21 Quotes by Jake Palluzzi

We made a nice little run. We had a chance to cut it to nine, but we just couldn't get any closer. I played all my seniors in the fourth quarter and they played hard...they could have quit being down 20 points, but they didn't.

(Barnes) needs to understand how to get open and our guards have to get him the ball, too. It was two-fold.

For three quarters we did a great job on him. But he stepped it up when he needed to. He's not a scholarship player for nothing.

He (Healy) really stepped up his game. He took the team on his back, trying to take up the slack with Sam (Barnes) out with a sprained ankle.

Hopefully the two weeks will get us healthy...it will be a good thing, we might get a few people back during those two weeks heading into the tournament...if we can get healthy we might make some noise.

Our first half performances set the tone in both games. We played a great first half against Hamden, but we struggled against East Haven.

That was a huge win for us. It is nice to take some of the pressure of getting eight wins off our back. Now we just have to worry about playing well and getting healthy.

That was a great way for him to end his career. He was not the most talented player on our team, but he always gave 100-percent when he was on the floor. He did a great job tonight.

We executed very well offensively against one of the better man-to-man defenses in the state. We moved the ball and did a great job throughout the game, but especially in the first half.