[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING JACKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BLUE DEVILS

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the remarkable 
achievement in Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District: The Jackson 
County High School Blue Devils have claimed the TSSAA Class 1A State 
championship in boys' basketball.
  The Blue Devils of Jackson County did not just win a title, they 
earned it. Game by game, practice by practice, through early mornings 
and late nights in the gym, these young men from our corner of 
Tennessee rose above every opponent to stand atop the entire State.
  To the coaches and the staff: Your belief in these young men made 
champions out of them.
  To the parents and families who traveled every mile and cheered every 
possession, this title belongs to you, as well.
  To the community of Jackson County, you have every reason to be 
proud.
  Class 1A is where heart beats talent and where small towns prove that 
greatness has no ZIP Code. The Blue Devils proved that in dramatic 
fashion this season, and the Sixth District is better for it.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Jackson County 
Blue Devils, State champions.

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