S. Hughes Played Quotations

One of the main reasons our defense has played so consistently is our work on and improvement in our tackling. We haven't had the missed tackles that we've had in the past. That's something the defensive coaches emphasized in the spring and have continued to emphasize in practice now. By making sure we stress the fundamentals, and that's one of the things we do each week, that has paid off with how well our defense has tackled compared to previous teams.

I was pleased with the way we played at Celtic Park,

He's played at the right level and he is an international so he will give us competition right across the back four.

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.

Other than one goal he gave up in the second period, he played well,

Those kids have played so much basketball. They don't act like freshmen. Nothing seems to faze those kids.

We didn't shoot the ball very well and Marblehead did. Credit to Marblehead, which played hard.

With the (first round) bye, they (Big Blue) hadn't played in nine days and I knew they would come out aggressively. They just play so hard and so physically.

We played a good third period and had some scoring chances. But against a team like that, it was much too little, much too late.

Billy and Ted played solid doubles and kept their concentration throughout their match.

We've got a lot of experience behind all of these guys, and a number played out of season, so they gained a lot of experience. We'll be in the upper half of the league. Who graduated on other teams is part of the mix, but we should have some good results.

Zach and Andre won a tiebreaker 10-7 and played great together. They were outstanding, especially since they had never been teamed up before.

Our doubles teams played extra smart, hitting to the open court and attacking the net, just the way good doubles should be played.

First of all, Hartford was the better team that night, ... But what was demoralizing was our guys played well and have nothing to show for it. On the delay penalty, the referee thought we didn't set up fast enough for the face-off after an icing call. The other penalty was a case of the puck being in the wrong place where one of our players coming off the ice touched it as another player was coming on.

They were the better team (Sunday). If we played all game like we did in the third, I don't know if they're a better team than us, but hats off to them.

It's the best girls I've ever played with in all my life. I love playing with them. We all know each other's game.

Those three picks are good for the kids, good for the franchises and good for the league. When it played out that way, I thought, 'Well, that's good.' It brings some recognition to the community and the players.