The ongoing battle of the last eight years has not been to allow us to live in our homes and pay rent to the city of New London until we die.

The only reason he came back (for his senior year) is because he wanted to spend another year with his teammates and win a national championship. That was the No. 1 goal in his mind. When I walked out on the floor, that was the first thing he said.

The only shame is we have Huntington next who we have to battle in the sectional. I'm sure we won't see their ace, and they're not going to see ours.

The play was set up because we didn't win a battle along the boards. Then, Samy tried to get (Wrigley) down low and let him go to the front where Terry could poke the puck away. Samy made his move too early and gave (Wrigley) too much room to work.

The point is made we're still fighting this battle. It's not as dynamic a battle as people being hosed down ... but it's still happening.