 Hello and welcome to the Gary Stewart show presented by Buffalo Wildlings. I'm Greg Royce, joined by Stevenson, headman's basketball coach, Gary Stewart. Coach, you're about six games this season so far. Things going pretty well, you know, one in the loss wise. Five-on-one come off a big win on Saturday against Lycombe. Just kind of talk a little bit about how the season's gone so far. Well, we had a tough one against Scranton to open up and they're one of the better teams, I think, in the country. And again, going back and watching that film, we really had a 10-minute spurt that was to our detriment. And we were able to go back and cut that tape and really evaluate some of the things that we did really well and some of the things that obviously we needed to correct. And moving forward, we have improved in a lot of the areas that were a concern and a challenge for us. Yeah. So maybe one of the things we're playing in a 19 conference is you started conference play already. We started last week with two wins, got a big win on the road Wednesday night at Lebanon Valley. And then we're down 14 against Lycombe and on Saturday, we're going to come back, force overtime, then win an overtime. So I guess we're happy with how the conference plays started for you guys. I am. Conference is always, it seems like it goes down to one or two games that separate seven teams for five spots in the postseason and sometimes even eight. So these games are critical and we were able to play well enough to win at Lebanon Valley and then Lycombe really, really tough outfit and gave us obviously everything that we could handle and more. We were able to get an opportunity to extend the game and get into overtime and made just enough plays. Yeah. And you talk about how it comes down to one or two games, but it seems like so many games in the conference come down to one or two plays. And certainly both games you've been involved with, you know, obviously, you know, at the end of regulation, you know, Q doesn't, A, get fouled shooting the three or misses the three and doesn't get fouled or doesn't make all three free throws. Obviously, we're talking about one at once, the two at all. So not only does the conference hinge on one or two games, but some of these games come down to one or two possessions, one or two plays. Yeah. The parody is unbelievable in the conference and you see that in a lot of conferences, but you don't see it year after year after year. You can play the entire conference again and again and again and you would get a different team at the top and probably throughout the standings you would get teams that will finish in different places. Yeah. One or two possessions ultimately determines whether you're playing in the conference tournament or not. Yeah. Absolutely. Just kind of looking at some top performers, you know, obviously Montague Wright, he's come in and had, you know, a great start to his Mustang career. One guy I think has really improved a lot is Mark Turrell. Obviously, he's done a lot of work in the off-season and he's really come back and really been a force on the inside. Yeah. It's nice to see a guy like Mark put in the work and then get rewarded for it. It's really been all him. It's a testament to what he did in the spring and the summer and his commitment to improving every facet, whether it be his body or his game. He's been critical for us in a number of ways. Not only the points on the interior, but he's a good passer. He's a guy that you have to account for on both ends of the floor. And Montague has given us a real lift. You know, he's a guy that's versatile because he can get to the basket. He's effective as a jump shooter. A three-level scorer. And we needed every one of his points on Saturday. Yeah. And he just don't give you a score. He gives you a little bit of rebounding, some assists, some defense. So he does a little bit of everything, which I think kind of helps. Yeah, he does. He's a guy that can beat you in a lot of different ways. Last week he had a double-figured game on the backboard against Lebanon Valley. And then coming into that game as an assist-eternal ratio is excellent. So he's a guy that is invaluable to us, as I said, along with Mark and others, in what they provide not only in one column, Greg, but able to pre-meet our program with play on both ends of the floor. Yeah, absolutely. All right. Here's a stretch. You've got three or four games now before the holidays, a little bit of a break there. We're going to include two conference games, two more games at home this week. I mean, we're home against Cabrini Tuesday night, and then another conference game with Albright on Saturday. So what are you looking for out of this next little stretch of games to continue to try to improve? Well, I'm a stay-in-the-moment guy, Greg. And I try not to get too far down the road. Obviously, we've got our hands full with one of the Mid-Atlantic region's best teams in Cabrini, an MCA tournament team last year, 25 and four. So that has my full attention. And then once the game is over, then we'll work back to conference play. But there's no rest with the worry. You know, this is the time that you're going to play rigorous competition, whether it be in conference or out. And I mean, it's just to see the growth of our team and the improvement that we've made since the like-home in contest. And it's a tough start for us. There's no question about that. I mean, we open conference play at the defending conference champion. And then we see Albright, the team that they played for the conference championship a week later. So obviously, we have our attention squarely on Cabrini, but we understand the mission and we understand what's in front of us. Yeah. All right, coach, well, you know, thanks for your time as always. And good luck, you know, this next little stretch. And we'll chat soon. Thank you, Greg. All right, for Gary Stewart, I'm Greg Royce. This has been the Gary Stewart Show.