South Carolina H 5340: Walhalla HS girls basketball champs

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2025-2026 Bill 5340 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5340

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A house RESOLUTION

TO HONOR THE 
WALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM AND COACHES ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE WIN 
OF THE 2026 CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND TO SALUTE THEM ON A 
SENSATIONAL SEASON.

Whereas, the air on 
your face and the ground under your feet feel different when you reach the top 
of the mountain. The Walhalla Razorbacks found that out afresh on Friday, March 
6, 2026, when they throttled Keenan 70-58 to claim the Class AAA Girls 
Basketball Championship; and

Whereas, in truth, the 
Walhalla girls basketball program has moved to elite status in school history. 
Before last year's title win, Walhalla hadn't won a state team championship in 
any sport since 1952. Now, a year after winning the school's first state championship 
in more than seventy years, the Razorbacks have repeated as champs with this 
year's dominating win over Keenan; and

Whereas, to add even 
more shine to this year's record, Walhalla (26-2) finished the season on a 21-game 
winning streak; and

Whereas, moreover, 
Keenan was playing in its 10th state championship game since 2011, just a few 
miles from its own campus, but Walhalla's fans outnumbered Keenan's, and the 
Razorbacks put on an impressive display, outrunning and outhustling the 
Raiders; and

Whereas, at the title 
match, junior Ashlyn Frick scored a game- and career-high 23 points to lead 
Walhalla, along with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Baylee Cannon added 19 points, 
and Kami Roach had 12. The Razorbacks shot 52% from the floor in the first half 
and 48% for the game, while they were 16 of 21 from the free-throw line; and

Whereas, the scene of 
this well-earned triumph was Columbia's Colonial Life Arena, used by the 
Razorbacks to demonstrate clearly why Walhalla rose to the top of the rankings. 
Walhalla Head Coach Byron Wimphrie had the satisfaction of seeing his players 
convincingly prove that they deserved their back-to-back crowns; and

Whereas, the members of 
the Walhalla girls basketball team have given their school and community reason 
to be proud of their accomplishments, and the House takes great pleasure in 
adding its collective voice to the encomiums flowing in to this outstanding 
group of young athletes. Go, Razorbacks! Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, honor the Walhalla High School girls basketball team and 
coaches on their impressive win of the 2026 Class AAA State Championship title 
and salute them on a sensational season.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Jennifer Crawford and 
Head Coach Byron Wimphrie of Walhalla High School.

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