(Teams) all prepare better for better pitching now. Your pitcher has to be able to do other things now. You just can't throw it by people.

Joel Rogers

Anything that matches teams evenly is a fair option.

Bob Asmussen

We invite good teams to the tournament. That's why we call it the Tournament of Champions. We feel these are good teams and we have good teams within our community.

Diane Davey

I just sat and watched. At times, there was bad basketball on both teams' part, but this was better than going 2-2 and having to ride home for three hours like Lincoln.

Chris Kusnerick

We never win any games like that -- on a last-second shot. We have other teams miss shots at the end, but never when we make one. Since I've been here we've never hit the last shot.

Tony Martinucci

A-H-S-T has a very nice ball club. Their quickness gave us a lot of fits. It's hard for us to simulate their athleticism in our practices. They will be a handful for a lot of teams in the postseason.

Doug Newton

If they're paying money to have you on their team, [teams] should want to ask and should want to know, and are obligated to know. It hurt me because it kind of damaged my character and put me in a light I don't want to be put in. They know I'm a good player.

A.j. Nicholson

I really look at it as the whole county. We are soliciting teams from all around. We're really trying to make it a whole community effort, not just Fontana and Walworth.

Cheri Mcintosh

They can make you look bad. They've made a couple ranked teams look bad.

Reggie Witherspoon

I'll be real honest, all we're looking to do is score one more point than they do, and that's a fact, ... Teams like Vidalia are not teams you're looking to shut out. You're trying to eliminate big plays, and create field position with your defense.

Roger Holmes

I'm sure [the streak] has been talked about this year and is still being talked about. It's kind of crazy that they could keep it going so long. Even some teams with dynasties don't come close to doing that.

Sean Hill

You need good goaltending to win big games and both teams got it (Saturday night).

Anthony Palumbo

When we play there we get to spread the floor, which is more our game. We also get bigger crowds at Mid-State. When we play on the smaller floors, both teams just pack it in with a zone and grind it out.

Scottie Parker

We just shocked teams with that this year. They don't know what to expect — they don't know how to attack it.

Dan O'connell

Oh, man, I didn't have a clue about special teams. From not having any knowledge to actually playing on pretty much all of them is pretty much a full circle for me.

Dewayne White

I'm more comfortable with my shot. I can dribble. Everybody knows I can dribble. I have to shoot to be a threat, and I've been working after practice on that. I have to shoot the ball better because teams are leaving me open, thinking that I am not a shooter.

Telyshia Adams

Getting these two wins against two very good teams really helps prepare us for the Public League race.

Kenny Fullman

All of these things weren't done by me, but teams of staff and department heads and always led by the commissioners.

John Link

This is our team's first trip up here to the Yard. We wanted to give a good showing for our community and our fans, and I think we did pretty good.

Andrew Duncan

Some teams have 6-3 players who play like our guards.

Mary Pinkowski

These are good kids. They are talented, smart and understand the game. This will be one of the smartest teams I've had.

Kris Hubbard

He can run. He can catch the ball. He can do a lot of things that you anticipate a good back should be able to do. The thing he brings to the table, too, is he's an outstanding special-teams player.

Herman Edwards

Both teams just laid it on the line. It was a nice clean game. No late hits, no cheap hits. It was the kind of high school game that I like to be a part of.

Jacob Byler

The lowest score was a 79 (on a par 72 course) so the other teams didn't shoot that great either.

Scott Hargis

I'm pretty far out of the loop. There's always a lot of speculation and what-have-you. I'm sure it's fun for people to watch and have fantasies of who might go where. The reality is, guys will change teams.

Andrew Ference

That's the game of football. That's what you call momentum. We weren't able to get it back. It's an entire group loss, offensively, defensively and special teams.

Trent Edwards

This is really going to benefit the players and teams in our league.

Stu Jackson

I've been playing for five years now and only two of the teams I've been on were like that.

Shea Hillenbrand

Brad is a student of the game and this is a very well-prepared young team. Usually young teams have a lot of flaws, in how they prepare for the games and strategy, but not these guys.

Russ Howard

Being that the 2006 season is just around the corner, we didn't want to issue any major surprises to the 305 teams. We want to cooperate with Fremont Speedway on rules to help keep costs down.

Rex Lejeune

Our conference is a very good track conference. All the teams have good athletes and it's great to run against them.

