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Canton McKinley rewind: ‘You go out and play the best’
Canton McKinley dropped a 64-51 decision at Dunbar Tuesday night. Assistant coach Dave Thompson subbed for head coach Greg Malone, who stayed home because of illness.
In Bulldogs coach Thompson’s words:
“(Coach Greg Malone) was sick and was under doctor’s orders to stay home. I didn’t get a chance to talk about that, nor would I share that. He gave me a long list of things that we had to do to get prepared to come, and that’s what I did.
“(When did you hear?) At about 11:28 (a.m.).
“We wanted to play Dayton Dunbar because they have a rich history of winning. You could see that spread all over their walls. We have that same rich history and we wanted to challenge ourselves against a state champion. That’s what happened.
“We’re going to learn from this and we’ll be better by playing better teams. Our coach has that philosophy. You go out and play the best, so when it’s tournament time, it’s not foreign to you.
“We believe defense wins championships, so that’s our emphasis.
“That’s state tournament basketball. When we went down there in our first trip with a very good group with Raymar Morgan was a sophomore, we played against Hamilton. What we learned from losing that game was, it’s physical when you get to the Final Four. We learned from that and were fortunate to respond to that and win back to back.
“It’s a three-and-half-hour bus ride (back to Canton). We have a good bus driver.”
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By My blood bleeds blue & white
December 29, 2010 10:39 AM | Link to this
I am so proud of the great job that we displayed. So mny times our splayers are taunted and words get exchanged during the game. Our guys held it together and I have nothing but love for our teams. Congratulations and always know…Miss Clay is an all-out fan for Dunbar and the sport as a whole. Keep your heads high and hold on to the dream of returning to state. GO BIG BLUE!!!
By Seeing is believing
December 29, 2010 11:59 AM | Link to this
I gotta see that blue and white blood.