[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1907]
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  CONGRATULATING MOBILE'S UMS-WRIGHT FOR CAPTURING 4-A FOOTBALL TITLE

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2012

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Mobile's UMS-Wright 
Preparatory School for a hard-fought season and a tremendous victory to 
capture the Alabama High School Athletic Association's (AHSAA) 4-A 
football championship.
  On December 7, 2012, the UMS-Wright Bulldogs (13-2) defeated the 
Oneonta Redskins (14-1) by a resounding 42 to 14 margin.
  Reaching the pinnacle of gridiron achievement is familiar territory 
for the Bulldogs. UMS-Wright has appeared in the AHSAA state 
championship game on seven different occasions, winning six ('87, '01, 
'02, '05, '08, '12).
  UMS-Wright has more division 4-A state titles than any other school 
in Alabama and Head Coach and Athletic Director Terry Curtis shares the 
AHSAA record for most state title victories held by a single coach at 
five. Over his 13-year tenure, Coach Curtis has amassed a record of 155 
and 38.
  The 2012 UMS-Wright seniors had never been to the Super 6 
championship game. With four years having passed since the last trip, 
this trip also marked the first time for any at the school, coaches 
included, to have the opportunity to play on the home field of the 
Auburn Tigers. The Super 6 was previously held at Birmingham's Legion 
Field, but, like the celebrated college Iron Bowl, the game venue now 
rotates between Tuscaloosa's Bryant-Denny and Auburn's Jordan-Hare 
stadium. What a truly amazing experience it must be for these young men 
to play on the same field they often watch in awe on any given fall 
football Saturday.
  The championship game was a thrilling contest that ultimately proved 
the superiority of the Bulldogs over the top-ranked Redskins. Seconds 
before the half, UMS-Wright Safety Sam Pettway forced a fumble on the 
Bulldog three yard line that resulted in a touchback. A touchdown would 
have evened the game at 21. In the third quarter, after a couple of 
stalled drives by both squads and coming on 3rd and 32, QB Gunner Roach 
completed a 33 yard strike to T.J. Dixon in the back of the end zone, 
making the score 28 to 14. Dixon finished the day with five catches for 
86 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore RB Troy Dixon was named Class 5A 
MVP. He ran for 232 yards on 23 carries and scored three times. UMS-
Wright stopped Oneonta twice on fourth down, recovered three fumbles 
and picked off a pair of passes.
  Congratulations to Head Coach Terry Curtis, Assistant Coaches Brett 
Boutwell, Brandon Dean, Richard Ellisor, Gerald Jones, and Jim Sudeiha, 
and to the Bulldogs, Troy Dixon, Tyrone Dixon, Charles Philips, George 
Williams, Kendrell Perine, Richard Pipkins, Sam Pettway, Christian 
Pearsall, Bobby Guthans, Tanner Allen, Robert Beard, Douglas Barber, 
Easton Russ, Gunner Roach, John Watts, Gordan Stimpson, D'andre Smith, 
Allen Ladd, Jack White, Timothy Shaw, Jaylon Jones, Hunter Lanier, 
Champ White, Johnathan Thornton, Jawon McDowell, Benjamin Radcliff, 
Henry Vanhaneghan, John Pipes, Dex Harvey, Cutter Stimpson, Kemper 
Sarrett, Thomas Harmon, Walker Chandler, Thomas Taylor, Tucker Powell, 
Christopher Majure, Kyle Pugh, Cory Fillingim, Nelson Lyons, 
Christopher Quinnelly, Forbes Sirmon, Kahlil Traywick, Bobby Weinacker, 
Landon Powell, Christian Hollinghead, Brett Patterson, Glen Barlow, 
Charles Roush, Andrew Howell, Tyler Guesnard, Gus Addison, Jacob 
Hurdle, Jack Blankenship, Thomas Iturbe, John Mostellar, Garrett 
Hollinghead, Charlie Hon, Timothy Squires, Blakely Addison, Hayden 
Williams, Will Baynes, Andrew Bradley, Ethan Jones, Marvin Mostellar, 
Emerson Majure, Trenton Fowler, Breland Meador, and Chauncey Callier.

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