Our experience is so important the further we go in the playoffs. We got on a roll at the end of the season and we want to keep this going.

Dan Walsh

Players who are going to move on in their hockey careers show up in the big games. To be a great player you have to be a great player in the playoffs.

Aaron Gagnon

In playoffs we know we have to win on the road, so we might as well start right now.

Byron Ritchie

Our goal right now is to win a championship. May is not far away and that's when playoffs start. There are some things we have to work on in the field.

Buck Kicinski

We're definitely ready. We've been to the playoffs before, so we know what to expect. We wrestle in the first round Tuesday night, so we're anxious.

Doug Castellari

We're glad to be back in the playoffs. I've noticed a great intensity in them and a lot smiles too. They want to compete and they're ready.

Mike Blair

It was just a tough, up-and-down game. It was a tough game for us but that's what we needed to see - good full-court man-to-man - to try to get us ready for the playoffs.

Duane Joubert

We won the county baseball championship four years in a row and were in the state playoffs each year.

Pat Adkison

A win's a win. We're still in the hunt for the playoffs.

Dave Poole

The overall effort was great all season long, and now we've got a little taste of the playoffs, too.

Lonnie Roberts

We were just a bunch of kids. We didn't think about winning a national championship, we just wanted to make the playoffs like everyone else. We had no idea we'd win it all that year.

Nevil Shed

This is our playoffs. We have to take every game like it's the seventh game of the World Series.

Richie Zisk

We still have an opportunity to make the playoffs and our fans expect and deserve a team that will fight to the end. I felt this change was necessary to help with that endeavor.

Alexi Lalas

We had the lead and we blew it. We're trying to make the playoffs and every point counts. If you miss it by one, you'll probably look back at this game, look at all the games we blew, and we've got to stop doing that. We've got to pull them out.

Mike Van Ryn

I think I can help out this late run here and hopefully in the playoffs, ... I'm itching to get back.

Wade Miller

We could play the same team 25 times. It doesn't matter. We have to play our best hockey. We have to play as a team and know what our goal is. Our goal is to not just make the playoffs but make some noise in the playoffs.

Andrew Peters

What can you say about Lindsay. We will ride her shoulders throughout the playoffs.

Jason Streets

When we got there (Salem) they had not won a game. The next year they went to the national playoffs.

Carol Ierulli

They're a hard line to play against because you've got Big Snake and Johnson, who are going to pound you whenever they can. They've all got excellent hands. They've all got big futures in hockey and they're all doing a great job for us in the playoffs so far.

Steve Martinson

We've proven we can come from behind. We seem to come alive in the second half, but we can't afford to do that in the playoffs.

Kerri Davis

The way I look at it, the playoffs have already started.

John Fox

We have gotten a lot better as the season wears on. We probably won't win the WPIAL, but we could probably make some noise in the playoffs if we continue to improve.

Don Cooley

We have set our goals very high for the season. They include winning the league title, getting into the playoffs, and winning a game in the playoffs. That's what everybody wants.

Matt Ballard

My goal the day I had the surgery was to be ready for the playoffs ... and I'm close. Hopefully, the doctor will feel everything is fine and I'm going to be ready soon. That's what I want.

Martin Havlat

It definitely feels good. It would feel better if we were going to the playoffs. But we're winning now, and that's the bottom line. It feels good to be back winning.

Sam Madison

We have so much talent here, it was definitely one of our goals to get to the state playoffs and this win gets us there.

Mike Aviles

As much as it hurt to lose that last game, it was nice to have a home game for the playoffs for the first time in school history. There's no regrets.

Trent Nelson

It was a weird game. You felt like they were trying to hurry up and get the game over with, so they could get to (the playoffs).

Jon Kitna

That New England game in the playoffs, I blacked out. But I got up before he did, so I don't know if that really counts.

Reggie Wayne

I missed so much time. It means so much to me to make the playoffs. I just try to battle to help the team.

