[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     COMMENDING CONCORD HIGH IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA FOR A DUAL 
        CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IN MEN'S 3A FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

  (Mr. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and pay tribute 
to the Concord High School Spiders men's athletic team for making 
history by being the first 3A school in North Carolina to win State 
titles in both men's basketball and football in the same year.
  The Spiders basketball team, who finished as the runners-up in 2006, 
defeated Kinston High School 85-79 for the 2007 championship title on 
March 10. The Spiders football team defeated Western Alamance last 
December, taking the State championship for the second time in 3 years.
  Star players on both of Concord's teams include senior guard, Dee 
Bost, who scored 27 points in the championship game and earned the 
honor of Most Valuable Player for both basketball and football. Lance 
Lewis, a starter on the 2004 and 2006 football championship teams, 
scored 16 points and four rebounds, and was named Concord's Most 
Outstanding Player in the final.
  The athletic program at Concord High is one of great tradition that 
dates back even further than my years of playing there. The nickname 
Spiders came from the athletic field at the old Concord High School, 
which was named after Principal and School Superintendent A.S. Webb. 
Concord's first State title was one in 1929.
  I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication of these young 
men from my hometown of Concord. Congratulations to Coach E.Z. Smith, 
Coach Andy Poplin and the Concord High men's football and basketball 
teams on your successful seasons, great teamwork and dual State 
championship victory.

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