[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE COCOA TIGERS ON THEIR 6TH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 17, 2024

  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to congratulate 
the Cocoa High School football team on their sixth state championship 
win. On December 8th, the Cocoa Tigers clinched the victory and ended 
the game with a score of 20-6 against Bradford High School.
  This win was the second state championship win in a row for the 
Tigers, having defeated Florida High last year with a score of 38-31. 
The Cocoa Tigers also won state championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 
2016.
  Bradford High had come into the game having been undefeated in their 
season with a 14-0 record. Cocoa High finished its season with a 14-1 
record. However, The Cocoa Tigers outscored their opponents in the 
playoffs by a 184-30 margin.
  Bradford High scored the first touchdown of the game against Cocoa, 
taking a 6-0 lead with only just over six minutes left in the opening 
quarter.
  However, the Cocoa Tigers didn't let an early lead startle them, 
returning with a 36-yard touchdown two minutes later, gaining a 7-6 
lead.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in congratulating the Cocoa High School Tigers football team on 
their remarkable season. We continue to wish them luck in keeping up 
this momentum for next year while they aim to clench the title for the 
third year in a row. Let's go Tigers.

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