[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING PLEASANT VALLEY VIKINGS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out the pride of 
Chico, California, and the First District. The Pleasant Valley High 
School Vikings became State champions of football just a few weeks ago.
  It was a very exciting game. They traveled south to Long Beach for 
it, to beat St. Anthony. The resiliency of the Vikings was amazing. I 
didn't get to go to the game myself, but I was texting back and forth 
with a good friend down there. After a 17-13 halftime score, it ended 
up 50-49.
  The Vikings were back and forth, up and down. With just 1\1/2\ 
minutes left in the game, after a late interception by the other team, 
they were down by 8 points. But with about 1\1/2\ minutes to go, they 
drove the field, scored a touchdown, got the 2-pointer and tied. They 
went into overtime. After giving up a touchdown to the other team in 
overtime, they came back, drove the field once again, scored a 
touchdown, and went for two and became division champions for the State 
of California by a score of 50-49.
  Congratulations, Pleasant Valley Vikings. Well done. You showed a lot 
of heart.

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