[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E15]
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          HONORING THE EAST NICOLAUS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 7, 2016

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, before the holiday break, I rose to 
congratulate the East Nicolaus High School Spartans from Sutter County 
for advancing to the CIF Division VI-AA Football Championship game. At 
that time, they were about to make a 500-mile road trip to face 
Coronado, a school four times their size.
   Well, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say that the Spartans may have 
been underdogs in that game, but that didn't matter to them: on 
December 28, they won the championship game 16-6. Quarterback S.J. 
Brown threw for a touchdown and rushed for another. Donovan Switalski 
had 25 carries for 135 yards. And on defense, cornerback Eddie Herrera 
intercepted two passes.
   These were great individual efforts, but as a former lineman for the 
Cal Bears, I know that it takes a full team effort to pull off a win 
like this. I congratulate Coach Travis Barker and the entire East 
Nicolaus team for making Sutter County and the entire 3rd Congressional 
District proud.

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