Mike Flakus

Every game is do or die, basically, right now. With our inability to win on the road, it's tough to be a top team when the top teams in our league have big road wins.

David Chiotti

This was a big game. It has been a good battle this week between two teams.

Gary Hatch

While we are still finalizing the fields, already the competitive slates are very strong. With the Olympics on tap, we have a number of runners who are hoping to qualify for their respective country teams in January.

David Chester

It was a very fun team to coach. The kids played hard all season. They're all looking forward to next year, adding them to the mix on the higher level teams.

Aaron Mattox

If we are chasing somebody around the track and it leads us to better times then that's great. I really try to get us not to be that concerned about placing because if all you want to do is place high well that's easy. All you have to do is run against lousy teams.

Scott Lorek

We played well. We passed the ball well. Overall both teams really played well.

Mike Roed

It is a very important game for both teams and interesting one too, as it will determine who will top this group.

Valeri Nepomniatchi

These three guys represent the veteran leadership of our club, ... We feel that with their experience, especially at the NHL level, as well as their work habits at practice every day, that they are right guys to lead this club. They will have a major role in developing our team's identity and work ethic.

Tom Rowe

She won't see all the double and triple teams she sees at this level. It will be easier at the college level than in high school. I cannot see her not having big success no matter where she goes.

Randy Wright

Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.

Connie Mack

It's our teams getting excited and meeting our goals. We know that hopefully in our lifetime we'll find a cure for this.

Sandra Patten

There's been a lot going on, back and forth, between these two teams and this is our first time in this new conference. We were going out ready to prove something. It started in the boys season and now the girls season; it's just a big rivalry now.

Barksdale Thompson

The relay final is going to be crazy. I think it's going to be the highlight of the Games. Now we have five of the six best teams in the final. It's going to be a really rough race. It's short track -- something's going to happen.

Rusty Smith

Clearly we're facing two of the top teams in the Big East. We have to bring our 'A' game and be prepared to play some ball.

Karen Mullins

They're good enough to beat top teams on any given night. A seven-game series certainly makes it tougher. Can the Suns shut a team down when they're not scoring? The jury's still out.

Tom Chambers

I have put together as many as nine teams (of senior athletes). I had three teams here last year. I'm playing out my fantasy from high school.

Warren Jones

Most teams, when we hit them with that run they don't bounce back. They stayed in there and they fought. They're a good team, better than I thought. McNally, he's a monster.

Anthony Nelson

I think we have the best two teams in the state.

Dave Hughes

Our team is so talented. We have so many threats. Teams shouldn't be able to stop us.

Crystal Kelly

That's what big-time players do. They put teams on their shoulders, and he hit some big shots tonight.

Dave Lutz

I don't think the Class A tournament was put there for the private schools. The true intent was for teams like Two Harbors and Silver Bay that never get a chance to go to a state tournament in double A.

Mike Randolph

They have a lot of talent and they're going to be good. They played some good teams early on. They took their beating and after that they learned from it.

Will Blalock

I think it's the only way they are going to get better. And in their defense, Georgia and Oregon State are good teams.

Luke Jackson

At the beginning of the year, I think we hit our stride pretty well. But getting down the stretch, teams are keying on certain players and that's something you need to adjust to. I think we struggled with that of late, but there's definitely another level we want to get to and I think we're capable of. That's going to have a big impact on how far we go, and we realize that.

Robbie Earl

The first thing was the introduction of the teams, where they ran behind the flags. They had to do it about five times. After the third time, they were exhausted. They didn't know they were going to do it over. They ran out there about a hundred miles an hour.

Pat Ball

Had we shot a little better in the first half, it could have been a three-, four-point game. I'm happy because a lot of teams in our situation would have checked in and quit. I'm happy with our effort.

Steve Thornton

They can still go to me in the fourth quarter. It's just something I've got to keep working on. That's one of the areas I've got to gain more confidence in. Guys from other teams have told me they see that I'm too tense when I'm shooting free throws, when I'm concentrating so much instead of just letting it flow.

Dwight Howard

It's been money well spent. We're giving people their money's worth. Players want to play for exciting teams so we want free agents who want to sign here. That will make it so our fans see an entertaining team that wins more.

Bruce Urban

We look to continue to build up to be a team in playoff contention. We have a tough schedule, but we have experience against some good teams over the past couple seasons.

Scott Yates

(Opposing teams) look at Adam, so I'm like a decoy. We let it feed off that.

