[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 23372]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1950
 CONGRATULATING THE PEARLAND OILERS FOR WINNING THE CLASS 5A DIVISION 
                       ONE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Pearland 
Oilers for winning the Texas Class 5A Division One Football 
Championship last weekend. In front of 43,321 fans, the third largest 
in Texas history, the Oilers achieved a heart-stopping 28-24 victory, 
defeating the number one ranked team in the entire Nation, Euless 
Trinity.
  The Oilers were referred to as the underdog, but an underdog doesn't 
use a play called ``the dead man'' to score a 54-yard touchdown. They 
demonstrated their tenacity in the final seconds, when Dustin Garrison, 
who scored three touchdowns, broke up a fourth quarter pass, sealing 
the win for the Oilers.
  Pearland has lived by a ``plus one'' outlook, always striving to make 
one more play and give one more degree of effort for the benefit of the 
team.
  The Oilers finished the season with a perfect 16-0 record and brought 
home to the ``rig'' Pearland's first 5A championship. I congratulate 
them on their historic victory and well-deserved honor.

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