[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING FYFFE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 16, 2014

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the Fyffe High 
School Football Team on winning the Alabama High School Class 2-A 
Championship on December 5, 2014.
  Coach Paul Benefield, his players, and staff achieved the very 
difficult task of a 15-0 record during the 2014 season. I would 
officially like to congratulate them on their victory.
  Coach Benefield has spent 34 years in the coaching and teaching 
profession, winning many games and awards. In 18 years as the head 
coach at Fyffe, Benefield has won more than 200 games and 13 region and 
area championships. Now he can add to that list a state championship.
  I want to commend the fine young men who make up this championship 
team at Fyffe. They set a goal at the beginning of the season to take 
the Red Devils to the state championship, and that's exactly what they 
did. These players worked in the scorching heat of late summer and on 
many cold nights in the late fall, but they never lost sight of their 
goal.
  By beating Elba High School 28-17 in the championship game, the Fyffe 
Red Devils saw their goal realized and did much more. The win, and the 
hard work it took to get there, taught life-lessons these young men 
will carry with them for the rest of their lives. While the winning is 
certainly an important accomplishment, the struggle to get there will 
prove to be just as valuable.
  Again, I want to congratulate the Fyffe Red Devils on this great 
achievement. They have brought pride to their school, community, DeKalb 
County and to the Fourth Congressional District. I wish them continued 
success in the seasons to come.

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