Virginia HR 377: Commending the James Madison High School girls' basketball team.

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2024SESSION
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HOUSERESOLUTIONNO.377
Commending the James Madison High School girls' basketball team.
AgreedtobytheHouseofDelegates,March8,2024
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.
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