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2024 SESSION

24108926D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 377
Offered March 7, 2024
Commending the James Madison High School girls' basketball team.
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Patrons-- Seibold, Clark, Hope, Lopez, Owen, Rasoul and Ware
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WHEREAS, the James Madison High School girls’ basketball team of Fairfax County won the Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship on March 10, 2023, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, the James Madison High School Warhawks defeated the Manchester High School Lancers of Chesterfield County in overtime by a score of 49–46 to capture the program’s fourth consecutive state championship title; and

WHEREAS, trailing by seven points with 4:22 left in regulation, the James Madison Warhawks mounted a steady comeback to force overtime and sealed the win with a gritty three-point play by junior forward Stella Gougoufkas; and

WHEREAS, the James Madison Warhawks have appeared in nine state championship finals, the most appearances by a program in the history of the Virginia High School League Class 6 or the former Group AAA; and

WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the James Madison Warhawks are the results of the hard work and determination of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire James Madison High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the James Madison High School girls’ basketball team hereby be commended for winning the 2023 Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kirsten Stone, coach of the James Madison High School girls’ basketball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the program’s achievements.