A few quotes from across the state.
“This is a good team, a coachable team,” Estrada said. “Just as good as the team I won state with in Tularosa. These girls respond to anything I talk to them about and they do such a good job with the mental side of it. They work hard and get the job done every time. I heard so much about what a difficult situation it was in Española, and that’s not the case. These are good girls. A very good team.”
Espanola Valley head coach, Joe Estrada (via the Santa Fe New Mexican's Will Webber)
“Well, that’s fine,” he said. “It’s like I told the kids, it doesn’t matter what time of year you play. It means you’re still playing. We’ve played pretty well in the morning in the past. When you get to this point, if you worry about what time you play, you’re worrying about the wrong thing. I’m just looking forward to getting to play again.”
Texico head coach, Richard Luscombe on Tuesday's late morning start (via the Eastern New Mexico News)
“They just said, ‘You’ve got a good thing going on in Dora,’” Montoya recalled. And he happened to agree with them.
Dora head coach, Gabriel Montoya on fans applauding and commenting their efforts against Tatum in the first round game (via the Eastern New Mexico News)
"Thank you. Have to admit it is kinda cool to reach it in the 'survive and advance' portion of the season."
Hatch Valley head coach, Ben Trujillo on reaching his 200th career win in the first round win against Thoreau (via Twitter)
"Sadly the Lady Bears season is over. The shots just didn’t fall this last month. The bears played hard every minute of every game, however. We will begin working hard immediately to make sure the shots fall next year. We will be back stronger then ever!!"
La Cueva head coach, Robert Perea via Twitter
"Calysta (Jacobs) is doing good! She's laughing and more alert. Giving her fluids! She said she's ready to come sub back in! Thank you to everyone who has text and called checking up on her!"
Calysta Jacob's mother via ESPN Alamogordo Facebook page regarding the senior condition after collapsing early in the Lady Tiger's first round game at Volcano Vista that involved her being taken out by paramedics (via ESPN Alamogordo's Charles Winiecki)
“Sandia is really good – they are well-coached, and they can shoot the ball,” Maya said. “I thought we could put pressure on them for 32 minutes and they would eventually get tired but to their credit, they did not. We knew at halftime that we would just have to keep pushing and that is what we did.”
Mayfield head coach, George Maya on their first round opponent, the Sandia Lady Matadors (via the Las Cruces Sun News' Derek Gonzales)
“It was exciting,” Martinez said. “These are the moments you live for. You come play basketball, you don’t want a boring game. You want an exciting game because those are the games you remember for the rest of your life.”
West Las Vegas head coach Miranda Martinez on their thrilling win over Tohatchi in the first round (via Las Vegas Optic's Caitie Ihrig)
“Silver has a scrappy team, but we prevailed with grit and heart. We play in a very tough district and we have games like this every night. Unfortunately for Silver, they haven’t had a game like this in a long time. So that was an advantage for us.
Goddard head coach, Jared Neighbors after the Lady Rockets' upset win against Silver (via the Roswell Daily Record)
“This is a good team, a coachable team,” Estrada said. “Just as good as the team I won state with in Tularosa. These girls respond to anything I talk to them about and they do such a good job with the mental side of it. They work hard and get the job done every time. I heard so much about what a difficult situation it was in Española, and that’s not the case. These are good girls. A very good team.”
Espanola Valley head coach, Joe Estrada (via the Santa Fe New Mexican's Will Webber)
“Well, that’s fine,” he said. “It’s like I told the kids, it doesn’t matter what time of year you play. It means you’re still playing. We’ve played pretty well in the morning in the past. When you get to this point, if you worry about what time you play, you’re worrying about the wrong thing. I’m just looking forward to getting to play again.”
Texico head coach, Richard Luscombe on Tuesday's late morning start (via the Eastern New Mexico News)
“They just said, ‘You’ve got a good thing going on in Dora,’” Montoya recalled. And he happened to agree with them.
Dora head coach, Gabriel Montoya on fans applauding and commenting their efforts against Tatum in the first round game (via the Eastern New Mexico News)
"Thank you. Have to admit it is kinda cool to reach it in the 'survive and advance' portion of the season."
Hatch Valley head coach, Ben Trujillo on reaching his 200th career win in the first round win against Thoreau (via Twitter)
"Sadly the Lady Bears season is over. The shots just didn’t fall this last month. The bears played hard every minute of every game, however. We will begin working hard immediately to make sure the shots fall next year. We will be back stronger then ever!!"
La Cueva head coach, Robert Perea via Twitter
"Calysta (Jacobs) is doing good! She's laughing and more alert. Giving her fluids! She said she's ready to come sub back in! Thank you to everyone who has text and called checking up on her!"
Calysta Jacob's mother via ESPN Alamogordo Facebook page regarding the senior condition after collapsing early in the Lady Tiger's first round game at Volcano Vista that involved her being taken out by paramedics (via ESPN Alamogordo's Charles Winiecki)
“Sandia is really good – they are well-coached, and they can shoot the ball,” Maya said. “I thought we could put pressure on them for 32 minutes and they would eventually get tired but to their credit, they did not. We knew at halftime that we would just have to keep pushing and that is what we did.”
Mayfield head coach, George Maya on their first round opponent, the Sandia Lady Matadors (via the Las Cruces Sun News' Derek Gonzales)
“It was exciting,” Martinez said. “These are the moments you live for. You come play basketball, you don’t want a boring game. You want an exciting game because those are the games you remember for the rest of your life.”
West Las Vegas head coach Miranda Martinez on their thrilling win over Tohatchi in the first round (via Las Vegas Optic's Caitie Ihrig)
“Silver has a scrappy team, but we prevailed with grit and heart. We play in a very tough district and we have games like this every night. Unfortunately for Silver, they haven’t had a game like this in a long time. So that was an advantage for us.
Goddard head coach, Jared Neighbors after the Lady Rockets' upset win against Silver (via the Roswell Daily Record)
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