[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE MATER LAKES ACADEMY BASKETBALL TEAM

 Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, I recognize the Mater Lakes 
Academy Bears varsity boys' basketball team, winners of the Class 4A 
State Final at the 2023 Boys Basketball State Tournament held in 
Lakeland, FL, on March 4, 2023.
  The Mater Lakes Academy Bears basketball team, led by Coach Dylan 
Estock, finished their regular season with a 28-3 record. The team won 
Mater Lakes its first basketball State championship since the school 
opened in 2006. Ten players scored in the championship game, led by 
their primary trio of senior Michael Bradley, who scored 21 points; 
junior Christian Reid, with 20 points and seven rebounds; and sophomore 
Anthony Knowles, with 13 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Mater 
Lakes took command of the game in the second quarter, growing their 
lead to 23 points before defeating the Villages Charter by a final 
score of 77-41. Their stifling defense forced their opponent, who came 
into the championship game averaging 64.5 points a game, to score only 
41 points.
  I extend my best wishes to the entire Mater Lakes Academy family, 
Principal Rovirosa, Coach Dylan Estock, Assistant Coach Peterson 
Morency, players Michael Bradley, Khalil Volel, Gabriel Farjardo, Ian 
Pascall, Emerson Felicien, Rolph Blanc, Anthony Knowles, Nicholas 
Perez, Jet Walis, Christian Reid, Clarence Burts, and Desmond Mcintosh. 
I look forward to hearing of their continued success in the years to 
come.

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