Terrance Mitchell

It's definitely a tough stretch for us. All we can do is play it. We just want to do the best we can. We want to focus on taking things away from teams and excelling at that.

A.j. Massengale

When we're passing, we scramble. If we don't pass well, we're going to lose to teams like Towson. Offensively, we're better than them but they don't make as many mistakes as we do.

Kerry Carr

He's made my life easier. He's so strong for a point guard that he forces other teams to double him and the kick out is to me for a three. He gets me a lot of easy baskets.

Troy Murphy

We have a legitimate chance to repeat, but it's always a horse race in this division. I don't think any team's going to be 15-2.

Pat Duffy

It feels good to come into this gym and win, ... But 2-0 means nothing in the TAC-8. There are four teams that could win this league.

Ida Scott Taylor

I'm just tired of losing these games that I feel we should be winning. If we want to beat these Top 25 teams, which I think we can, then we've got to get over that hump.

Jill Bell

Any time the game means something, it makes it that much more exciting. We missed two opportunities playing two top-10 teams (in LSU and Georgia) on national TV. We just need to get back on track and win a football game right now.

Cheron Thompson

We led a lot of teams going into the fourth quarter and lost six or seven games by single digits. It's not crazy to think we could have won 11 or so games. I'm proud of our players. They worked really hard and came a long way in one year.

Kevin Gast

I was with an NBA scout before the game, a buddy of mine. He said this is the second-most athletic team in the country, right behind [third-ranked] Memphis. I have seen some very good teams. They are as good as anybody around. They have a good chemistry. You have to have senior leadership. You have to have seniors to win. ... They have all the ingredients.

Brian Gregory

There are good teams all the way through. It's been like that for awhile.

Tom Armstrong

They're very well prepared for every team and they know each team's strengths and weaknesses. That's part of their success.

Richard Park

Both teams are hot right now, but the level of play they're winning at and the level of play we're wining at is the big difference.

Mike Rumbaugh

Here, that's the thing we do: Get hard-working guys who love to play special teams and grow with the experience from there.

Miguel Merrick

I think that because guys go to the NBA so early (at bigger programs) it evens the game out. A lot of the mid-majors in the tournament get a shot when a lot of other teams have younger guys.

Joah Tucker

I never really saw us winning the championship, but I think we've done enough this year to convince people that we are a good side and there will be a lot of teams that won't relish the prospect of playing us in future.

Frank Hadden

Both of our teams are very similar. We like to go inside, they like to go inside. We have good shooters, they have good shooters. We play hard on defense and they play hard on defense. I told my team if they beat them on the boards, then we will win. And that's what they did.

Deb Baber

I'm kind of old school. We've already played 15 games, so I gave the girls eight days off. I always like to give my teams this time off to keep them fresh.

Tony Dobra

It's an exciting time. There's only one first bowl game in a team's history, and we're playing in it.

Pat Julmiste

We've got a long road ahead of us to get to (North Central) in the sectional, but we'll see them again. We're going to be all right. We'll figure it out. I still think we're one of the best teams in the state.

Mark Noe

Their week was completely nuts. You could have teams going, 'I don't know what the hell to do now.' These guys pulled together. It was just awe-inspiring. I'm in awe of what they did.

Charly Mcloughlin

I think if you win, you have fun either way. Competitors want to win. It's what you take pride in. If we were still playing that style, we might be 16-0. We don't know. I think this team's personality is more of a high-strung, perfectionist personality.

Ron Rohn

I think one reason our sacks are up this year is because of the double teams. Last year our defensive ends got hurt, so when they doubled Marcus and John we didn't have any pass-rushing defense. Now we have Reggie and Paul and Rob (Meier) at the ends, so when they double those guys inside we have pressure off the edge now.

Ray Hamilton

Against good teams, you need to have your offense running.

Denise Boos

It was two teams throwing haymakers at one another.

Jason Harlow

We played most of the game like we weren't nervous, but we have to learn to be the aggressor. We can't get discouraged. We have to keep working. We can compete with the teams in this region.

Donald Thompson

We don't have buildings; we don't have cafeterias; we don't have football teams and marching bands. What we spend our money on is the actual education that students are getting and in particular, we spend our money on making sure that students have access to faculty.

Andrew Rosen

They're upset we lost, but I don't think it'll affect the confidence they have in themselves. In years past we had teams that might not have recovered, but I don't feel that way with this group.

