[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18837]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, 2014 MASSACHUSETTS 
                    DIVISION VI SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and congratulate the 
administration, coaches and players of the Cohasset High School 
football team. On December 6, 2014, the Skippers won the Massachusetts 
Interscholastic Athletic Association Division VI Super Bowl, earning 
them the title, State Champions.
  Cohasset High School has a long tradition of excellence in high 
school football. In 1957, the CHS football team went undefeated with a 
9-0 record. CHS has won eight South Shore League championships since 
then, but 2014 is the school's first state championship.
  The 2014 team finished the season this year by winning ten 
consecutive games, including five hard-fought victories in the MIAA 
Tournament. This historic playoff run included a 35-3 victory over the 
previously undefeated Nantucket Whalers, a 28-7 victory over the 
Mayflower League Champion Bishop Connolly Cougars, a 20-7 victory over 
the Tri-Valley League Champion Millis Mohawks, a 35-6 victory over the 
Catholic Conference Champion Cathedral Panthers, and the 35-22 Super 
Bowl victory over the Littleton Tigers.
  Mr. Speaker, the young men on this football team conducted themselves 
in such a way as to bring honor, pride and recognition to the Town of 
Cohasset. They represent what is truly best about high school student 
athletes. Today, it is my honor to join with the families, friends and 
residents of Cohasset, Massachusetts, to congratulate the Cohasset High 
School football team on their historic achievement.
  Administration: Superintendent Barbara Cataldo, Principal Carolyn 
Connolly, Athletic Director Ron Ford, Head Coach Pete Afanasiw, 
Assistant Coaches Kevin Dooley, Jeff Knight, John Maher, Phil Maloney, 
Brian Pattison, Bob Silvia, Don Silvia, Dave Terry, Pete Umbrianna.
  Players: Xander Schubert, Michael Cohen, Danny Durkin, Luke O'Brien, 
Danny Axelson, Drew Skolnick, Mike Lund, Henry Butenschoen, Adam 
Benson, Brett Dooley, Nick Hall, Kyle Ferreira, David Burke, Liam 
Lynch, Cole Sullivan, Connor Curran, Christian Hanke, Patrick 
Haggearty, Jake Koncius, Noah Froio, Joseph Welman, Zach Silva, Mike 
Nolan, Nick Slamp, Cole Kissick, Ray Tolosko, Ollie Hanke, Tim Gillis, 
Sam Sullivan, Chris Norton, Thomas Durkin, Charlie Swartwood, Max 
Fitzgerald, Sean Mavilla, Jake Johnson, Jack Osten, Matt Froio, Jack 
Hoffman, Steve Iantosca, Bobby Driscoll, Vincenzo Kulturides, Liam 
Prescott, Nick Lydon, Derek Bennett, Ryan Losordo, Cal Osten, Jake 
Bennett, Tyler Mulhern, Victor Najjar, James Hynes, Jack Mahoney, Chris 
Lydon, Reed Parks, Alex Norton, Hayes Keniley, Nick Tetreault, Will 
Thomas, Ryan Donovan, Jack Donohue, Jack Speer.

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