Alexander Frolov

We have to capitalize on what we have, with Sam, myself, both of us coming in as veterans. We've been around, been to the playoffs. We have to bring that atmosphere here to these guys.

Cuttino Mobley

The league champion stays put. But the tournament could help a team get to the playoffs if they're on the bubble.

Joe Given

I want to be there again. It depends on how they call it, but I don't think it's going to change. The playoffs probably will still be physical, and you have to play with grit. That's the kind of game I can play.

Jeremy Stevenson

We have a chance to win the league and playoffs, and that's something that is special. We want to put more banners up in here.

Brian Idalski

We were in the fall, so guess what we were up against: college football and the Atlanta Braves in the playoffs. God bless 'em, they were in the playoffs almost every year, and still are.

Dick Ellis

I told [Robinson-Miller] to be aggressive. He's looking better and better in the playoffs.

Trevor Howard

We're not going to get a favorable draw in the playoffs. So we need to play better volleyball if we want to make a playoff run.

Jon Hastings

Everybody knows that each game is huge, ... Our playoffs start now. They probably started a week ago, so we have to make the best of each day.

Shawn Chacon

When we were preparing for this we focused on what we wanted to do. We wanted to get better at what we do. I'm disappointed, this is still a one-point night, but we'll play again and see each other again in the playoffs.

Ron Kuhl

This win really propels us into the playoffs.

Christine Bochnak

We have to figure ourselves out. What do we want to be? How do we want to play? What type of team do we want to be going into the playoffs?

Philippe Boucher

I feel that next week is a real big week for us. We have Willis and then New Caney. If we want to make a name for ourselves to be in the hunt for the playoffs we have to win those two ball games.

Kenny Simpson

It's not satisfying at all, because we're not going to the playoffs. You know, we've pretty much had a disappointing year, not living up to the expectations on going to the playoffs nor winning the division, things like that.

Adrian Wilson

We're starting to play playoff hockey. Early in the season we were winning games 7-4, and you're not going to go very far in the playoffs if you're all offense. You've got to be able to play defense as well.

Steve Silverthorn

That was a huge win for our players. It still gives us a shot at the playoffs. The thing about the way it happened is we kept battling away at it and finally got there.

Hugh Fountain

Everybody saw when we were playing well, as we did the last three weeks of the season, we were a good team. We definitely had the team to play in the playoffs. It's an empty feeling that we won't be there.

Alex Steen

It was nice to make the playoffs, but we knew we would have to play better than we did against Galveston Ball. Ball did everything better than we did in this game, and played very well.

Lynn Mcdonald

If they're going to be calling it all the way through the playoffs, it will be huge. Some of the games can turn into chaos right to the box. A team has to stay composed.

Janne Niinimaa

It was our goal since the first day of camp to be in first place by the Olympic break. Now that we've achieved that, we're going to have to enjoy this break, come back refreshed, and make a big run to the playoffs.

Dion Phaneuf

No deal was made with anybody. Not by me. We took a week because there were no more games for Detroit and we had the opportunity to assess the injury inflicted upon the Calgary player, who did not play the rest of the playoffs.

Colin Campbell

Everybody is excited, we are very excited. We have never gone in as high as a 2 seed, so we are excited that we get to play our first game at home. Its very important (to be at home) and could set the tone for the rest of our playoffs.

Sherry Sealey

It's been five years since we won the division. We've had several years in there where we made the playoffs, but had to start on the road. So this is a chance for us to do something at home.

Larry Knight

These are the games we need. We did a good job getting ourselves back into the picture. But these are the games we need to win to make sure we get in the playoffs.

Patrick Marleau

We'll try to get back for the playoffs. I like this team.

Chris Baby

We played Huffman earlier this year, but both teams are playing a lot differently at this point. We beat them but that was then and this is now. The playoffs are a whole different ball game.

Carol Sims

When you get to the playoffs, you know you're the only game going on and you know everybody is watching and you know the ramifications. You have to maintain an even keel. You can be down 10 or up 10, you can't let that affect you.

