Bill Text: VA HJR281 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending the Virginia Episcopal School varsity football team.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-02-20 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ281ER) [HJR281 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HJR281-Enrolled.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 281 Commending Virginia Episcopal School varsity football team.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 14, 2014 Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2014

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2013, the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops and the North Cross Raiders clashed on Johnson Field at Pope Stadium in Lynchburg for the 2013 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III State Championship title; and

WHEREAS, a crowd of supporters of the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops, including students, alumni, friends, and members of the community, attended the nearly two-and-a-half-hour football game; and

WHEREAS, striving for their second straight state championship, the Bishops showcased their size and athleticism during the electrifying game, with running back Ronnie Stringfield scoring three touchdowns to bring the score to 22 - 0 at halftime; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Episcopal School Bishops' quarterback Taylor McHugh threw for 169 yards, and the North Cross Raiders were held on the defensive front well below the team's average of 33.4 per game; and

WHEREAS, before the sound of the final whistle, Tre'vonn Fields, a senior and basketball standout as well, ran to the 50-yard line and sprawled out across the Virginia Episcopal School logo, basking in the realization that the Bishops had won their second straight state championship title; and

WHEREAS, a special chemistry among the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops varsity football team enabled the members to unite, work hard, and persevere to win the school's second straight state championship title; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Virginia Episcopal School varsity football team on winning the 2013 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III State Championship, its second straight state championship title; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Albert Jennings, head coach of the Virginia Episcopal School varsity football team, as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations on the team's noteworthy achievement.