That's something to be very proud of. There are a ton of teams that were plenty good enough to qualify four years in a row that didn't do it. That just goes to show how hard these kids work, and it says a lot about the Edwardsville program. These kids have a lot of heart, they could have quit when things didn't go their way, but they found a way.
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I don't think it's anything with Edwardsville in particular, except they seem to get more fired up to play us than we get to play them. It's just one of those things. Sometimes in hockey it's a crazy bounce of the puck that makes the difference.
I think this Edwardsville team is the best team I've seen in this tournament in a long time.
Edwardsville is just the kind of community with pride in its heritage and people who are willing to get involved. We have had an exceptionally active board.
In every fire department that I've ever worked in for the last 30 years except this one, we've had that position, ... It seemed to be a big void in Edwardsville.
These are meters and not numbers of people. Some industry customers have more electric meters. We also serve water to Edwardsville, but not electricity.
With our talent level, against an Edwardsville we'd have to play a near-perfect game to win. We fit in pretty well with schools our size, but I think our kids understand the importance of playing against really good competition.
Edwardsville is head and shoulders above the rest of us. But after that, I think the field is balanced with us, Alton and CM. We all have really good guys in the lineup.
That would be great. I'd love to come back here and play them again. This is a great place to play basketball and it's always a big game when you play Edwardsville.