[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING LaSALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND STATE COLLEGE HIGH 
                                 SCHOOL

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, it was late in December 
2009 when two high school football teams met on a snow-covered field in 
Hersheypark Stadium. They were there to determine who would walk away 
as the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AAAA 
champions. It was LaSalle College High School versus State College High 
School. LaSalle won 24-7. Touchdowns were made by Sam Feleccia, Jamal 
Abdur-Rahman, and Tim Wade. Going into the game, LaSalle had a winning 
record of 13 wins and only one loss. Feleccia's 55-yard run pushed the 
Explorers ahead 24-0 with 4 minutes left in the quarter, sealing the 
victory for the Catholic school in front of more than 3,000 LaSalle 
fans.
  The LaSalle Explorers became the first-ever Philadelphia city team to 
win a PIAA football title. They went on to the honor of having six of 
their team players selected for the Pennsylvania sports writers' all-
State football teams. LaSalle's coach, Drew Gordon, was selected as the 
Coach of the Year. Runner-up State College had three players chosen for 
All-State.
  I want to extend my sincere congratulations to LaSalle College High 
School for their outstanding victory and the State College Little Lions 
for an outstanding season.

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