Cheryl Darpel

We know we will have to be a little better if we want to beat teams like Mount Pleasant and Lansing Catholic.

Jack Foster

They're the toughest team ... toughest team I've ever seen. Not close, and I've been around some tough teams. Really tough. Really tough.

Billy Gillispie

The parents often cheer for both teams.

Peter Cardo

I don't expect any real problems at all. People have respect for their team and for teams from other countries.

Perry Crosswhite

Most teams know how we play.

Pat Lam

You can't spot those teams 10 points like that and expect to be able to win. I don't know what it is about us. For some reason, since conference started, we start off slow, and it's one of the things we need to work on. We got to make sure we come out confident in our shooting.

Katie Montgomery

They were bigger and stronger. We've done OK playing bigger and stronger teams, but these guys were much stronger than any other team we've faced.

Amy Froess

It's tough. The whole team's looking up at the shots and you know the scoring chances are so much in their favor. You don't have anything going offensively. The defensive zone is sloppy. When you don't have anything going for you, it's hard to come back. It's hard to dig yourself out of that hole.

Rob Scuderi

We've had a lot of games like this. We've knocked some good teams off this year. But this was the most important to date.

Wendy Bates

We know teams can do the same thing to us that we did last year.

Taylor Twellman

We're in the heads of the other teams. We're coming in here like a freight train, and we scare the crap out of everybody.

Bud Keene

We played well enough to win, but if we play one of the top teams in the state tonight, we're not even close.

Paul Doerrfeld

It gets us angry. If teams don't like our coach, they don't like us either. It'll be a game where they'll be a lot of energy.

Lance Laury

We need to work on our special teams-covering kicks, kicking the ball. That's where we got beaten last year.

Alan Chadwick

This was a great hockey game. Both teams played hard the entire 60 minutes and you couldn't rest for one shift.

Terry Ruskowski

There's going to be a little tournament within a tournament going on there. We'll get a good gauge there, playing against some of the top area teams.

Jon Engelking

They're running pretty well up front. That's a big key at districts. One or two guys in the top 10 puts you at a huge advantage over other teams.

Greg Meister

We're coming along. I remember the days when we would go to P-O, get off the bus and be getting right back on the bus. Our goal is to compete with the other teams in the county and we're getting to that point.

Larry Walker

Our top 3 teams all made it into the round of 32 but all of them lost in that round, and a couple of them had really close matches.

Bobby Bayliss

I'm just so proud of these girls. A loss like that would have devastated a lot of teams, but (we) made up their minds that we weren't going home without any hardware.

Leo Kennerly

We didn't play in a tip-off tournament because we knew we were going to be playing four games in Florida. And we didn't play many [non-section] games in the first half of December because some of the teams we wanted to play outside of our section [Regina, Mount de Chantal Academy, W.Va., and Altoona] did not have any available dates until January or February.

Rich Irr

They're definitely one of the better teams in the conference. They are year in and year out, but that's not to say that we can't compete with them. Last year's match [that Saint Mary's lost 5-4] could have gone either way, and it will probably be a similar match this year.

Dee Stevenson

Once you get to state, anybody can beat anybody. It's just a time when you get teams going beyond 100 percent and it's just so fun to be a part of. Every loose ball, every player's on the ground diving for it. Every point matters and you never know what will happen.

Joel Quick

For most of three quarters, we showed what we're capable of doing when we execute and play smart. We led one of the best teams in the district by 20 points. I doubt anyone has led them by 20 this season. But then we got away from the things we were doing, had calls go against us and things started to snowball. Then, just like that, the lights went out for our kids.

Larry Eberst

The budget is being eaten up pretty quickly because there are so many teams using the money. The irony is as they get more successful, they need to raise more of their own money.

Jerry Foster

I think now other teams in the league might have a little more respect for us.

Jermaine Anderson

I have a feeling it's going to be a knock down, drag out. It's two teams that are pretty close. Whoever plays the best, that's what it boils down to.

Rick Soracco

Over the long term, they've been quite strong. A lot of these funds have been around for a while and have strong management teams.

Catherine Hickey

Josh could be a center if he wanted to be. Josh causes a lot of problems for other teams' guards with his size.

Victor Snyder

We fought back after getting down ,but we can't give teams six-run leads. They jumped on us early, but we found a way to come back and win.

