(Jerome) definitely played hard and wanted it more than we did. We gave up too many odd-man breaks and that's how they scored the winning goal. ... We also have to be better at finishing. |
(Springboro goalie Ryan) McNutt did a great job. He kept them in it for as long as he could. |
Giving up two goals late in the first period was something we couldn't overcome. That was too much. |
I am physically sick to my stomach. That's how bad we played. |
I have a lot of respect for them for beating us the first time ... but we sent a message that we considered (the loss) to be a fluke. |
If we run into them in the tournament, I certainly would expect our guys to have a chip on their shoulders. There are some bitter feelings. ... We want to show people why we got that seed. |
It was very important to come out fast and fill the net. We wanted to make sure we got the lead and put the pressure on them right away. We wanted to make sure they didn't get any momentum. |
Offensively, I thought we had one of our better games. Scoring four goals against Padua is impressive. ... We were brilliant offensively, but I thought our play in the defensive zone was sub-par for our standards. |
That loss took away a lot of the swagger that we had coming into the new year. |
They complement each other very well. |
They were playing in two tournaments over the Christmas break, so they had a split squad. I'd say they had about half of their varsity players and had some players from their j.v. team. |
This is a very, very upsetting loss for us. It leaves us with an empty feeling. |
We always had a (player) within an arm's length of (Kirstein). We respect his game. We wanted to make sure that he didn't beat us. |
We certainly know a lot about them and they know a lot about us. It's nice to have an all-Columbus (district) final. That guarantees a Columbus team will get (to state). ... We've had success against them this year, but we know they have a good team. But we're more concerned about ourselves. Our focus is on what we need to do. |
We feel for them. We know what it feels like to get this far and come up short of your goal. |