[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4487-4488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      TRIBUTE TO 2000 CENTRAL CABARRUS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor and pleasure to rise 
today to pay special tribute to an outstanding group of student 
athletes from Concord in North Carolina's Eighth District.

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  Several weeks ago, the Central Cabarrus High School men's basketball 
team completed a truly amazing season by winning the North Carolina 
High School 3A Basketball Championship.
  The Vikings successfully completed the near impossible, defeating 
favored Greensboro Dudley. Led by seniors Mickey Mickens, David Hardy, 
Clayton Russell, Dough Naumann, and sophomore Nathan Cranford, Coach 
Scott Brewer's Vikings stepped up to the challenge.
  These players are not only winning on the basketball court, they are 
also excelling in the classroom. Eight of the players' grade point 
averages are over 4.0 and the team's average is 3.71. Clearly, these 
young men excel in the classroom as well as on the basketball court.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the students, teachers, 
parents, head coach Scott Brewer, his assistant coaches, and the 2000 
North Carolina State 3A basketball champions, the Central Cabarrus High 
School Vikings.
  This is a tribute to their entire school and their team work.

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