[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H8916-H8917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1950
 CONGRATULATING THE PEARLAND OILERS FOR WINNING THE CLASS 5A DIVISION 
                       ONE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Pearland 
Oilers for winning the Texas Class 5A Division One Football 
Championship last weekend. In front of 43,321 fans, the third largest 
in Texas history, the Oilers achieved a heart-stopping 28-24 victory, 
defeating the number one ranked team in the entire Nation, Euless 
Trinity.
  The Oilers were referred to as the underdog, but an underdog doesn't 
use a play called ``the dead man'' to score a 54-yard touchdown. They 
demonstrated

[[Page H8917]]

their tenacity in the final seconds, when Dustin Garrison, who scored 
three touchdowns, broke up a fourth quarter pass, sealing the win for 
the Oilers.
  Pearland has lived by a ``plus one'' outlook, always striving to make 
one more play and give one more degree of effort for the benefit of the 
team.
  The Oilers finished the season with a perfect 16-0 record and brought 
home to the ``rig'' Pearland's first 5A championship. I congratulate 
them on their historic victory and well-deserved honor.

                          ____________________