Congratulating Monroe Red Jackets

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Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Monroe Red Jackets high school football team, led by Coach Terrell Cunningham and New York State Gatorade Player of the Year Messiah Hampton, who made history as the first-ever Rochester City School District Class B State champions.

This team showed what is possible when talent meets determination, when hard work rises above the challenges we face, and when young people refuse to be defined by the obstacles in front of them.

They believed in each other. They believed in themselves. They showed New York State what Rochester pride looks like.

This championship brings hope. It brings hope for the students who have proven their dreams are within reach, for a school that showed excellence thrives here, and for a community that has so much to be proud of.

We thank the players, coaches, families, and fans for reminding us that greatness lives right here in Rochester. I cannot wait to see what all these young people go on to do. We congratulate the Monroe Red Jackets.

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