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2023 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 327
Commending the Trinity Episcopal School football team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2023

 

WHEREAS, the Trinity Episcopal School football team of Richmond won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I state championship on November 19, 2022, at the school’s Aycock Stadium; and

WHEREAS, the Trinity Episcopal School Titans defeated the Benedictine College Preparatory Cadets of Goochland County by a score of 35–0 to cap an undefeated 11–0 season and to bring home the program’s second consecutive state title and fourth state title overall; and

WHEREAS, the Trinity Episcopal Titans put up 14 points in the first six minutes of play and never let up, amassing 293 yards on offense while limiting the Benedictine offense to only 74 yards and one first down; and

WHEREAS, the Trinity Episcopal Titans were dominant all season on both sides of the ball, with an offense that had many options at its disposal and a defense that could stymie any team; and

WHEREAS, the Trinity Episcopal Titans’ head coach, Sam Mickens, has seen nine of his players in the last four years go on to enjoy National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football careers, a reflection of his expertise and commitment to the program; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Trinity Episcopal Titans 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 Trinity Episcopal School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Trinity Episcopal School football team hereby be commended for winning the 2022 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sam Mickens, head coach of the Trinity Episcopal School football team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievement.