South Carolina H 4171: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW ON WINNING THE 2017 NATIONAL TAX MOOT COURT CHAMPIONSHIP.

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2025-2026 Bill 4171 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4171

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A house RESOLUTION

TO 
RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE HAMMOND SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND 
SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR A STELLAR SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 
2024 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
TITLE.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to 
learn that the members of the Hammond football team of Richland County captured 
the title at the state competition held at Charleston Southern in North 
Charleston on Friday, November 22, 2024; and

Whereas, the Hammond Skyhawk's victory was no surprise to their 
delighted fans when they edged Porter-Gaud 28-21 in the closing minute of the 
game to claim yet another state championship, the Skyhawk's eighth consecutive 
state title. They have won sixteen state championships since 2006 and 
twenty-two overall. It is their fourth title under Head Coach Jon Wheeler; and

Whereas, Hammond dominated its opponents in an undefeated season, but 
it took Andrew Turner's twenty-three-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to future 
USC Gamecock commit, Mike Tyler, who made a diving catch in the end zone with 
forty-five seconds left to secure the championship; and

Whereas, Porter-Gaud had tied the game on Tony Brown's one-yard 
touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The Cyclones thought they had taken 
the lead on Nolen Shuman's pass to J.J. Fludd following a Hammond fumble, but 
that play was nullified by a penalty; and

Whereas, Turner had three touchdown passes. Immanuel Johnson caught a 
touchdown pass and had a touchdown run. The Skyhawks took an initial 7-0 lead 
before Fludd busted loose on an eighty-four-yard touchdown run; and

Whereas, Fludd's second touchdown, a three-yard run, gave the 
Cyclones a 14-7 lead but Turner threw a twenty-three yard touchdown pass to 
Croft to even it up again; and

Whereas, the undefeated Skyhawks ended the season with a twenty-three 
game winning streak, that's a dynasty few can match; and

Whereas, in a sport that demands force, proficiency, and fortitude, 
Head Coach Jon Wheeler and his skilled coaching staff maximized their own 
athletic ability and experience to produce a championship team and teach these 
athletes life principles that will endure beyond the gridiron; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives 
are grateful for the pride and recognition that the Hammond players have 
brought to their school, and the members look forward to following their 
continued accomplishments in the days to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South 
Carolina House of Representatives, by this 
resolution, recognize and honor the Hammond School varsity football team, 
coaches, and school officials for a stellar season and congratulate them for 
winning the 2024 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4A State 
Championship title. 

Be it further resolved that a copy 
of this resolution be presented to Joseph Lumpkin III, Head of Upper School, 
and to Coach Jon Wheeler.

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