Jon Kitna

It has been (typical) throughout the playoffs and the last part of our section play that we've had balanced scoring.

Kelly Mathews

We'll see what happens because they are not in the playoffs just yet. Let's wait until Monday.

Darren Woodson

When it came down to the last few games in district we had to win to make the playoffs and the kids stepped up and got it done. They stepped up again Tuesday night in a playoff atmosphere. Our seniors have dreamed about playing at the nice facility at Lee College. It's nice to see them accomplish that and play the way they did.

Jason Vela

We've got two thirds of the season left and we're trying to make the playoffs. I really think we can.

Tim Bonsant

We didn't come out to play, we didn't come out with any urgency. We've got to do better because, if we do this in the playoffs, the season is over.

Dema Kovalenko

We are going to find out how good we are with this match against Berkeley Prep. We also will find out what we have to work at to get ready for the playoffs.

Mike Flynn

You can throw out the No. 2 vs. No. 3 thing. The national rankings are fun to look at, but the regional rankings matter. This game was about getting home-court for the playoffs.

Tyler Amaya

They've got a good defense, ... I'd like to see their defense later on down the road, but we won't play them again unless we meet them in the playoffs.

Jabar Gaffney

I put some thought in it and decided to come on down and see if I can't help this team in some shape and form to get into the playoffs.

Paul Quantrill

I thought this was our best effort for an entire 32 minutes in any game this year. I just called coach Hunter and we're very proud of them. We're ready for the playoffs.

Jerry Stillahn

To be honest, I think it's going to be a battle for everyone to get into the playoffs. Because there's just so many good teams now.

Jarret Stoll

We played real well. We are just trying to get ready for the playoffs and working on a few things.

Dave Morse

It didn't take a whole lot to convince these guys that we had a brand new season (after the WCAL playoffs).

Tim Riordan

I think the intense level was a lot higher tonight because it is the playoffs.

Sean White

They just took off, and then they got hot in the playoffs.

Larry Schmittou

They're (Johnson County) a four-seed and we're a one-seed, which at this time, means nothing. If you're in the state playoffs, obviously you can play.

Terrance Haywood

We are playing really strong defense right now. We have all season. But we have been focused in the playoffs. We've had to be because our offense hasn't been so good.

Adanma Ekeledo

Oh, there's no question we're No. 1. We're in the playoffs, they're not.

Israel Idonije

The girls really want [playoffs] this year. That's the goal they've set and they're going for it.

Allison Maire

The knee had been bothering me for a while. I tried to play on it (in the playoffs), but it started to bother me more. . . . I like to think that it would have been different (had I not been hurt).

Fat Lever

It would be a lot of fun to take someone out of the playoffs and make them feel as miserable as we do.

Jeff Weaver

We're one series away. If we can't win that series, we don't deserve to make the playoffs.

Joe Jordano

Our whole goal was to enter the playoffs with some momentum, and I think we've got that. Once you start building that momentum, it can overlap and build on itself.

Patrick Mulligan

I'm just excited we're all playing again. [The Hurricanes] have missed the playoffs the last two years, and it's time to take the next step.

Cory Stillman

The way the section is, I think five or six losses will still be good enough to get you into the playoffs. You always want to win the section but the big thing is getting into the playoffs.

Bob Amalia

We were trying to get everybody out there to play and get them some experience for the playoffs.

Homer Davis

You don't want to pull those out at the beginning of the week because you might not have them at the end of the week when you really need them. So, our goal was to make playoffs. Now, we're in and we're fired up.

Jill Officer

I feel like we are going to be successful running the football. What we haven't done yet is play a full game. We haven't played with the same intensity for four quarters yet. If we have any hopes of being in this playoffs we have to win this one for sure.

Andy Ringstaff

This group got beat in the playoffs last year. Now, it's our second year with a lot of the same kids back. You've got to win a playoff game.

Phil Pergola

There is going to be a very good team in our league that doesn't make the playoffs.

