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 Rockford (Jefferson) 51, Lincoln 40

 Play-By-Play




Play-By-Play
Lincoln vs Rockford Jefferson
3-18-05 8:15 p.m. at Peoria, Ill. (Carver Arena)

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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                                                07:45              MISSED JUMPER by Pickering, David
BLOCK by Nelson, Patrick                        07:45
REBOUND (DEF) by Pickens, Josh                  07:43
MISSED JUMPER by Eppinger, Robert               07:17
                                                07:17              REBOUND (DEF) by Schonauer, Derrick
                                                07:05              TURNOVR by Courtwright, Curt
STEAL by Releford, Mike                         07:03
TURNOVR by Releford, Mike                       07:01
FOUL by Releford, Mike                          07:01
                                                06:47              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                06:47
TURNOVR by Nelson, Patrick                      06:42
                                                06:29   0-2   V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Pickering, David
                                                06:29              ASSIST by Harmsen, John
                                                06:18              FOUL by Harmsen, John
GOOD! FT SHOT by Pickens, Josh                  06:18   1-2   V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by Pickens, Josh                  06:18   2-2   T 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by Pickens, Josh                  06:18   3-2   H 1
                                                06:00   3-5   V 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                06:00              ASSIST by Courtwright, Curt
MISSED JUMPER by Eppinger, Robert               05:40
REBOUND (OFF) by Nelson, Patrick                05:40
GOOD! TIP-IN by Nelson, Patrick [PNT]           05:34   5-5   T 2
                                                05:17   5-7   V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Pickering, David
MISSED 3 PTR by Fisher, Branden                 05:05
                                                05:05              REBOUND (DEF) by Harmsen, John
                                                04:56              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         04:56
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   04:53
TURNOVR by Fisher, Branden                      04:29
                                                04:27              STEAL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                04:17              TURNOVR by Harmsen, John
MISSED JUMPER by Fisher, Branden                04:02
REBOUND (OFF) by Nelson, Patrick                04:02
                                                04:00              FOUL by Schick, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by Nelson, Patrick                04:00   6-7   V 1
MISSED FT SHOT by Nelson, Patrick               04:00
REBOUND (OFF) by Fisher, Branden                04:00
TURNOVR by Pickens, Josh                        03:42
                                                03:41              STEAL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                03:39   6-9   V 3  GOOD! LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon [FB/PNT]
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     03:34
                                                03:15   6-12  V 6  GOOD! 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
                                                03:15              ASSIST by Pickering, David
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     02:43
                                                02:31              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               02:31
GOOD! JUMPER by Releford, Mike [PNT]            02:08   8-12  V 4
                                                01:52              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                01:52              REBOUND (OFF) by Schick, Matt
                                                01:48              MISSED JUMPER by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Fisher, Branden                01:48
GOOD! LAYUP by Fisher, Branden [PNT]            01:37  10-12  V 2
                                                01:37              FOUL by Gossett, Chris
MISSED FT SHOT by Fisher, Branden               01:37
REBOUND (OFF) by Nelson, Patrick                01:37
MISSED JUMPER by Nelson, Patrick                01:34
                                                01:34              REBOUND (DEF) by Gossett, Chris
FOUL by Feery, Matt                             01:33
                                                00:59              MISSED LAYUP by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               00:59
TURNOVR by Fisher, Branden                      00:38
                                                00:36              STEAL by Schick, Matt
                                                00:03              TURNOVR by Farmer, Brandon
STEAL by Nelson, Patrick                        00:02
MISSED JUMPER by Releford, Mike                 00:00
                                                00:00              BLOCK by Gossett, Chris
                                                00:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Gossett, Chris

