[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E87]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CLAIRTON BEARS PIAA CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 4, 2013

  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating the Clairton Bears on another perfect high school 
football season and their fourth consecutive PIAA Class A state 
championship victory.
  The Bears now have 63 straight wins after their victory in Hershey, 
PA, giving them the longest winning streak in all of high school, 
collegiate, and professional football. It is also the longest such 
streak in Pennsylvania history.
  Both the players and the coaches put in years of hard work that led 
to this sustained success on the field, and in their success they have 
brought hope to the town and the region.
  Tom Nola has now served as the team's head coach for 11 years, and he 
is assisted by coaches Tim Bukowski, Jim Dumm, Eric Fusco, Marc 
Gambino, Wayne Wade, Jr., and Remondo Williams, Sr.
  The team was led by sixteen seniors--Tyus Booker, Santeaun Sims, 
Bryon Clifford, Terrish Webb, Titus Howard, Nick Boswell, Vinny Moody, 
Robert Boatwright, Armani Ford, Tyler Boyd, Sedrick Nash, Devonte 
Harvey, Damond Flowers, Jordan Gressem, Kyuss Jeter, and Garret 
Santoline.
  In addition, the team included a number of underclassmen--JoJuan 
Bray, Ryan Williams, Tyreike Hammonds, Khalil Berry, Aaron Matthews, 
Vance Allen, Esaias Hammons, Brandon Murphy, James Hines, Deven Fritz, 
Demar Bell, Jjuan Jackson, Brian Brown, Raymone Clifford, Josh Wilson, 
Dryan Davenport, Vance Gibson, Israel Melvin, Will Hampton, Jhsia 
Miles, Devondre Brown, Jayll Hall, Carlito Spence, and Allen Norris.
  The Clairton Bears continue to make Pittsburgh proud through the high 
standard of athletic excellence they have brought to the gridiron. 
Clairton has a rich history of perseverance and hard work, and the 
Bears continue to build on that legacy. I give them my hearty 
congratulations, and I wish them all the best as they look to dive 
deeper into the record books next season.

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