[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E391]
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            HONORING GREENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2013

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the accomplishment of 
the Greensburg Community High School boys basketball team in 
Greensburg, Indiana. As a 1987 graduate of GCHS, my Pirate Pride beams 
proud.
  The Greensburg boys varsity basketball team recently made school 
history by securing the school's first team state championship. The 
Pirates came back from a 10-point deficit at halftime to force overtime 
and won the Indiana Class 3A State Basketball Championship 73-70 over 
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran.
  Greensburg started with five underclassmen, and was led in scoring in 
the title game by junior Bryant McIntosh with 25 points and in rebounds 
by junior Sean Sellers with 12. In addition, Sean set an Individual 
IHSAA Record for Highest Title Game Free Throw Percentage, making 11 of 
11 in the game. The team finished the season 26-1 with the best winning 
percentage in the State.
  I want to congratulate this team for showing great resolve and 
teamwork throughout the state tournament and in the title game. I also 
want to commend the team for representing yourselves with class 
throughout the season, the tournament, and the remainder of the year.
  Congratulations go to starters Macy Holdsworth, Bryant McIntosh, 
Colin Rigney, Sean Sellers, and Ryan Welage, along with teammates Riley 
Billieu, Tyler Burcham, Tye Fleetwood, Shane Ploeger, Drew Foster, Tom 
Lawrence, and Brad Wilson. For the leadership of this championship 
team, congratulations and accolades go to the 7th-year head coach, 
Stacy Meyer, and assistant coaches, Scott Holdsworth, Jason Simpson, 
Scott McIntosh, Scott Ferguson, and Dave Lawrence.
  I am thrilled to see a championship banner raised at my alma mater, 
and I ask the entire 6th Congressional District to join me in 
congratulating the Greensburg Community High School boys varsity 
basketball team for their dedication, execution, and excellence this 
season.

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