05:46              REBOUND (OFF) by Jones, Cory
FOUL by Hawkins, Charlie             05:45
                                     05:45              MISSED FT SHOT by Jones, Cory
                                     05:45              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     05:45  14-16  V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by Jones, Cory
                                     05:40              MISSED 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
                                     05:40              REBOUND (OFF) by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     05:29              MISSED LAYUP by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by Byrd, Jonathan      05:29
TURNOVR by Byrd, Jonathan            05:17
                                     05:17              STEAL by Conerly, Aubrey
GOOD! JUMPER by Arnold, Marcus       05:15  16-16  T 2
ASSIST by Byrd, Jonathan             05:15
                                     05:00              TURNOVR by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     05:00              FOUL by Curry, Eddy
                                     05:00              TURNOVR by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan      05:00  17-16  H 1
MISSED FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan     05:00
                                     05:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Curry, Eddy
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      04:50
REBOUND (OFF) by Byrd, Jonathan      04:50
GOOD! DUNK by Byrd, Jonathan         04:48  19-16  H 3
                                     04:48              FOUL by Jones, Cory
GOOD! FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan      04:48  20-16  H 4
TIMEOUT media                        04:48
FOUL by Hawkins, Charlie             04:46
                                     04:36  20-18  H 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
FOUL by Arnold, Marcus               04:36
                                     04:36              MISSED FT SHOT by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Arnold, Marcus      04:36
                                     02:49              MISSED LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Byrd, Jonathan      02:49
MISSED LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel       02:19
REBOUND (OFF) by Byrd, Jonathan      02:19
GOOD! TIP-IN by Byrd, Jonathan       02:19  22-18  H 4
                                     02:19              FOUL by Conerly, Aubrey
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2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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MISSED FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan     02:19
                                     02:19              REBOUND (DEF) by Conerly, Aubrey
GOOD! JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan       00:17  24-18  H 6
                                     00:07              MISSED JUMPER by Thomas, Pierre
                                     00:07              REBOUND (OFF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     00:03              MISSED JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Brown, Quinnel      00:03

                     Morgan Park (Chicago) 24, Thornwood (South Holland) 18

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3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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TURNOVR by Carter, O'Neal            07:43
                                     07:41              STEAL by Moss, David
                                     07:28  24-20  H 4  GOOD! DUNK by Curry, Eddy
                                     07:28              ASSIST by Buckley, Melvin
MISSED JUMPER by Kelly, Clarence     07:15
                                     07:15              REBOUND (DEF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     06:43              TURNOVR by Buckley, Melvin
STEAL by Brown, Quinnel              06:38
                                     06:35              FOUL by Conerly, Aubrey
TURNOVR by Ingram, Lynell            06:25
                                     06:23              STEAL by Moss, David
                                     06:14              MISSED JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
                                     06:14              REBOUND (OFF) by Thomas, Pierre
                                     06:11              MISSED JUMPER by Thomas, Pierre
BLOCK by Ingram, Lynell              06:11
                                     06:09              REBOUND (OFF) by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     06:00  24-22  H 2  GOOD! DUNK by Curry, Eddy
                                     06:00              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre
GOOD! DUNK by Brown, Quinnel         05:37  26-22  H 4
FOUL by Byrd, Jonathan               05:16
                                     05:16              MISSED FT SHOT by Curry, Eddy
                                     05:16              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     05:16  26-23  H 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! 3 PTR by Carter, O'Neal        05:01  29-23  H 6
ASSIST by Kelly, Clarence            05:01
                                     04:44              MISSED LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Kelly, Clarence     04:44
TURNOVR by Kelly, Clarence           04:40
                                     04:40              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                     04:33              TURNOVR by Moss, David
STEAL by Brown, Quinnel              04:32
MISSED LAYUP by Kelly, Clarence      04:30
                                     04:30              REBOUND (DEF) by Buckley, Melvin
                                     04:25              TURNOVR by Buckley, Melvin
STEAL by Kelly, Clarence             04:24
MISSED 3 PTR by Ingram, Lynell       04:21
REBOUND (OFF) by Brown, Quinnel      04:21
GOOD! LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel        04:16  31-23  H 8
                                     03:59              MISSED 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by Brown, Quinnel      03:59
FOUL by Brown, Quinnel               03:54
TURNOVR by Brown, Quinnel            03:54
                                     03:36  31-25  H 6  GOOD! JUMPER by Moss, David
                                     03:36              ASSIST by Conerly, Aubrey
TURNOVR by Carter, O'Neal            03:21
                                     03:09              TURNOVR by Thomas, Pierre
STEAL by Ingram, Lynell              03:09
                                     03:09              FOUL by Moss, David
GOOD! LAYUP by Ingram, Lynell        02:51  33-25  H 8
                                     02:26  33-27  H 6  GOOD! LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel        02:06  35-27  H 8
FOUL by Byrd, Jonathan               01:46
                                     01:46  35-28  H 7  GOOD! FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
                                     01:46              MISSED FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)              01:46
TURNOVR by Kelly, Clarence           01:41
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3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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                                     01:37              MISSED LAYUP by Buckley, Melvin
                                     01:37              REBOUND (OFF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     01:33  35-30  H 5  GOOD! TIP-IN by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! 3 PTR by Carter, O'Neal        01:18  38-30  H 8
                                     01:01              TURNOVR by Moss, David
MISSED JUMPER by Carter, O'Neal      00:40
REBOUND (OFF) by Arnold, Marcus      00:40
GOOD! JUMPER by Arnold, Marcus       00:36  40-30  H 10
                                     00:16  40-33  H 7  GOOD! 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
                                     00:16              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre
TURNOVR by Byrd, Jonathan            00:06
                                     00:00              TURNOVR by Buckley, Melvin
STEAL by Arnold, Marcus              00:00