                               Lincoln 12, Rockford Jefferson 10



2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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GOOD! LAYUP by Fisher, Branden [PNT]            07:48  12-12  T 3
                                                07:31              MISSED LAYUP by Gossett, Chris
BLOCK by Nelson, Patrick                        07:31
REBOUND (DEF) by Feery, Matt                    07:28
MISSED JUMPER by Pickens, Josh                  07:23
                                                07:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Harmsen, John
FOUL by Eppinger, Robert                        07:23
                                                07:04              MISSED LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               07:04
GOOD! 3 PTR by Pickens, Josh                    06:49  15-12  H 3
ASSIST by Fisher, Branden                       06:49
                                                06:32              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               06:32
GOOD! LAYUP by Nelson, Patrick [FB/PNT]         06:24  17-12  H 5
ASSIST by Eppinger, Robert                      06:24
FOUL by Nelson, Patrick                         06:00
                                                06:00  17-13  H 4  GOOD! FT SHOT by Gossett, Chris
                                                06:00              MISSED FT SHOT by Gossett, Chris
REBOUND (DEF) by Peterson, Matt                 06:00
MISSED JUMPER by Releford, Mike                 05:53
                                                05:53              BLOCK by Schick, Matt
                                                05:53              REBOUND (DEF) by Schick, Matt
                                                05:46              MISSED JUMPER by Farmer, Brandon
                                                05:46              REBOUND (OFF) by Farmer, Brandon
                                                05:42              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                05:42              REBOUND (OFF) by Pickering, David
                                                05:38  17-15  H 2  GOOD! LAYUP by Pickering, David [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by Eppinger, Robert                05:25  19-15  H 4
ASSIST by Releford, Mike                        05:25
                                                05:08              TURNOVR by Farmer, Brandon
STEAL by Releford, Mike                         05:08
MISSED JUMPER by Nelson, Patrick                04:41
                                                04:41              REBOUND (DEF) by Gossett, Chris
                                                04:20              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Releford, Mike                 04:20
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   04:17
GOOD! 3 PTR by Pickens, Josh                    04:10  22-15  H 7
ASSIST by Releford, Mike                        04:10
                                                03:52              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                03:52
                                                03:51              FOUL by Carey, Jacob
                                                02:50              MISSED 3 PTR by Carey, Jacob
REBOUND (DEF) by Pickens, Josh                  02:50
MISSED 3 PTR by Pickens, Josh                   02:43
                                                02:43              REBOUND (DEF) by Pickering, David
FOUL by Nelson, Patrick                         02:43
                                                02:20              MISSED 3 PTR by Carey, Jacob
                                                02:07              REBOUND (OFF) by Carey, Jacob
                                                02:00              MISSED JUMPER by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Peterson, Matt                 02:00
                                                01:51              FOUL by Carey, Jacob
MISSED FT SHOT by Releford, Mike                01:51
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     01:51
GOOD! FT SHOT by Releford, Mike                 01:51  23-15  H 8
FOUL by Pickens, Josh                           01:44
                                                01:29              MISSED LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:29              REBOUND (OFF) by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:26              MISSED JUMPER by Farmer, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Pickens, Josh                  01:26
MISSED LAYUP by Pickens, Josh                   01:21
                                                01:21              BLOCK by Harmsen, John
                                                01:18              REBOUND (DEF) by Pickering, David
                                                01:13              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               01:13
GOOD! 3 PTR by Feery, Matt                      01:01  26-15  H 11
ASSIST by Fisher, Branden                       01:01
                                                00:35              MISSED JUMPER by Gossett, Chris
BLOCK by Eppinger, Robert                       00:35
                                                00:33              REBOUND (OFF) by Gossett, Chris
                                                00:30              TURNOVR by Gossett, Chris
TURNOVR by Pickens, Josh                        00:27
                                                00:24              STEAL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                00:22  26-17  H 9  GOOD! LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon [FB/PNT]
MISSED JUMPER by Pickens, Josh                  00:00


2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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                                                00:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Pickering, David

