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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 10 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 7, 2020 Commending the Surry County High School boys' basketball team. ---------- Patron-- Brewer ----------

WHEREAS, the Surry County High School boys’ basketball team won the Virginia High School League Class 1 State Championship at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center in Richmond on March 9, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Surry County High School Cougars defeated the Eastside High School Spartans by a score of 57–48, bringing a state championship back to the school for the first time in 14 years; and

WHEREAS, in a game that saw 15 lead changes, the Surry County Cougars mounted a 20-point offensive in the fourth quarter, including a 9–3 run in the last three minutes of play to ensure victory; and

WHEREAS, the Surry County Cougars saw standout performances from QuanDriel Palmer, who recorded 16 points and made a couple of clutch shots in the final minutes of regulation; Monte Pope, with 14 points and four assists; and Zhamare Slade, who put up 14 points along with 11 rebounds; and

WHEREAS, the Surry County Cougars’ success is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the tireless support of the entire Surry County community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Surry County High School boys’ basketball team hereby be commended for winning the Virginia High School League Class 1 State Championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to James Pope, Jr., coach of the Surry County High School boys’ basketball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for their remarkable achievement and best wishes for the future.