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17102581D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 758
Offered January 16, 2017
Commending the Battlefield High School girls' soccer team.
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Patron-- Bell, John J.
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WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School girls’ soccer team of Haymarket made history in 2016, winning its third consecutive Virginia High School League Group 6A state title; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School Bobcats defeated the Frank W. Cox High School Falcons by a score of 4 - 0 in the state final at Robinson Secondary School; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School Bobcats dominated play, with Emma Lee scoring the first of her two goals early in the game; the team never looked back, forcing an own goal by the Frank W. Cox Falcons and adding another by Emilene Parham; and

WHEREAS, finishing the season with a 21 - 2 - 1 record, the Battlefield High School Bobcats became the fourth girls’ soccer team in Virginia High School League history to win three or more consecutive state titles; and

WHEREAS, the historic state championship win is a tribute to the hard work and skill of all of the student-athletes, the able leadership of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Battlefield High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Battlefield High School girls’ soccer team on winning the Virginia High School League Group 6A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kevin Hilton, head coach of the Battlefield High School girls’ soccer team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s exceptional athletic achievements and best wishes for the future.