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2025-2026 Bill 3694 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3694

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE Pickens High School 
volleyball TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY SEASON AND 
TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2024 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AAAA STATE 
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the Pickens 
volleyball team captured the state title at the state tournament held at Dreher 
High School in Columbia on Saturday, November 16, 2024; and

Whereas, to say that 
the Pickens High volleyball is a dynasty in the Upstate and even the State is 
no exaggeration. In 2024, the team garnered the program's seventeenth state 
title and except for 2010 and 2011, the Pickens Blue Flame have been to the 
state quarterfinals every year since 1986; and

Whereas, to the roar of 
their exuberant fans, the Pickens Blue Flame defeated a competitive Lower State 
champions May River High School in 3-1 sets of 25-21, 15-25, 28-26, and 25-12; 
and

Whereas, after a close 
but clear win over the May River Sharks in game 1, the Pickens volleyballers 
and their fans watched stunned as the Sharks took game 2, 25-15. The Blue Flame 
stayed behind the entirety of game 3 until, down by 5 points at 24-19 and facing 
set point, Pickens rose to the challenge; and

Whereas, the team 
answered by getting the volleyball to Pickens' All-State outside hitter Kaylon 
Chapman who rallied the team to a 24-24 tie with four kills. The Sharks took 
two more set points, both of which the Blue Flame answered. Pickens took its 
first lead of the game at 27-26 with a block by freshman Charlee Abercrombie; 
and

Whereas, senior Ashlyn 
Knight saved another tie by diving with a one-hand dig, and Lily Clarkson 
assisted with a kill that stunned the Sharks. Pickens won the set 28-26 giving 
the Blue Flame a 2-1 lead in the state title match. The energy expended in the 
third set seemed to have demoralized the Sharks, while the Blue Flame looked 
invigorated after the third-set win as they swept the fourth game 25-12 capping 
a 3-1 victory in the state competition; and

Whereas, Allison 
Hendricks and Khloe Morrow assisted the team by constantly diving for digs. 
Lexi Catlin and Kaci Gillespie knew how to handle 
the set ups from teammates with well-place kills, and freshman Kentlea Davis 
also became a constant threat to the Sharks at the net; and

Whereas, all of this 
was accomplished as the Blue Flame lost five seniors to graduation at the end 
of last year and an All-State player to transfer. The season began with 
injuries that took players out, but with a strong quality of family devotion, 
the squad adjusted; and

Whereas, in a sport 
that requires strength, agility, and speed, Head Coach Mellie Crumpton, herself 
a two-time state champion as a player for the Blue Flame, and her skilled 
coaching staff maximized their own athletic ability and passion to forge a 
championship-caliber team and teach these athletes life principles that will 
endure beyond the courts; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives values the pride and recognition that the Pickens 
volleyball players have brought to their school and their community, and the 
members look forward to following their continued achievements in the days 
ahead. 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 Pickens High School volleyball team, coaches, and school 
officials for an extraordinary season and congratulate them for winning the 2024 
South Carolina Class AAAA State Championship title.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this 
resolution be presented to Principal Lauren Corn and Coach Mellie Crumpton.

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