Mike Bosco

We're not in the playoffs.

Frank Hamblen

I'll get calls to make changes because a child's team made the playoffs. Parents will say, 'We would have never thought they would make it. They aren't even that good.' You do all this work to get good rates and then you get hit with per-person penalties or change fees and that eliminates all the benefits of planning ahead.

Kathy Sudeikis

This isn't going to give us big heads. This game is going to help us slowly but surely get ready (for the playoffs) one game at a time.

Jessie Davis

Right now, we're completely focused on our next game. But if we win out, I think we'll have a good chance at making the playoffs.

Kate Mcharg

Personally, I'd rather win a league title than get to the playoffs.

John Radcliff

Definitely. They said if somebody wins or loses on Saturday that Pittsburgh would need to win to make the playoffs, so if we have a chance to knock them out it would be a great confidence boost for us finishing the season.

Dre Bly

It was good for us. We got a little comfortable, and when you get in the playoffs, you don't need to be comfortable. They were good, and they slapped us around, and it woke us up to what playoff soccer was going to be like.

Mark Kluppel

I'm not here to pitch like a rookie -- or act like one. I'm here to help these guys get to the playoffs and win the World Series.

Jason Vargas

I think the intensity is picked up in the playoffs, and everyone's playing for every loose puck.

Allen Pilla

I can't explain how that happened. You expect that a team playing at home would be fired up for the playoffs. We just didn't have that jump for some reason tonight.

Derek Wright

That's the way the Colts do in the playoffs.

Paul Maurer

There's a lot of people picking this team to go really far in the playoffs. The fact it's my hometown, the fact that I've been here, the fact that I know and played with a lot of the guys, you couldn't put me in a better scenario.

Cale Hulse

It's a new game. Anything can happen in the playoffs, just like Sheboygan did (Friday) against Waupun.

Randy Willis

We know the feeling of having 30 wins at the All-Star break and not making the playoffs. We don't want that to happen again.

Drew Gooden

If you take a loss, you've just got to learn from it and move on. A lot of these teams would be able to make the playoffs if they were playing in a different conference.

Steve Rux

It was good to play St. Joseph because down there in Corpus Christi and in the playoffs, they allow all the physical stuff like that.

Adam Morris

We're just happy to be in the playoffs. We'll play anybody.

Stephen Jackson

We came down here and our whole philosophy throughout the playoffs was we were going to have fun. Win or lose, we would give our best effort.

George Forney

We made a lot of improvements and a lot of changes. It's coming together really well. We're getting more intense. Our practices are better because we really want to make it to playoffs.

Sarah Cooper

This is obviously the first step. You can't get a home game without making the playoffs, and we took care of that.

Gary Gait

We're back from hell. The last two months was difficult. We did it and now ... you can see the players are very happy to play in the playoffs. This is important.

Youri Djorkaeff

These points are up for grabs and any team in our position has to win our share of games. If you don't you are not going to make the playoffs.

Randy Carlyle

A lot of teams out there have these great records, but who did they play? We played those teams with the thought that it would prepare us for the playoffs.

Joey Avila

We counted our blessings. They're making a late season surge, and playing good hockey, they're going to be tough in the playoffs.

Dave Morse

I think they are getting themselves ready for the first round of the playoffs and they don't care where they are going to open their champagne.

Glendon Rusch

It's definitely disappointing, ... We had a goal this year of going to the playoffs and advancing. It's got to be motivation for us in the offseason.

Nicole Ohlde

It was a big win against an opponent that's seeded higher than us in the playoffs on their home court. It shows a lot of character from our kids.

Karl Geisinger

We're really shooting for winning the conference. We'd like to make it well into the playoffs. Hopefully we can do better than our section teams.

Jake Peymann

Our backs were against the wall. We had to win this if we were going to be in the playoffs. Playing (Open Bible), especially at home with our backs against the wall, we had to respond.

Buell Gonzales Jr

This was a battle worthy of a state semifinal kind of game. It felt like November (the playoffs) tonight.

