[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING LIBERTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY FOOTBALL TEAM

  (Mr. GOOD of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Liberty 
Christian Academy Bulldogs for their monumental victory in the VHSL 3A 
State championship football game.
  On December 9, the Lynchburg-based LCA Bulldogs defeated the 
Lafayette Rams 28-14 to finish their season with a perfect 14-0 record 
and earn their first VHSL State football title.
  This was a history-making moment, coming 9 years after LCA filed an 
antitrust complaint against the VHSL, seeking to permit themselves and 
other private schools to join the league. The VHSL ultimately settled 
and agreed to allow any private school to apply for membership, 
providing a major victory for all student athletes in private schools 
across the Commonwealth.
  Now, just 8 years after they began competing in the predominantly 
public school league, LCA reached the pinnacle with their State 
championship.
  The LCA Bulldogs and Coach Frank Rocco have made their school, the 
Lynchburg community, and Virginia's Fifth District exceptionally proud.

  I am honored to represent such a phenomenal group of student athletes 
in Congress, and I congratulate them on this incredible achievement.

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