Bill Text: VA SR128 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Brentsville District High School girls' soccer team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-06 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR128ER) [SR128 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SR128-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Brentsville District High School girls' soccer team of Nokesville won the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship on June 10, 2023, at Riverbend High School in Spotsylvania County; and
WHEREAS, the Brentsville District High School Tigers defeated the Lafayette High School Rams of James City County by a score of 1–0, bringing home the program's second state championship title and its first since 2003; and
WHEREAS, with approximately 20 minutes left in regulation and the match scoreless, Peyton McGovern of the Brentsville Tigers dribbled deftly through a series of Lafayette defenders before finding the back of the net with a 10-yard strike toward the right post, her 31st goal of the season; and
WHEREAS, the Brentsville Tigers were carried all year by a tough and impenetrable defense, which notched its 16th shutout of the season in the championship match; and
WHEREAS, the Brentsville Tigers' championship victory was a redemptive moment for a program that had reached three consecutive state finals between 2017 and 2019 without securing a title and that lost in the state semifinals in double overtime the previous season; and
WHEREAS, boasting an all-underclassmen roster, the Brentsville Tigers stand poised to continue their reign of dominance for years to come; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Brentsville Tigers is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire Brentsville District High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Brentsville District High School girls' soccer team hereby be commended for winning the 2023 Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Scott Kerns, coach of the Brentsville District High School girls' soccer team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's achievement.