Shane Schueneman

Both clubs have been very good about working around my schedule, which allows me to play for both teams.

Julio Arellano

The SAFE teams will give us an opportunity to knock on the doors of more offenders around the state of California.

Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia

That was tough losing, but we know that the (NCAA) tournament is the start of a brand new season and it's one and done from here on out. We're playing teams that we don't know and haven't played so far, so we have to stay focused this week.

Aya Traore

It was a great atmosphere to play in. Both crowds were real active and both teams play exceptionally hard. We just made some plays right before halftime and every time they made a run at us we'd answer.

Jim Stafford

We emphasize special teams in practice. That's why they're called that ? special teams ? because it's for special people. We work just as hard on special teams as we do offense and defense. You have to.

Alex Kube

We wanted to go 3-1 and we ended up 2-2 (in the tournament). We lost to two very good baseball teams.

Chris Motes

They're not just on the team because they are from the local area. Both of these girls are very deserving. They both were pretty much the heart and soul of their respective teams. They are great players and can hold their own. They already proved that in the Ohio-Kentucky game.

Amy Hughes

We had a very good day today. Our top two doubles teams played very well and our singles was very consistent once again, especially at the bottom of the lineup.

Manuel Diaz

We try to put together a non-conference schedule that will help prepare us for the Patriot League Tournament. Teams like Hobart, Maryland, Penn and Penn State are all tremendous programs, and we are looking forward to playing two rapidly improving teams in Air Force and Denver in a Friday-Sunday trip, which simulates our league tournament format.

Frank Fedorjaka

It's definitely disappointing. These games against teams lower in the standings, we need to beat them. That's what cost us today.

Ian Vouyoukas

When my girls believe they're capable of winning in softball, we will be able to compete for a title. Teams aren't throwing their No. 3 pitcher against us anymore for a reason.

Sandy Lazzaroni

It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before. This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams.

Joe Dumars

There should be some good teams up there — Woodrow Wilson and Spring Valley come to mind right off the bat.

Crystal Hackney

I like the six wins, and I don't like the six losses. The good news is, we didn't really stub our toe against the teams we should beat, but the bad news is that we didn't knock off any of the (quality) opponents.

Brad Soderberg

The boys team's perform­ance was one of the best we've had in years. It was the first time since 1990 that our boys won the Dodge County meet.

Mike Teofilo

Cat is definitely a great pitcher. I think in the Big 12 there's a lot of great teams. (Texas) is not even favored to win the Big 12 Conference.

Stacy Gemeinhardt

This is great for the Missouri Valley Conference. To have two teams in the Sweet 16, you can't say we're overrated or had too many bids. Just look at our success in the NIT and NCAA Tournament.

Lawrence Wright

About half the league would like him to visit. But it's his turn to start deciding where he wants to go and how many teams he wants to talk to.

Brad Blank

We want to push the ball every time we get it. We also play a tough man-to-man defense. It affects a lot of these teams.

Steve Smithwick

The teams that the Rose Bowl wanted were the big name schools. Alabama was the third choice behind Duke and Princeton to play Washington.

Cynthia Brown Hale

We invite (schools with offensive mascots) to come here and play sports and everything, so we request that they be more sensitive to minorities. It's hard for us as a school to have a stance on the issue when we continue to invite those teams with their mascots.

Sen. Ryan Birkman

South Brunswick is one of the top teams in the county. It should be an exciting event for the team and the school.

Jodie Davis

It's definitely a big game. Huge atmosphere. National TV. We're tied in the standings, so it's big for both teams.

Christian Moody

We told our kids at halftime that football is a game of peaks and valleys. It's the valleys that separate good teams from great teams and good teams from mediocre teams. I think our kids showed character and responded when we needed them to.

Gregg Bahen

Some teams don't practice hard and do great in games. We're the opposite.

Dee Dee Horton

The whole game is about throwing and catching. The teams that do that the best comes out on top.

Anthony Ammirata

One of the two black boxes has been found as well as the transmitting equipment which allows rescue teams to locate the site.

Jesse Chacon

She disrupts a lot of teams' offense because of her height and her arm span. She does a lot of things defensively for us.

Rich Bixby

They had an excellent game last week. They are one of those really good teams that do a lot of things well and work together as a team.

Jamie Freeland

We just do what we're told, because Coach Kane is a great coach. Our strengths are we want to be good, and we are willing to play hard. We can hang with some of those in teams in the Top 10.

