Bill Text: VA SR66 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Hayfield High School boys' basketball team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-12 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR66ER) [SR66 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SR66-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Hayfield Secondary School boys' basketball team won the Virginia High School League Class 6 State Championship in 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Hayfield Secondary School Hawks defeated the Fairfax High School Lions by a score of 82–45 to secure their second consecutive Occoquan regional title; and
WHEREAS, the Hayfield Hawks advanced to the Class 6 semifinal of the state tournament on March 7, 2022, as the number five seed and pounded the No. 11 South Lakes Seahawks by a score of 67–48 to earn a spot in the championship game in Richmond; and
WHEREAS, the Hayfield Hawks balanced offense had four players finish in double figures in the Championship Game; and
WHEREAS, the Hayfield Hawks defeated the Battlefield High School Bobcats by a score of 67–47 to remain undefeated and finish the season 32–0; and
WHEREAS, each member of the Hayfield Hawks—Javon Brown, Sean Burton, Braelen Cage, Juan Henriquez, Daryl Holloway, Greg Jones, David King, Mark Mckenzie, Ryan Payne, Ashton Pratt, Andy Ramirez, Markus Rouse, Colin Souther, Nate Tesfaye, Sky Thompson, and Braylon Wheeler—has contributed and exemplified outstanding teamwork with particularly strong defensive pressure throughout the season; and
WHEREAS, the victory is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of Coach Carlos Poindexter and his outstanding staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Hayfield Secondary School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Hayfield Secondary School boys' basketball team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Class 6 State Championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Carlos Poindexter, head coach of the Hayfield Secondary School boys' basketball team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's achievements.