                               Rockford Jefferson 26, Lincoln 17



3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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TURNOVR by Releford, Mike                       07:17
                                                07:08  26-20  H 6  GOOD! 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                07:08              ASSIST by Courtwright, Curt
                                                06:49              FOUL by Courtwright, Curt
                                                06:32              FOUL by Schick, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               06:32  27-20  H 7
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               06:32  28-20  H 8
                                                06:19              MISSED JUMPER by Gossett, Chris
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               06:19
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     06:10
                                                06:08              STEAL by Gossett, Chris
                                                06:02  28-23  H 5  GOOD! 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
                                                06:02              ASSIST by Pickering, David
                                                05:49              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                                05:36              FOUL by Gossett, Chris
TURNOVR by Pickens, Josh                        05:24
                                                05:23              STEAL by Pickering, David
                                                05:04              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                05:04
GOOD! 3 PTR by Fisher, Branden                  04:19  31-23  H 8
ASSIST by Pickens, Josh                         04:19
                                                04:01  31-26  H 5  GOOD! 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                04:01              ASSIST by Pickering, David
TURNOVR by Nelson, Patrick                      03:48
FOUL by Nelson, Patrick                         03:48
                                                03:48              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                                03:33  31-29  H 2  GOOD! 3 PTR by Pickering, David
                                                03:33              ASSIST by Schick, Matt
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     02:49
                                                02:22              MISSED LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon
BLOCK by Eppinger, Robert                       02:22
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               02:21
GOOD! 3 PTR by Pickens, Josh                    02:04  34-29  H 5
ASSIST by Fisher, Branden                       02:04
                                                01:44              MISSED LAYUP by Pickering, David
BLOCK by Eppinger, Robert                       01:44
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               01:44
GOOD! JUMPER by Eppinger, Robert [PNT]          01:44  36-29  H 7
                                                01:44              FOUL by Courtwright, Curt
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               01:44  37-29  H 8
                                                01:44              FOUL by Harmsen, John
                                                01:40              FOUL by Harmsen, John
                                                01:32              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
                                                01:16              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               01:16
                                                01:16              FOUL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:16              REBOUND (OFF) by Pickering, David
TURNOVR by Fisher, Branden                      01:01
                                                01:00              STEAL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                00:55  37-32  H 5  GOOD! 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
                                                00:55              ASSIST by Pickering, David
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     00:32
                                                00:30              STEAL by Pickering, David
                                                00:28  37-34  H 3  GOOD! LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon [FB/PNT]
                                                00:28              ASSIST by Pickering, David
MISSED JUMPER by Pickens, Josh                  00:02
                                                00:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Schick, Matt