James Hancock

You don't really scoreboard watch because the other teams don't put the other games on the scoreboard like we do, ... We basically want to win our game, then when our game is over you ask 'What did they do?' .

Frank White

It's a huge cup, there are lots of historical teams here, and it puts up against them, to see how far we can go. D.C. United isn't new to these competitions, though. We've won a couple. It'd be good to be part of that again this year.

Nick Rimando

At times it feels like I have 13 starters. That?s a testament to the kids There are not many teams out there where you can throw 12, 13 kids on the floor and not have a drop off.

Tim Lawrence

Yankton is definitely one of the best teams in the state. We came out and played hard, but our defense could improve a little and our ball movement.

Teresa Case

We've got a lot of Golden people here. The school is here, both basketball teams and a lot of the town. They supported her and that's great.

Dave Sauer

We have a lot of pride and tradition at Salisbury, and the reason that we've had a lot of great teams is because the kids play real hard for the maroon and gold. When they put that jersey on, they know that they owe a responsibility to that jersey, to the forefathers that have established that bar at Salisbury.

Jim Berkman

All four teams have a solid lineup from top to bottom. There's no weak links in any of the four lineups. It's not often that occurs.

Chuck Tursky

We're going to play a lot of very good baseball teams in league play. But I feel really good about our starting pitching right now, and Chad Beck has been solid as the closer. We're not where we need to be hitting the ball right now, but that will come. I think we'll be a good hitting team before it's over.

Tony Robichaux

They want to see a bowl committee with community members and know that people with past football experience are on board. The whole goal is to make sure it's financially viable to protect teams that would participate in the game.

Tom Starr

They are decent teams, but, obviously, we didn't hit very well, and when we did, we didn't string our hits together.

Colleen Perry

Ashley's running really well right now. This is the first time this season she's beat every West Sioux runner. We're looking towards districts and we're not sure what teams will be there, but she's looking at being one of the top four runners.

Greg Meister

We knew what we were getting into with Mount Olive. They are aggressive offensively. Good teams that win in the NCAA Tournament, they hit their free throws.

Dave Springer

The pressure has been getting to us and we're sitting back and being a little too careful and allowing teams to come to us. We had our chances when they weren't on their game early. The third period just opened up.

Craig Ramsay

We're pretty balanced. I think that is what has gotten us this far. We have different players that can step up on any given day. It makes it hard for other teams to play us because we are so balanced.

Jerry Stracke

They made some shots. They made shots with hands in their faces. If they can do that, they're going to beat some teams and make teams uncomfortable.

Doug Mccrary

It's nice to come down here and see everyone from the area. It's very rare that we get to see people like this, a big crowd like this. It's good for both teams to come out and see a good crowd like this.

Jon Smith

When you go to plant a flag on the visiting team's field, it's a form of taunting, ... What message are you sending when you spear it into the turf of your defeated opponent?

Brad Davis

There were a lot of good teams both from Illinois and Missouri here, and the course was playing very tough,. This was a great test for the girls.

Tresa Laboube

The only time we lose is when we go to tournaments or to out-of-town teams.

Derrick Estelle

Both teams are trying to establish themselves as a top team in the country.

Shelden Williams

We do want some payback on special teams this week. I know we're all excited about the chance to do better this time around.

Jarrad Page

Getting picked to finish fourth or fifth in the ACC was like a slap in the face to us. That was based solely on teams having more talent than us, but that doesn't mean they're better than us. You can't look at what people had in the preseason anymore, though -- you have to evaluate teams on what they're doing right now.

Daniel Ewing

A lot of these teams we've lost to simply have more experience than we do. But these guys know in their heads that they're playing better volleyball now than they were at the beginning of the season.

Matt Grimm

Trinity has great female athletes and LaGrange is very tough if they play to their potential. I think our team's success has come one game at a time.

Jef Flournoy

We're extremely proud of our entire sales team, and this new sales structure reflects our confidence in the team's abilities to maximize Take-Two's position in the video game industry. The individuals promoted today have played a leadership role in managing our sales initiatives for a number of years. We are further supporting our retail customer base to fit their needs and our growing business.

Paul Eibeler

We've played good football but it just amazes me that other teams don't really come to win but they get results.

