Congratulating Riverheads High School Football Team

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Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, high school athletics play an important role in the lives of so many young people in the communities that they live in, which is why I have a policy of speaking from the floor to congratulate my district's State championship teams.

Today, I am here to honor the Riverheads High School football team, which won the VHSL Class 1 State title last month. Not only did the Gladiators best their opponent by an impressive 45-14 point margin, but this victory marked the team's sixth consecutive State championship, the only football program in VHSL history to accomplish such a feat.

And if that weren't monumental enough, the game was also the team's 50th straight win, which is the longest active winning streak in our Nation.

For the past 26 years, this team has been led by Coach Robert Casto, who has sadly announced that he will be retiring at the end of the school year. Coach Casto's remarkable coaching career comes to an end with an overall record of 59 losses and 261 wins, including nine State championships.

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize this talented football team and their remarkable coach. Go Gladiators.

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