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17102580D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 757
Offered January 16, 2017
Commending the Park View High School boys' soccer team.
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Patron-- Bell, John J.
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WHEREAS, the Park View High School boys’ soccer team of Sterling won the Virginia High School League Group 4A state championship on June 11, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the Park View High School Patriots defeated the Chancellor High School Chargers by a score of 1 - 0 in the tense contest, which was held at Liberty University; and

WHEREAS, the Chancellor Chargers dominated play in the first half, but the Park View Patriots’ stalwart defense kept them in the game, allowing sophomore Hector Hernandez to score the game-winner off of a rebound in the 69th minute; and

WHEREAS, the Park View Patriots finished the season with an impressive 19 - 3 - 1 record and claimed the school’s first state championship in soccer since 1992; and

WHEREAS, the Park View Patriots’ successful season is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of all of the student-athletes, the able leadership of the coaches and staff, and the passionate support of the entire Park View High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Park View High School boys’ soccer team on winning the Virginia High School League Group 4A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Arturo Jimenez, head coach of the Park View High School boys’ soccer team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s athletic achievements and best wishes for the future.