                               Rockford Jefferson 37, Lincoln 34



4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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                                                07:40              MISSED JUMPER by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                07:40
                                                07:23              FOUL by Schonauer, Derrick
MISSED FT SHOT by Pickens, Josh                 07:23
                                                07:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Schick, Matt
FOUL by Eppinger, Robert                        07:07
                                                07:07  37-36  H 1  GOOD! JUMPER by Pickering, David [PNT]
                                                06:17              FOUL by Harmsen, John
MISSED FT SHOT by Releford, Mike                06:17
REBOUND (OFF) by Releford, Mike                 06:17
MISSED 3 PTR by Fisher, Branden                 05:49
REBOUND (OFF) by Eppinger, Robert               05:49
                                                05:47              FOUL by Pickering, David
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               05:47  38-36  H 2
MISSED FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert              05:47
                                                05:47              REBOUND (DEF) by Pickering, David
                                                05:14              MISSED JUMPER by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Releford, Mike                 05:14
GOOD! JUMPER by Eppinger, Robert [FB]           05:05  40-36  H 4
ASSIST by Fisher, Branden                       05:05
                                                04:41              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by Eppinger, Robert               04:41
TURNOVR by Releford, Mike                       04:37
TIMEOUT media                                   04:37
                                                04:24              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         04:24
TURNOVR by Fisher, Branden                      03:53
FOUL by Releford, Mike                          03:31
                                                03:24              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
                                                03:24              REBOUND (OFF) by Farmer, Brandon
                                                03:18  40-38  H 2  GOOD! TIP-IN by Farmer, Brandon [PNT]
TURNOVR by Fisher, Branden                      03:00
                                                02:58              STEAL by Pickering, David
                                                02:54              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
REBOUND (DEF) by Pickens, Josh                  02:54
GOOD! JUMPER by Pickens, Josh [PNT]             02:46  42-38  H 4
                                                02:34              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
REBOUND (DEF) by Pickens, Josh                  02:34
TURNOVR by Pickens, Josh                        02:27
                                                02:24              STEAL by Pickering, David
                                                02:21              MISSED LAYUP by Farmer, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                02:21
                                                02:17              FOUL by Farmer, Brandon
MISSED FT SHOT by Nelson, Patrick               02:17
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     02:17
MISSED FT SHOT by Nelson, Patrick               02:17
                                                02:17              REBOUND (DEF) by Gossett, Chris
                                                01:59              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
REBOUND (DEF) by Fisher, Branden                01:59
                                                01:46              FOUL by Schick, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               01:46  43-38  H 5
GOOD! FT SHOT by Eppinger, Robert               01:46  44-38  H 6
                                                01:38              MISSED 3 PTR by Harmsen, John
REBOUND (DEF) by Releford, Mike                 01:38
GOOD! JUMPER by Releford, Mike [FB/PNT]         01:29  46-38  H 8
                                                01:20              TURNOVR by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:20              FOUL by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:15              FOUL by Farmer, Brandon
MISSED FT SHOT by Fisher, Branden               01:15
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     01:15
GOOD! FT SHOT by Fisher, Branden                01:15  47-38  H 9
                                                01:03              MISSED 3 PTR by Pickering, David
                                                01:03              REBOUND (OFF) by Farmer, Brandon
                                                01:02  47-40  H 7  GOOD! TIP-IN by Farmer, Brandon [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by Fisher, Branden [FB/PNT]         00:52  49-40  H 9
                                                00:44              MISSED 3 PTR by Schick, Matt
                                                00:44              REBOUND (OFF) by Farmer, Brandon
                                                00:39              MISSED 3 PTR by Farmer, Brandon
REBOUND (DEF) by Nelson, Patrick                00:39
TURNOVR by Eppinger, Robert                     00:25
                                                00:23              STEAL by Schick, Matt
                                                00:21              TURNOVR by Schick, Matt
                                                00:06              FOUL by Farmer, Brandon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Fisher, Branden                00:06  50-40  H 10


4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson                   TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Lincoln
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GOOD! FT SHOT by Fisher, Branden                00:06  51-40  H 11

                               Rockford Jefferson 51, Lincoln 40


 Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Lincoln vs Rockford Jefferson 3-18-05 8:15 p.m. at Peoria, Ill. (Carver Arena) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Lincoln 31-5 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 Schick, Matt........ f 3-15 3-10 0-0 1 3 4 3 9 1 1 1 2 32 20 Harmsen, John....... f 3-11 3-11 0-0 0 2 2 4 9 1 1 1 0 28 40 Schonauer, Derrick.. f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 02 Courtwright, Curt... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 17 14 Pickering, David.... g 5-13 1-7 0-0 2 4 6 1 11 5 0 0 4 31 01 Carey, Jacob........ 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 04 Farmer, Brandon..... 5-12 0-1 0-0 5 0 5 5 10 0 3 0 4 15 05 Fricke, Aaron....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 10 Goodrich, Max....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 12 Curry, James........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 22 Oller, Jeff......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 42 Hamblin, Jeremy..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 44 Gossett, Chris...... 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 18 Totals.............. 16-56 7-31 1-2 10 14 24 19 40 9 7 3 11 160 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-28 25.0% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 28.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd Half: 5-18 27.8% Game: 22.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 50.0% 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Rockford Jefferson 23-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Eppinger, Robert.... f 3-5 0-0 6-7 1 10 11 2 12 1 6 3 0 32 50 Nelson, Patrick..... c 2-4 0-0 1-4 3 6 9 3 5 0 2 2 1 22 03 Fisher, Branden..... g 4-7 1-3 3-5 1 2 3 0 12 4 5 0 0 32 04 Pickens, Josh....... g 4-9 3-4 3-4 0 5 5 1 14 1 4 0 0 25 32 Releford, Mike...... g 2-4 0-0 1-3 1 3 4 2 5 2 3 0 2 25 00 Peterson, Matt...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 02 Herron, Joe......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 Stuckey, Mario...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 22 Feery, Matt......... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 23 Wright, Brandon..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 31 Pehler, Ben......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 33 Guglielmetti, Chad.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM................ 2 2 Totals.............. 16-30 5-8 14-23 6 31 37 9 51 8 20 5 3 160 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 53.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 62.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 60.9% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Scott Massie, Kevin White, Craig Jeffreys Technical fouls: Lincoln-None. Rockford Jefferson-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Lincoln....................... 12 5 17 6 - 40 Rockford Jefferson............ 10 16 11 14 - 51 2005 IHSA CLASS AA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT -- QUARTERFINAL 4
 Notes & Quotes
2005 IHSA Class AA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Friday evening, March 18, 2005 Carver Arena, Peoria
America's Original March Madness Quarterfinal Game 4

