[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE SMYRNA BULLDOGS ON THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the championship 
season of the Smyrna Bulldogs. On Saturday night, the Bulldogs capped 
their football season with a convincing win in the 2006 TSSAA Class 5A 
BlueCross Bowl.
  My father taught science and coached girls basketball at Smyrna High. 
As a result, I feel a special connection to the purple and gold.
  With their victory over the Ravenwood Raptors, the Bulldogs secured 
their first ever football title and finished the season with a school 
record 13 wins. While it was their first appearance in the BlueCross 
Bowl, Coach Philip Shadowens and the Bulldogs left no doubt that they 
belonged on the field. They overcame a 14-6 deficit against the 
defending champs, scoring 29 unanswered points on their way to victory.
  During their playoff run, the Bulldogs avenged their two regular 
season losses to Riverdale and Ravenwood. In the quarterfinal round, 
they defeated the Riverdale Warriors for the first time in school 
history.
  I commend the Bulldogs and their head coach, Philip Shadowens, for a 
fine season and an outstanding championship win. Steve Carson, Jason 
Pitts, Shawn Middleton, Kent Pippenger, Will Hawkins, Will Forkum, 
Scott Keasler, Travis Schrimsher, Alex Robbins, Luke Shepherd and 
Justin Morton serve as the team's assistant coaches. Robert ``Bud'' 
Raikes is Smyrna High School's principal.
  I congratulate all the talented members of the 2006 5A State Champion 
Bulldogs: Sonny Gray, Antoine Hendricks, Rod Wilks, Orlando Martin, 
Will Martin, Tyler Slater, Kyle Frazier, Andrew Wiggins, Eddie Lalap, 
Joseph Butler, Sam Youree, Josh Crouch, Cleave Shaw, David Sanders, 
Jonah Hendricks, Maceo Harris, Cody Williams, Tony Windrow, Lonnie 
Turner, Tony Alexander, Quentin Burford, Cotie Dickson, Chris Yoder, 
Cordarious Johnson, Donovan Craig, Reuben Shadrake, Jarvis Hicks, 
Justin Martin, Sean Mckay, Michael Hosford, Michael Bolton, Singleton 
Garrett, Johnathan Vaughn, Laith Al Tamimi, Kelly Thomason, Brandon 
Hendricks, Josh Day, Karrar Al Hassan, Dawson Wooten, Reese Haywood, 
Tony Carr, Cody Sutherland, Cody Gower, Johnathan Wilcox, James Hudson, 
Matt Rofrano, Quentin Allen, Kyle Carter, Josh Prewitt, Bradly Folds, 
Alex Hill, Keith Martin, Westley Cadena, Darrell Goad, Tyler Eady, 
Anthony Khamphenphet, Pham Trungtin, Nathan Cantrell, Keiton Hendry, 
Kassidy Spence, Brandon Jaradat, D.J. Johns, James Williams, Davion 
Baxter, Tyler Montgomery, Jordan Bell, Cody Hagar, Daivid Pierre-Paul, 
Mickey West, Jeremy King, Jesse Torres, Blair Willis, Tre Tunstill, 
Richard Maynard, Nick Richardson, Harrison Gill and Nathan Torres.

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