[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E497]
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                     ALAMANCE CHRISTIAN WINS IT ALL

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the citizens of the Sixth 
District of North Carolina, we wish to extend our congratulations to 
the Alamance Christian School's boys basketball team for winning its 
second State championship in 3 years. This team not only won the North 
Carolina Christian School Association 3A State championship, but they 
also broke a school record for wins in a season with 25.
  Alamance Christian defeated Gospel Light 61-55 in overtime last 
month. The championship game featured resilience and a determination to 
win. With the game in overtime, Blake Marley made a clutch 3-point 
shot, while his teammates Will Shepherd and Brandyn Burns also came 
through for the team by excelling at the free throw line. The 
championship game win, as well as their phenomenal record, required 
great skill and athleticism, but Head Coach Jerry Bailey pointed to the 
boys love and care for each other as the secret to their success.
  The championship team members are: Brandyn Burns, Jonathan Racke, Bud 
Hursey, Will Shepherd, Benton Tuck, Tyler VanNostrand, Anthony Winston, 
Thomas Klarr, Blake Marley, Kevin Avery, Philip Barker, Alan Barker, 
Cole Johnson, and Ethan Massey. The coaching staff was led by Coach 
Bailey and his able assistants Josh Howard and Brad Prentice.
  Again on behalf of the Sixth District of North Carolina, we would 
like to congratulate the Alamance Christian School boys basketball 
team, the faculty, staff, students, and fans for an outstanding 
championship season. This team will be remembered in the history books 
for its record-breaking year and resilient win in the NCCSA 
championship game.

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