John Gorman

It's wonderful for Brazil to have so many talented forwards. We have many good players, and I don't think other teams have so many, so I think that it's a good problem. We have good replacements. It's wonderful.

Carlos Alberto Parreira

We are looking for our identity. The month could determine the type of team we will be. We are playing three of the best teams in the state (Hingham, Waltham and Duxbury). If we do well it will be great, but if we don't it will show that we have a lot of work to do.

Bob Donovan

We've already played Lexington Catholic. We're not going to see anybody better than the teams we've already played.

Jeff Haile

What we cannot have happen is for us to hang our heads and feel sorry for ourselves. Tough times don't last; tough teams do. Our team made a step tonight against the No. 6 team in the country, and we could have very easily won this game.

Beth Dunkenberger

I would think most teams are a little worried now. We won the world championships last year. They know Canada is a force to be reckoned with when we're on.

Pierre Lueders

The French back three have shown up well and it's a reflection of the way the team's going.

Lawrence Dallaglio

Marisa has a knack for getting behind defenders and consistently makes herself dangerous. Her quickness will have a positive impact on our team's speed of play.

Maryclaire Robinson

With special teams it's the first time we've practiced with lines - ever. Now we practice wide side of the field, short side of the field. With hash marks you can run full-blown practices without getting out cones and saying, 'This is a hash mark.' You can do situations a lot easier.

Mike Singer

It probably wasn't as exciting as the last game where both teams almost scored 80 points. It was a struggle to 50 points tonight. I thought both teams played great defense.

Keith Hunter

It's two teams who know nothing about each other. Here, we won't have the luxury of preparation.

Keith Walker

It could be a very big distraction if the players and teams don't show more discipline than they have during these exhibition games.

Denis Potvin

Sales at the 2006 Miami show exceeded our company's all-time performance by 40 percent. We attribute these results to the hard work and training of our international and domestic sales teams, and we expect the orders taken at the Miami show to help our company achieve its third and fourth quarter sales and profit objectives.

David Knight

They've played some good teams to get there, and they're playing good basketball right now.

Chester Coach Scott Langerock

Time will tell. Different team. Different makeup. Different setting. Some things you come out of the [Marshall] game feeling good about. I felt good that we were able to run the football. Defensively, I thought we played the run pretty darn well. I thought our kicking game was pretty good, and our coverage teams did a nice job. That's good, but we didn't take advantage of some situations.

Jimmye Laycock

The first half I think both teams played with so much emotion. I think both teams were a little out of control. You can play hard with emotion, but it's hard to play under control.

Rick Vanmatre

Some teams are going to regret [the long-term free agent] deals in a few years. The salary cap could go down next year. That would put some teams in quite a bind. We're committed to playing our young players next season.

George Mcphee

Basically, we're not in sync. Guys are doing their own thing. We don't have a flow to us right now, and these teams are picking us off.

Rashard Lewis

We've taken as much on Adelaide this week as we have for the other three teams combined.

Gary Davies

We came out pretty strong and the game was pretty even for the first period. Then we went and took a bunch of penalties and it killed us. We can't be giving teams that many opportunities on the power play and expect to be successful. It's something we'll need to work if we want to get better.

Matthew Barnaby

There are some high-caliber teams here and placing anywhere in the top six is a great accomplishment. Matt Stephenson wrestled really well and was in every match. It's a good point in the season for Matt to realize that he can wrestle well at a tournament like this.

Chad Latch

Awesome play. And I'll tell you something, if I'm the quarterback out there and one of the other team's DBs goes down, I'm going right after the guy who comes in for him.

Mike Reilly

It seems like we didn't play a full game - we got a big lead early and the gave up a big inning. We would get off to a good start and then we would let teams roll over us. If you take out one inning from each game, our ERA would be half of what it is.

Mark Rowland

It's a play that's designed to get him a shot, but I can't take too much credit. I designed plays for 39 minutes in this game that made us look like one of the worst offensive teams in history, so ... he deserves the credit for making a really good play.

Dennis Wolff

That's the predicament we're in. Every game for us ... it is a must-win because we're in the position of where we're chasing teams.

Joel Bouchard

This is always a game of atmosphere and county rivalry. The team records are never a factor in this game. It is always an exciting game for both teams and the area.

Keith Sinclair

She has had a few games where she has not scored many. A few teams have put their best defender on her, but we have others that can score. Overall the team is playing much better and that has given her more opportunities to score.

Barry Eckerty