Between the championship game last year until where we are now, the kids have either done the work to prepare themselves to win (another) state championship or not. (But) I think the kids are very excited to build a program. They want to be a strong part of that. Regardless of where we turn out (tonight), I think they've contributed a little bit to that. |
Collin puts himself in the right position at the right time. |
I think Corona will be back. They will be a better team. I wouldn't count them out in the region. |
It's been three years. It was a good game, and Mountain Pointe is a good team. I guess when you have zero' at the end of regulation you are doing something right. |
Power points make every game important. |
The next two weeks are very important. Once Thursday comes, that will be the most vital part of our season. |
The thinking in the back of our heads was we had other players scoring goals last year. It was a matter of whether they matured over that year, and whether that maturity would compensate or develop the type of attack Nick and Kevin provided us last year. I think those players are doing that. |
We call Collin Mr. February. He has the ability to make timely saves. He made the extraordinary look pretty ordinary. |
We finally penetrated their box and put the ball toward the net. We talked at halftime about being more aggressive inside . . . and we were definitely more aggressive in that moment. |
We're honored that we played well enough to get to this point. The thing that we'll look at is that there's only a handful of teams that have been able to win back-to-back championships. I think that will weigh heavily on our mind. |