[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2291-E2292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   MASON PUNCHERS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                        HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Mason 
Punchers football

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team on an outstanding 2011 season. Yesterday, the Punchers won the 
Class 1A, Division I Texas state championship and ended their season 
with a perfect record, 15-0.
  I want to congratulate the team on their dedication and hard work. It 
takes determination and focus to win a state championship, and the 
focus must be all the greater to do it on top of a perfect season. I 
applaud the perseverance of the team.
  Coach Kade Burns, as well as all the young men on this team, deserves 
recognition for the accomplishment. The 15-0 season was all the greater 
considering this was Coach Burns' first season as head coach at Mason.
  I know that many years from now, these young men from Mason will look 
back on this day with fond memories. I encourage them to enjoy this 
achievement to the utmost, as it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
  It is my honor to represent the student and families Mason and their 
state championship football team. Again, I congratulate the Mason 
Punchers on a perfect season and a state championship!

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