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2022 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 161
Commending the Binford Middle School girls' basketball team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2022

 

WHEREAS, the Binford Middle School girls’ basketball team of Richmond won an intra-city tournament in 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Binford Middle School Lions defeated a talented team from River City High School by a score of 38–37 in the tournament final to extend their unbeaten streak to 43 games; the team has previously won city championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019; and

WHEREAS, every member of the Binford Middle School Lions—Nevaeh Alexander, Ke’Maria Banks, Aleah Batchelor, Kelsea Bennett, Sierra Bell, Jordan Calloway, Ninqi Campbell, and Aniya Ford—contributed to the victory; and

WHEREAS, the Binford Middle School Lions succeeded with the support of coaches Jeffrey Gunther and Phillip Ricks; and

WHEREAS, the victorious season is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches, trainers, and staff, and the enthusiastic support of parents, teachers, and the entire Binford Middle School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Binford Middle School girls’ basketball team hereby be commended on winning a Richmond intra-city tournament in 2021; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jeffrey Gunther, the head coach of the Binford Middle School girls’ basketball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.