Steve Stith

Out of his last three starts, this was his best performance. We've got to have him now through the playoffs.

Larry Watkins

Playoffs are always a big jump. I've been through it at different levels and in the NHL.

Rory Fitzpatrick

They were ready for the game. That's what the playoffs are about. You've got to be ready; we came out flat. You can't afford to do that.

Maura Mchugh

We've got three league losses, and they're only taking two teams (to the playoffs). We need to take care of business.

Pete Pijl

Shoot, I've never been to the playoffs, and I'm running out of time.

Jeff Cirillo

We had a little payback to do from last year. We came into the playoffs with the same record - 21-3 - and we got bumped out in the first round. That was something we haven't focused on, but for everyone who played last year, I think it was in the back of their mind.

Don Eckerle

We played strong throughout the entire game. I'm very proud of the girls. A win like this gives us great momentum headed into playoffs.

Jessica Belisle

I break the season down in three different parts. First you have the conference season, then you have the (Public League) playoffs and then the championship. Playing Hyde Park in a conference game is the start.

Jesse Chick

I have only been the coach for a year, however, and I expect to turn this history around both in the playoffs and then at the finals in Germany.

Luis Aragones

I played a good game, but I'm so happy because the team won. The last time I played well and we lost. For me the most important thing is to make the playoffs.

Andres Nocioni

Last year was the first time in about nine years we haven't made the playoffs. That's certainly a motivating factor.

Greg King

I definitely want to be on the (playoff) roster. I think I've had an opportunity to play in the playoffs in a lot of big games. Hopefully, I can be able to give my teammates some knowledge.

Howard Eisley

If we go into the playoffs we could possibly play them.

John Donato

It's hard to flip it, but it's the playoffs. You're always flipping the switch come playoff time.

Dave Conte

No, I don't want to go. I'm a Ranger. I'm playing with a little bit of an injury. All I'm worried about is March, April and the playoffs.

Petr Sykora

That's what we talked about before the game. We needed to win here tonight, take care of business [in the next three games] and come back and play here again in the playoffs.

John Blake

In the big picture, we've just got to gain momentum. Everybody makes the playoffs. The hottest team and the team that can execute in the playoffs, that's the team to beat. It doesn't matter what your record is.

David Ruark

It's important, but I think we'll do it. But if we don't, they'll know who's the best in the playoffs.

Tommie Harris

If we know who we're playing (in the playoffs), ... that could be a start (for Marquis).

Dave Duncan

These kind of games are good because it's a tune up for the playoffs. As far as our chances in the playoffs, I think we'll go deep. We have just as good of a chance as anybody else.

Joe Campbell

As far as our character, we are a very similar team. We have a chance to win some games down the road here. Hopefully, we'll win enough to get a shot at the playoffs. But we have to improve a lot.

Jack Rose

Right now the focus one getting better. We didn't play well in our last game (a loss to Whitney Young) and if we expect to advance in the playoffs we will have to play better.

Dorothy Gaters

We have a good group of guys that maybe came up short the last couple of years, not going as far in the playoffs as we wanted to go. Now we're going to try to get a chance to do it again in a new-face NHL.

Philippe Boucher

It set in last week when we realized we were out of the playoffs. But we wanted to come out with a better showing than we did.

Brian Finneran

It was very important. We want to be in the playoffs and now we can't lose any games.

Rostislav Olesz

All we need to do, to come back, is to beat Crowley and Alvarado to finish the first half of district (play) and then win all five games in the second half. Our goal all along is to make the playoffs. And that remains our goal.

Joni Vaughan

It's amazing just to see how far the basketball team has come and how excited the fans get. It wouldn't be as much fun if everyone wasn't so into it. It doesn't matter if we're in the playoffs or at a regular home game — they're always exciting.

Lauren Agnew

We're looking to raise money through them to get us two new synthetic turf playing surfaces. So when we make it to the playoffs, we're not going to have home field advantage, and we never have had it.

