[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E58]
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                 SALUTING THE DORSEY HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM

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                          HON. JULIAN C. DIXON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 23, 1996

  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, as an alumnus of Susan Miller Dorsey High 
School, I rise with considerable pride to call to the attention of the 
House the Dorsey High School football team which recently won the Los 
Angeles City 4-A High School Football Championship.
  My congratulations to Coach Paul Knox under whose exceptional 
leadership the Dorsey Dons completed another exciting and successful 
season. The challenges facing our inner-city schools are enormous. 
However, the faculty and administrators of Dorsey High School are to be 
praised for their hard work in meeting these challenges by developing 
scholars as well as athletes. Much credit also belongs to their 
principal, Dr. Jerlene Welles, for forging an academic team whose 
mission is preparing our youth for the biggest championship game of 
all; the game of life.
  This year's football championship game was an exciting, hard-fought 
defensive struggle in which the Dorsey Dons defeated the San Pedro 
Pirates 10 to 8. The game was highlighted by an outstanding performance 
by Dorsey tailback Raymont Skaggs, who grabbed a screen pass from 
quarterback Marvin Gomez, and, breaking a tackle, ran 57 yards down the 
sideline for a touchdown in the first half of the game.
  Dorsey carried their 7 to 0 lead into the fourth quarter, when San 
Pedro cornerback Antonio Dominguez intercepted a pass at the Dorsey 31-
yard line. San Pedro quarterback Melvin Yarbrough followed later with a 
15-yard touchdown pass to tight-end Tim O'Donnell. A two-point 
conversion gave San Pedro a 8 to 7 lead.
  The winning score was set up when Dorsey's Che Britton recovered a 
fumble on San Pedro's 47-yard line. The Dons moved the ball to the 15-
yard line, where Dorsey Coach Knox asked kicker Juan Zianes to do 
something he had been unable to do all season; kick a field goal. With 
the championship on the line, Zianes proved equal to the task, 
delivering a low line drive that barely cleared the crossbar. It was 
good enough to put Dorsey back in the lead 10 to 8.
  However, San Pedro fought back; forcing a Dorsey fumble on their own 
24-yard line with 1:41 to play. With the help of three pass 
interference penalties and one illegal procedure penalty, the Pirates 
quickly moved the ball to midfield. Facing third down and 20, Yarbrough 
found Pirate receiver Mark Pappas for a gain of 19 yards and 10 inches. 
It was now fourth down with 2 inches needed for a first down to extend 
the drive. Only 25 seconds were left in the game.
  San Pedro Coach Mike Walsh decided not to go for the first down, and 
let the clock run down to 3 seconds, setting up a 38-yard field goal 
attempt to win the game. The kick was blocked. Dorsey won the game, and 
the championship.

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