WHEREAS, Ty Cannaday of Grayson County High School scored the 1,000th point of his high school basketball career on December 6, 2013; and

WHEREAS, the talented senior on the Blue Devils team achieved this lofty goal during the second game of the season, paving the way to accumulate an even higher point tally before the 2013 - 2014 basketball season comes to a close; and

WHEREAS, when the game against Carroll County High School started, Ty Cannaday was 28 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark; throughout the highly charged game, he steadily accumulated points so that by the end of the third period, the focused athlete had garnered 22 points; and

WHEREAS, in the fourth quarter, Ty Cannaday made a foul shot and another basket on the same possession; the senior then shot a goal from mid-range with 5:14 remaining in the game, and with that basket he became a member of the 1,000-point club; and

WHEREAS, Ty Cannaday was the leading scorer of the game, with 30 points, and at the end of the contest he was awarded the game ball; and

WHEREAS, Ty Cannaday, who played on the Grayson County Blue Devils football team as a wide receiver and cornerback, and who wears #2 for both sports, also was crowned Homecoming King for 2013 - 2014; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Ty Cannaday, a senior at Grayson County High School, on his remarkable accomplishment and athletic talent; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ty Cannaday as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for his outstanding athletic achievement.