[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE BATTLEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BOBCATS, 2010 VIRGINIA 
                AAA DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 17, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the Battlefield High School Bobcats from Gainesville, Virginia for 
winning the 2010 Virginia AAA Division 6 State Championship in 
football.
  The Battlefield High School team completed the regular season with a 
record of 8 wins and 2 losses. To capture the title, Battlefield won 
four straight playoff games and defeated a team from Hermitage High 
School in Richmond, Virginia that had only lost once in their previous 
47 games. Battlefield also won their second straight Northwest Region 
Championship this season. This is Battlefield High School's first State 
Championship in a team sport. The team is one of only 50 high school 
football teams out of more than 16,000 nationwide to be honored by the 
MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions with the National Guard National 
Ranking Trophy. In recognition of his outstanding leadership, the 
Washington Post named Head Coach Mark Cox the 2010 All-Met Coach of the 
Year.
  It is my honor to enter into the Congressional Record the staff, 
coaches and players who helped Battlefield High School win the 2010 
Virginia AAA Division 6 State Championship.

       Principal: Amy Ethridge-Conti.
       Athletic Director: Ben Stutler.
       Head Coach: Mark Cox.
       Assistance Coaches: Mark Johnson, Rob Mello, Vic Ceglie, 
     Paul Labazzetta, Jaime Labazzetta, Bobby Coleman, Greg 
     Williams, Kevin Kerns, Sam Newman, Don Fair, John White, Tim 
     Coughlin.
       Players: Terrell Tapscott, Andrew Smith, Bobby Curry, Brian 
     Curry, Sidney Henry, Isiah Wright, Michael Jorgenson, Nathan 
     McGahan, Ishmail Gazawi, Caleb Pinilis, JT Brosnahan, Devon 
     Greene, Ryan Swingle, Devonne Haydon, Jeff Beathard, Cedric 
     Agyeman, Quantray Wilkerson, Nagee Jackson, Anthony Lopez, 
     Jason Hoepker, Jay Onwuka, Lucas Klugh, Chris Wendle, Jake 
     Conway, Grayson Matthews, River Piercy, Eric Michael, Drew 
     Elias, Austin Thibodeaux, Joe Walker, D'Anthonie Delgado, 
     Darius Johnson, Nick Newman, Ryan Newton, Mike Osei, Zavier 
     Stringfellow, Dane Howard, Eddie Cunha, Freddie Potter, 
     Harrison Hyre, Zac Everett, Blaine Varley, David Risoldi, 
     Eric Loehle, Jack Taylor, John Agnos, Ronald Ausberry, 
     Brandon Whaley, Garrett Fox, CJ Incrominias, Brandon Dukeman, 
     Larry Fields, Darion Duncan, William Soloman, Robert Garland, 
     Turner Meeks, Brian Wilson, Jon Hyre, Jacob Payne.

  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating the 
Battlefield High School Bobcats for winning the 2010 Virginia AAA 
Division 6 State Championship. This is a well-deserved title that could 
not have been won without an extraordinary team effort.

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