[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E329-E330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE 2018-2019 STATE CLASS A PUBLIC-SCHOOL CHAMPIONS: THE 
              CALHOUN COUNTY COUGARS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
2018-2019 Class A Public-School Boys Basketball Georgia State 
Champions, the Calhoun County High School Cougars of Edison, Georgia. 
The team will commemorate this significant milestone with a celebratory 
parade on Friday, March 22, 2019 and a celebration of honor on 
Saturday, March 23, 2019.
  On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the Cougars won the state championship 
game against the Treutlen Vikings by a score of 69-67. This historic 
victory marked an undefeated season for the Cougars as well as their 
second state championship. The team also placed No. 1 in the MaxPreps 
Class A Basketball rankings for Region 1 and for the state of Georgia 
with a Region win-loss record of 19-0.
  Their victory in this year's state championship follows years of 
frustration, hard work, and determination bursting forth into an 
incredible season of teamwork and athletic excellence. The perseverance 
of these Cougars was shown this year in their exciting victory. 
Moreover, the team completed this spectacular season with an 
astonishing overall win-loss record of 32-0.
  I cannot put into words the tremendous pride that the citizens of 
Edison, and indeed the entire Second Congressional District, have in 
being able to call this outstanding team of athletes their own. They 
have accomplished an incredible feat, one that could not have been 
possible without the tireless leadership and encouragement from their 
head coach, Marcus Shaw, and his staff, as well as their families, 
classmates, and members of the

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community who believed in them and their ability to bring home a state 
championship title.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian, and me, 
along with the more than 730,000 people of Georgia's Second 
Congressional District in congratulating and honoring these hardworking 
young men who have persevered, sacrificed, and achieved the pinnacle of 
success in basketball--the Georgia Class A State Championship title.

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