[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 46 (Friday, March 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E571]
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           TRIBUTE TO COACH BOB WILSON AND THE WILSON TIGERS

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 16, 2007

  Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations 
to the outstanding members of the South Carolina AAA High School Boys' 
Basketball State Championship team, the Wilson High School Tigers, and 
their exceptional coach, Bob Wilson.
  Wilson High School is located in the 6th Congressional District which 
I proudly represent. On Saturday night, March 3, Coach Wilson led the 
Tigers to the first State Championship for a Florence team in 20 years.
  That State Championship game took place at the Colonial Center in 
Columbia, South Carolina. And although the Tigers did not score a 
single point until the 4th minute of the game, they gathered their wits 
and started playing with true determination and it all paid off in the 
end. I am proud of these exceptional athletes and so is their 
community. They won 23 out of their 29 games this season.
  It requires a great deal of discipline to properly balance 
athleticism and academic requirements, but these young men have 
excelled at both. There are six seniors on the team this year, and all 
of them deserve congratulations for their hard work this season.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate each of them on behalf of 
this Congress: Sam Muldrow, Dominique Lacy, Antwain Lyde, Greg White, 
Rico Young, Dalwayne Rhodes, Hiram Echols, Jamal Banks, Jamar Graham, 
Denzel Belin, Daron Cooper, Tracy McFadden, Shamel Brackett, Alan-
Michael Thompson, and Trevonte Dixon. Their assistant coaches, Pete 
McCants, Rodney Barr, and David Littlefield, also deserve recognition 
for their hard work and devotion to these young men.
  Coach Wilson's career speaks for itself: before coming to Wilson High 
School in 2000, he spent 5 years as head basketball coach for West 
Florence High School. Prior to becoming a head coach, he served as an 
assistant at Francis Marion University and West Florence High School.
  Remarkably, Coach Wilson was involved in another historic state 
championship for Florence: he was the assistant coach when West 
Florence High School won the State Championship in 1986, the last time 
a Florence basketball team had won until this season.
  Throughout his career, Coach Wilson has been a sterling example to 
his players both on and off the court. The entire State of South 
Carolina is fortunate to have such a dedicated and tireless advocate 
and role model for young men and women.
  Madam Speaker, I admire the effort and teamwork the members of this 
team have demonstrated throughout the season and I ask you and my 
colleagues to join me in wishing them good luck and Godspeed in the 
future.

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