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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 641 Commending Kevon King.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 1, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Kevon King, an accomplished student-athlete and running back for the Oscar Smith High School football team of Chesapeake, was named the Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year in 2021; and

WHEREAS, after leading his team to a Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 6 state championship in the 2020–2021 season, Kevon King redoubled his training regimen and elevated his level of play, overwhelming defenses throughout the 2021–2022 season with his dynamic combination of speed, power, and athleticism; and

WHEREAS, over the 2021–2022 season, Kevon King rushed for 1,785 yards and 27 touchdowns and had 16 receptions for 324 yards and five touchdowns, earning him his second first-team All-Tidewater selection and VHSL Class 6 all-state first-team honors; and

WHEREAS, Kevon King was an integral part of the Oscar Smith Tigers’ offense this past season, breaking school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns while providing more than 60 percent of the team’s rushing yards and 40 percent of the team’s scoring; and

WHEREAS, Kevon King tallied nearly 700 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2021–2022 VHSL playoffs, including 290 yards and three touchdowns in a 42–17 win over James Madison High School of Vienna on December 11, 2021, that gave the Oscar Smith High School Tigers their second consecutive VHSL Class 6 state championship title; and

WHEREAS, Kevon King is the seventh Oscar Smith Tiger to receive the Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year honor and the program’s first full-time running back to win this prestigious award; and

WHEREAS, Kevon King recently committed to play for the Norfolk State University Spartans, where he will have the opportunity to extend what has already been an impressive and noteworthy football career; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Kevon King, running back of the Oscar Smith High School football team, hereby be commended for being named the 2021 Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kevon King as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his achievements and best wishes in his future endeavors.