[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19717]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO PUEBLO EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND BAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 
                                 TEAMS

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2015

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor both the Pueblo East 
High School and Bayfield High School football teams, who are the 2015 
Colorado State Football champions of the Colorado High School Athletic 
Association's 3A and 2A divisions, respectively.
  The Pueblo East Eagles defeated the Roosevelt Rough Riders, in a 57-
30 rout in front of their fans at Dutch Clark Stadium in Pueblo, 
Colorado. With this victory, the Eagles are now back-to-back State 
champions, making them the latest in what is a long line of powerhouse 
high school football teams from the Steel City. The season began with 
East losing to a team they had beaten a year before, but their 
resiliency in the face of adversity saw them win 12 consecutive games 
en route to the state title, and making the Eagles Pueblo's only high 
school football team to have ever won consecutive state football 
championships.
  The Bayfield Wolverines traveled to Kersey, Colorado and capped their 
perfect season with a hard fought 28-20 victory over the Platte Valley 
High School Broncos, winning their first state championship in football 
since 1996. The last time Bayfield High School won a state championship 
in any sport was back in 2005, making this victory that much sweeter, 
and ensuring that the players and coaches of this season can look back 
and be proud of their hard work which ended the drought.
  Mr. Speaker, the Pueblo East Eagles and the Bayfield Wolverines 
deserve a tremendous amount of recognition for their hard work. A 
football season in Colorado is filled with long trips over diverse 
terrain to play unfamiliar opponents, injuries, and the unpredictable 
elements that Colorado weather provides. With exceptional displays of 
grit and determination throughout their seasons, the Eagles and the 
Wolverines have brought an immense amount of pride to the Third 
Congressional District of Colorado. I am honored to represent these 
exceptional high schools and congratulate them for their recent 
accomplishments.

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