[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H15444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LOUISVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 3-A CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, we watched two African 
American coaches make history in the Super Bowl. This week, Ty 
Scroggins made history again, guiding Louisville's Central High School 
to the Kentucky 3-A Championship, becoming the first African American 
football coach to win a Kentucky State title. As alma mater to Muhammad 
Ali, Central is no stranger to athletic success. Still, it took a total 
team effort, led by Darrell Taylor's inspired rushing, to give the 
Yellow Jackets their first championship.
  As the first predominantly and historically black high school to win 
the Kentucky Gridiron State trophy, their landmark win is a victory for 
a Commonwealth proud of overcoming adversity as we progress toward real 
equality. The school that began 125 years ago as Louisville Colored 
High School now sends 92 percent of its students to college. Renowned 
for economic excellence, successful magnet programs, and unique 
entrepreneurial opportunities, few schools so thoroughly prepare 
students for careers in business, law, technology, and medicine.
  Four decades ago, Central gave us The Greatest. Today, the school 
continues to give us greatness. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Central High School, Coach Scroggins, and Kentucky's 2007 3-A 
football champs.

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