                     Morgan Park (Chicago) 40, Thornwood (South Holland) 33

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4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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FOUL by Kelly, Clarence              07:59
FOUL by Byrd, Jonathan               07:49
                                     07:02  40-35  H 5  GOOD! LAYUP by Curry, Eddy
                                     07:02              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre
TURNOVR by Kelly, Clarence           06:02
                                     05:43              MISSED JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
BLOCK by Arnold, Marcus              05:43
REBOUND (DEF) by Kelly, Clarence     05:41
TURNOVR by Kelly, Clarence           05:39
                                     05:21              MISSED 3 PTR by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     05:21              REBOUND (OFF) by Conerly, Aubrey
FOUL by Carter, O'Neal               05:17
                                     05:17              MISSED FT SHOT by Conerly, Aubrey
                                     05:17              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     05:17  40-36  H 4  GOOD! FT SHOT by Conerly, Aubrey
MISSED LAYUP by Arnold, Marcus       05:01
                                     05:01              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Pierre
FOUL by Carter, O'Neal               04:51
                                     04:51              MISSED FT SHOT by Thomas, Pierre
                                     04:51              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     04:51  40-37  H 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by Thomas, Pierre
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        04:51
                                     04:41              FOUL by Curry, Eddy
GOOD! FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan      04:41  41-37  H 4
GOOD! FT SHOT by Byrd, Jonathan      04:41  42-37  H 5
                                     04:28  42-40  H 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
                                     04:28              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre
MISSED LAYUP by Carter, O'Neal       04:05
                                     04:05              REBOUND (DEF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     03:31              MISSED DUNK by Curry, Eddy
REBOUND (DEF) by Ingram, Lynell      03:31
TIMEOUT 30sec                        03:19
MISSED JUMPER by Byrd, Jonathan      03:12
                                     03:12              REBOUND (DEF) by Curry, Eddy
                                     02:59  42-43  V 1  GOOD! 3 PTR by Buckley, Melvin
                                     02:59              ASSIST by Conerly, Aubrey
FOUL by Ingram, Lynell               02:42
TURNOVR by Ingram, Lynell            02:42
                                     02:15              MISSED JUMPER by Thomas, Pierre
REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)          02:15
                                     02:13              FOUL by Curry, Eddy
MISSED 3 PTR by Carter, O'Neal       02:01
                                     02:01              REBOUND (DEF) by Moss, David
FOUL by Kelly, Clarence              01:53
                                     01:53  42-44  V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
                                     01:53              TIMEOUT TEAM
                                     01:53              MISSED FT SHOT by Buckley, Melvin
REBOUND (DEF) by Byrd, Jonathan      01:53
MISSED JUMPER by Kelly, Clarence     01:31
                                     01:31              REBOUND (DEF) by Conerly, Aubrey
FOUL by Kelly, Clarence              01:24
                                     01:24              MISSED FT SHOT by Thomas, Pierre
                                     01:24              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     01:24  42-45  V 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by Thomas, Pierre
GOOD! LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel        01:17  44-45  V 1
                                     01:03  44-47  V 3  GOOD! JUMPER by Curry, Eddy
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4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Morgan Park (Chicago)     TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Thornwood (South Holland)
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                                     01:03              ASSIST by Thomas, Pierre
GOOD! LAYUP by Brown, Quinnel        00:55  46-47  V 1
TIMEOUT TEAM                         00:54
                                     00:46              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                     00:36              TURNOVR by Thomas, Pierre
TIMEOUT TEAM                         00:29
                                     00:23              FOUL by Thomas, Pierre
                                     00:16              FOUL by Thomas, Pierre
MISSED JUMPER by Brown, Quinnel      00:04
                                     00:04              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Kelly, Clarence              00:02
                                     00:02  46-48  V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by Moss, David
TIMEOUT TEAM                         00:02
                                     00:02  46-49  V 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by Moss, David
MISSED 3 PTR by Hawkins, Charlie     00:01
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          00:00

