Mike Mannino Quotations

To come in and give up no goals at this level of play and score eight goals grand total is awesome.

He is just a natural striker. He's got a gift for finding the back of the net.

I think it speaks to the level of talent in the area. These kids have come through the club level and they're ready when they get to high school. This area is a hotbed of soccer right now.

You learn a bit more from your losses. It was an awakening for our boys. They took the long scenic route. Every game was away, but it made it sweeter in the end.

When you're playing a regional semifinal the passion is there, the energy is there.

Tonight was a challenge and the kids stepped up. They went out and took care of business against a very good club.

Eugene is just a natural striker. He has everything you want: he's got speed, can win balls in the air, is good with both feet and knows how to create space. Oh, and he's a 4.0 student.

Eugene wouldn't let the game end without getting one. He wanted to be the last straw that broke their back and he did it.

You play for pride, but it's an all star game so it's all for fun. Me and (Countryside coach) Dave (Sica) joked on the bench that we'll trade an all-star win for a couple of championships any day.

It's never been done at our school and we wanted to be the first team to do it. Our goal all season has been to win at the highest level, which is the state championship, and winning PCAC is along that way.