Audrey Wallace

Defensively they did a great job. To hold a team to 26 points in the playoffs is pretty impressive.

Krissy Kukar

[Six] wins was huge. We played very well and put ourselves into position to host the first round of the playoffs.

Chris Finnegan

The only thing we can do is go out and play hard now that we're out of the playoffs. (The four hits) is definitely exciting any time you can do something like that.

Michael Cuddyer

We had some injuries, and we're hoping we'll get another shot at them in the playoffs.

David Wilcox

Pitching was our strength. We had two 12-year-olds (Kyle Hughes and Ryan McCarthy) who were just dominant. Pitching and defense is what carried us in the playoffs, and the kids played their best when it mattered most.

Bob Hughes

It's awesome. Pretty much the whole way through the playoffs, it's been like home-court advantage. They fill up half the gym most nights. It's a key factor, it definitely helps us.

Justin Fry

That's playoffs. The puck came around, he got it and just shot it. It's not like he picked the top corner. It's a tough way to lose, but that's a part of the game.

Todd Harvey

We're just too inconsistent right now. We're not ready for the playoffs. We're not playing like we should be in the playoffs. Our players need to do a little self-analyzing before our final three games.

Linda Kilpatrick

We managed to pass the first hurdle by reaching the playoffs.

Fatih Terim

We went 9-16 [in the regular season], but in basketball everybody makes the playoffs. This does wipe out the regular season.

Nate Roberts

I think most of the guys will probably sleep until the (NFL) playoffs start (today).

Chris Dekay

It's a big win, but we aren't even in the playoffs yet. We can enjoy it, but we have to get ready for Penn Hills on Tuesday.

Ron Richards

It doesn't mean that much unless the team wins, ... Individual goals are great, but when I'm watching the playoffs, it won't mean that much.

Mark Teixeira

I know they were one play away from making the playoffs last year, ... Hopefully with my addition, I can get them to the next level.

Antoine Winfield

That loss last year made us made. We want to beat S-K this year. We have the confidence knowing we have a great chance at making the playoffs.

Justin Huber

It's just a big circle. Now, you're almost into kids who had parents that made the playoffs.

Steve Marek

I was hoping it wasn't this serious but I knew it was pretty bad. I was in such pain. I'm just happy I know what the problem is now and I can get healthy and be back for the playoffs.

Thomas Carter

Losing that game just made us hungrier. I'd be shocked if we don't get back to the playoffs.

The Eagles

We have to make sure that we?re ready going into the playoffs. We just have to keep our game simple and not pick up bad habits. This is a big weekend.

Vince Williams

I am excited about the opportunity to coach in the ABA and for a team that made a great run in the playoffs last year. It is a terrific opportunity for me and I look forward to taking this team to the ABA championship.

Keith Williams

I feel like I've done it this long, I can do it a couple of more years. It's kind of hard with him being gone and us being here, but it's only four months I guess. Depending on if they go to the playoffs, which I hope they will.

Chris Mohr

Just the fact that we?re playing this well right now with what we have, it?s really exciting. Hopefully we keep getting better and keep riding it into the playoffs.

Rejean Beauchemin

I didn't want to have a five- or six-game losing streak going into the playoffs. Getting a conference win right now was key.

Josh Montgomery

Toughest [lineup] I've faced. Hopefully, if it comes down to the playoffs, I can get my revenge.

Mark Buehrle

You only get one chance in the playoffs. Every team has goals of making postseason play, but once you make it you have to take it one game at a time. You have to win in order to move on.

Rolander Fontenot

Andrew is a quality lacrosse player and this was more of a numbers game for us heading into the playoffs.

Kurt Silcott

That shows that when we've lost, we've lost by quite a few. It's good, though, because there are always a lot of one-goal games in the playoffs.

Aaron Gagnon

They just couldn't get it going. You have those days and today was one of those days. The guys that led the way in the playoffs didn't have great efforts (yesterday).

Joe David

I've already tried to call Ray twice (after the AL playoffs), but I know he's a busy man.