                     Thornwood (South Holland) 49, Morgan Park (Chicago) 46

Stats

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Thornwood (South Holland) vs Morgan Park (Chicago)
3/17/01 11:15 AM at Carver Arena, Peoria
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VISITORS: South Holland (Thornwood)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
30 Buckley, Melvin..... f  5-11   4-7    2-6    0  2  2   0  16  1  4  0  0  32
32 Thomas, Pierre...... f  1-5    0-1    2-4    3  1  4   2   4  6  5  0  0  32
34 Moss, David......... f  2-2    1-1    2-2    0  1  1   3   7  0  2  0  2  22
52 Curry, Eddy......... c  9-18   0-0    2-5    3  5  8   4  20  0  2  1  0  32
24 Conerly, Aubrey..... g  0-1    0-1    1-2    3  5  8   3   1  4  2  0  1  26
20 Jones, Jeremy.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   6
35 Jones, Cory.........    0-0    0-0    1-2    1  0  1   2   1  0  2  0  0  10
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   17-37   5-10  10-21  10 15 25  14  49 11 17  1  3 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  7-18 38.9%   2nd Half: 10-19 52.6%   Game: 45.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%   2nd Half:  3-5  60.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-7  28.6%   2nd Half:  8-14 57.1%   Game: 47.6%   7,3

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HOME TEAM: Chicago (Morgan Park)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Ingram, Lynell...... f  2-3    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   2   4  0  2  1  1  24
34 Brown, Quinnel...... f  6-10   0-0    0-0    2  3  5   3  12  1  2  0  2  30
55 Byrd, Jonathan...... c  3-10   0-0    5-8    2  3  5   3  11  1  3  0  2  32
15 Kelly, Clarence..... g  0-4    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   4   0  1  5  0  2  29
21 Carter, O'Neal...... g  5-11   2-3    0-0    0  1  1   2  12  1  3  0  1  33
23 Hawkins, Charlie....    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   2   3  0  0  0  0   2
44 Arnold, Marcus......    2-3    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   4  0  0  1  1  10
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   19-43   3-6    5-8    7 13 20  18  46  4 15  2  9 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-23 43.5%   2nd Half:  9-20 45.0%   Game: 44.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-1  100 %   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  2-2  100 %   Game: 62.5%   2,1

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Officials: Kevin Cates - Mark Mayhood - Kevin Wiggs
Technical fouls: Thornwood (South Holland)-None. Morgan Park (Chicago)-None.
Attendance: 11216
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Thornwood (South Holland).....   13    5   15   16  -   49
Morgan Park (Chicago).........   10   14   16    6  -   46
IHSA 2001 Class AA Boys Basketball Semifinal Game #1

Notes & Quotes

2001 IHSA Class AA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday afternoon, March 17, 2001 Carver Arena, Peoria
America's Original March Madness Semifinal Game 5

QUOTES AND NOTES

Winning coach: Kevin Hayhurst, South Holland (Thornwood) - ``First of all, when we were down by 10 in the third quarter the kids understood what we had to do. We didn't play individual basketball but we stayed within the confines of team basketball and I think that was the key to us moving into the championship game."

"Once we got back into the game we had enough left to get back in our two-two-one press and I think a little bit of our pressure took away quite a bit of their aggressiveness. We're not a great defensive team because we don't have a lot of depth but our defense was decent enough to where we wore them down. (Quinnel) Brown is a phenomenal basketball player and when he gets the ball in his hands and gets up ahead of steam there isn't a whole lot that is going to stop him."

"We were in a tough situation being 10 points down but they believed all along they were going to win the basketball game."

"We're just happy and we knew that every game down here we'd be facing a quality team and Morgan Park was just one of those. We kept our heads and didn't lose our focus, which I think was one of the keys to us winning the basketball game. We knew Morgan Park was a great basketball team by just looking at the teams they had to go through to get down here. Yes, you can say we dodged the bullet but in a tournament situation like this you have to expect one of those games is going to come along now and then."

Losing coach: Herbert Ray, Chicago (Morgan Park) - ``I think we probably played the best game this year. Unfortunately in the end things didn't come out the way we planned them."

"We planned on fronting the big guy with weak side help, pressure their guards which we were very successful in the first half and had a nice little six point lead. Unfortunately in the second half, things didn't go our way."

"We took some bad shots when we had a nice little lead and we also didn't finish on a few shots and kind of let their three point man get loose on us and make a few shots."

"It was a tough loss, a very tough loss. I'm very proud of my guys because a lot of people didn't believe our kids would be down here, wouldn't even make it out of the city but we did."

"I felt all along that we'd win the state championship. I was here to win it, not to be a runner-up or anything. That's what we talked to our team about. Plan to win, don't get in the formula of playing not to loose, play to win. Feel good about yourself, make sure you've left everything out there on the court."

(On their last shot) "Are you talking about the first, second or third time? The third time we didn't get the one I wanted but the other two we made."

(On what he told the team when they were 10 up) "I just told them to play hard, its not over."

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