QUOTES AND NOTES

Winning coach: Mike Winters, Rockford (Jefferson) "If you would have told me that our two leading scorers had six points at halftime and we were up seven, I would have told you you were nuts. I think guys really stepped up and did a nice job and it's the perfect time of year for that."

"I don't think it was our best game but Lincoln had a lot to do with that. If you want to talk about a scrappy bunch of kids, (that's Lincoln). On paper, I don't think this should have been 11-point game. Just by looking at the program people would have assumed this wasn't going to be an 11-point game, they've got a ton of heart and I have a ton of respect for Lincoln and Coach (Neil) Alexander."

"We didn't do a great job of defending against the screens, we did enough. I thought they got too many open looks. I think the difference was our length - a combination of quickness and our big guys are so long that that helps us recover with speed and some size. We're fortunate to have that."

"I think we felt more comfortable because we played them before, we knew what we were in for. We knew they were going to make us work defensively. They're patient, they set screens, and they run their sets really well. Having played them, win or lose, really helped us a lot."

"Our guard play has stepped up six games in a row now. We've been capable of that all year. Our guards are stepping up and getting better every game."

Losing coach: Neil Alexander, Lincoln "Thoughts on the game, they're (Rockford, Jefferson) very big. I think our kids played their hearts out. We had some shots that didn't fall, as a concern we had coming into the game shooting, a place that's bigger than what we're normally playing in. When you rely on shooting three pointers as much as we did, that's a very big concern. So, congratulations to Rockford (Jefferson) I thought they played an outstanding game. I thought they attacked our pressure early in the first half and finally I thought in the second half we'd come out. We had an opportunity there, we had a couple shots, we had the ball to tie or go ahead, and we just didn't get the ball in the basket. I'm very proud of my team, I'd take this team (Lincoln) in the state of Illinois, they have a lot of heart, great kids that work hard and understand our program. I'm proud as I can be with this team, more so than any other team I've coached in twenty nine years."

"We've had some games, their size (Rockford, Jefferson); they took away our back doors. We had to score on back doors or on the three. We tried to run a couple, tried going to the basket and they put them up to the bleachers. That was an important part, and once you took away half our game, we relied on the three pointer. Our kids spent a lot of energy on the defensive end and when you don't have your legs underneath you, your shots down fall. I thought we had some good looks, we created them with penetration. We just didn't get them to go (in). You live with it; you die with it and tonight was one of those nights where we didn't make more points than they (opponent) did."

"I thought the second half we got out and finally got the pressure on them (Rockford, Jefferson) the way we needed it. We made a run at them, I think a couple times we had it (score) down to one, a couple to two, we just couldn't get it over the hump. That's the way the games played and we just didn't get it done tonight."

Class AA Boys State Tournament Attendance:

Friday's quarterfinal rounds:
Session 1 8,665
Session 2 11,657
Total 20,322






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