[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRINITY CATHOLIC CONGRATULATIONS

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                           HON. CLIFF STEARNS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2005

  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to congratulate Trinity Catholic High School of Ocala, Florida on its 
first-ever football state championship.
  On Saturday, December 3, the Celtics completed an undefeated season 
by defeating Pahokee High School 37 to 30 in front of 4,327 fans at 
Florida International University to clinch the Class 2B state title.
  Coach Kerwin Bell and his Celtics became the first team to bring a 
state championship in football to Marion County since 1979 in only the 
fourth year of the program's existence. The Celtics' season slogan, 
``It's our time,'' embodied the determination that they showed in 
pursuing their goal. Despite a furious comeback by Pahokee to tie the 
game in the 4th quarter, the team pulled together and prevailed in a 
game that came down to the final whistle. The hard work of this group 
of young men has served as an inspiration to Ocala and Marion County 
and I congratulate them by saying, ``It is your time.''

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