[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5986-5987]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor 
the Oakton High School Cougars football team, who won the 2005 Virginia 
High School League Group AAA, Division 6 State Championship.
  On Saturday, December 10, 2005 at Darling Stadium in Hampton, the 
Cougars all but shut down the Landstown Eagle's infamous passing game, 
accumulating 401 total rushing yards against the Eagles' defense.
  Led by head coach, Joe Thompson, and his assistant coaching staff, 
David Foley, John Glufling, Tom Goggin, Bryan Gordon, J.J. Hetman, 
Brent Newell, Kolapo Olarinde, Pat Purcell, Jason Rowley, Donny Samson, 
Rick Wells, Joe Drewer and Packy Purcell, the Cougars trained 
intensively throughout a dramatic and triumphant season. The Cougars 
dedication and teamwork culminated in their 28-7 state title victory, 
the first in Oakton High School's history.
  I congratulate all the talented members of the Virginia High School 
League Group AAA, Division 6 State Champion Cougars: Keith

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Payne, Thomas Rupp, Michael Lee, Handel Stephen-Dowd, Ervin Gamer, 
Adrien Laffitte-Smith, Donald Murphy, Brian Sweeny, Aaron Dishner, 
Stephen Poumaras, Mark Davis, Curtis Eward, Bradley Rhodes, Kumail 
Baig, Kevin Houghton, Derek Zimmerman, Tyler Morris, Ilyas Karimov, 
Sean Purcell, Erich Kottke, Alex Wargo, Connor Madden, David Kidwell, 
Trey Watts, Peyton Mahaffey, David Shumway, Dylan Grimm, Justin White, 
John Henry, Chris Rainwater, Ryan Harris, Mike Bautista, Chris Coyer, 
Jack Tyler, Jackson Kibler, Kevin Swanson, Taylor Naleppa, Jonathan 
Kedrock, Justin Otley, Josh Nelson, Mark Bleiweis, David Crain, Jim 
Roberts, Zachary Capozzoli, Patrick Tyler, Jeremy Rudolph, Carl 
Myrville, Bo Farrar, Flory Niyonkuru, Alex Hanson, Joshua Lewin, Kevin 
Miller, Jared Ruppert, Evan Fiore, Tim Seeger, Asif Kazmi, Gavin Wait, 
Jared Green, Rob Koster, Mark Larsen, Clark Scheible, Marques Wilson, 
Kevin Schweiker, Ryan Keely, Mike Shvenderman, Joe Sullivan, Drew 
Whalen, Joey McCallum, Thomas Vitale, Kevin Culkin, James Wheatley, 
Chad Faulkner, Michael Pournaras, Wade Reynolds, Kenny Hanson, and 
Morad Motamedi (Manager)
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to honor their championship, and to 
wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

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