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1996 SESSION

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 58 Commending the Lord Botetourt High School girls' basketball team.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 19, 1996 Agreed to by the Senate, January 25, 1996

WHEREAS, on December 2, 1995, the girls' basketball team from Lord Botetourt High School won the 1995 Virginia High School League Group AA state basketball championship; and

WHEREAS, facing their arch rivals from William Byrd High School in Roanoke County for the fifth time in 1995, the Cavaliers from Lord Botetourt prevailed in the most important of those games, 43-39, to claim the crown; and

WHEREAS, the Cavaliers, who finished the season with a sparkling record of 26-4, recovered from a six-point deficit late in the game to win the hard-fought contest; and

WHEREAS, the Lord Botetourt team, guided by Head Coach David Wheat, relied on teamwork and a stingy defense to mount the winning rally; and

WHEREAS, the Cavaliers won the Region III championship, also by beating William Byrd, to advance to the state tournament, where they defeated a strong team from Culpeper High School to advance to the finals; and

WHEREAS, the championship performance of the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers brings well-earned credit to the team, the coaching staff, the students and faculty of Lord Botetourt High School, and the Botetourt County community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly salute the Cavaliers from Lord Botetourt High School on their triumphant 1995 basketball season; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Head Coach David Wheat in honor of the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers' state championship season.