What these kids have done over the last six days was special. Everyone was nervous because we all knew what was at stake. But I think our seniors really stepped up, and (goalie) Matt (McCarthy) made some big saves for us when we needed them. I am proud of the kids' effort (last night), and I am excited about going to the playoffs with this team.

Bob Lavin

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I feel good going into the game. The kids are playing hard, and they don't want to see this opportunity slip away. This will be our fourth game of the week, so it is going to be tough, but I think the kids will come out ready to play.

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We played all the kids and they all played well. We didn't try to run it up, we tried to get everyone in the game. I thought after the first couple of minutes we played well. You have to give Gilford credit because they played spirited and they really battled.

Their goalie made some great saves. He made three stops on breakaways, on three of our top three scorers.

The kids know we're a little bit of an underdog. But I think there's only two teams capable of beating Franklin in the state, and I think we're one of them. We have to wrestle our best, and try and make some breaks, but we've got a shot.

— Bob Anniballi

When you see four, five or six kids packed in one automobile, then it becomes a major problem,