Dan Sherman

Everything is a playoff game right now for us. We are playing for the playoffs and playing for position. It will be fun, this is what we practice all season for.

Dick Delaney

I don't think that it can be divided and still be done fairly. There's not a way to do it so that the best four teams make the playoffs.

Dwight Jones

We like to play a physical style. We're getting ready for the playoffs and that's what you have to do in the playoffs.

Marty Roos

We just want to win as many games as we can win. It's not about who we play. It's about how we play when we get to the playoffs.

Lorenzen Wright

It was a blend you need. One always picked up the other. We were the underdog team. These guys had never been to the playoffs.

Brian Champion

The energy's a lot different in the playoffs. It's a lot more exciting and the fans are a lot more into it.

Anthony Mamone

Even though they beat us (the Broncos) in the playoffs, I'm behind them. I think that shows you what kind of a sportsman I am.

Kyle Green

I wish it wasn't over and that we were playing today to go into the playoffs. But the way it was going, at some point, you stop the bleeding.

Jeremiah Trotter

The kids did real well and we won seven of our last eight. It's all about getting in the playoffs again, and here, it's a brand new season.

Jim Arendt

If we don't make the playoffs [by finishing in the top six], it'll be a disappointment.

Travers Evans

I'm happy for her. Elise has had a very consistent career and she has nine regular-season games and the playoffs to go.

Marlon Wells

I asked our girls at halftime if they wanted to give away their home-court advantage for the playoffs. Then we came out and put together a solid second half.

Lin Laursen

We?re just glad to be in the state playoffs. It?s something that these kids should be proud of.

Jerry Daugherty

It's very rare in the 100-year history of the league. But it doesn't matter when it happens. ... Certainly the playoffs were not a concern. We got a couple of calls from people (saying), 'What are you going to do about the playoffs?' My response was that we didn't really care.

Charles Breithaupt

We had several one-run losses. Had we been able to convert half of those into wins, we'd be in the playoffs right now.

Jim Richards

Usually, it won't get worse, but it nags him. We're hoping we'll get it better and better before the playoffs start. The good news is we don't expect it to get worse.

Aaron Nelson

If [Lowe] leaves it up, he can get hit. But if he starts it in the middle of the plate and just breaks down about a foot, there's nothing you can do. When he's pitching like that, like he did in the playoffs, it's hard to square up.

Jerry Hairston

It's homecoming and it's kind of the home stretch for us getting ready for the playoffs here. Ten days of practice did us well. We came out ready to play today.

Eric Streff

If you don't think you can make the playoffs, then what's the point of even stepping on the court to begin with? Will we make the playoffs? Who knows? But that's our mentality.

Emeka Okafor

My junior season is very memorable. We made it to the state playoffs and had an 18-game win streak.

Elise Crummie

It's really disappointing that the kid has never been able to see what it's like to win a sectional game. It's a travesty. I wish we could've won a game so she could've advanced in the playoffs.

Ellen Mager

We can enjoy this and celebrate, but we know they are a team that we will see in the District 4 playoffs. We can't forget that.

Eldon Hoy

We would either grow up, mature as a team and hang in there or maybe we would say that we weren't good enough to compete. Outside of a couple of games, we've played pretty well. Your season isn't judged on what you do in December usually, but how you do when the playoffs come.

Eddie Quick

I wasn't going to sit on the bench for a team that had zero chance of going to the playoffs.

Eddie House

Again, it was just one or two plays. Now these guys have to learn from these defeats and take the next step. Getting into the playoffs, that's our goal now.

Ed Brucker

[Despite making the playoffs last year, the team felt it could have achieved much more than they did.] We could have done better last year, ... We lost a lot of one goal games.

Fred Bradley

He's a very challenging guy who is very athletic. He grabbed his opportunity. Dominik is out and he's obviously now our No. 1 goalie. Ray is going to get a lot of games and he's going to feel confident going into the playoffs.

Zdeno Chara