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HR 92 - Dougherty Comp High School football team; invite to House

Roberts, Lawrence R (162nd)	Everett, Doug (163rd)	Dukes, Winfred (161st)

Status Summary	HC:	Rules	SC:		FR:	01/26/99	LA:	02/11/99	H - Passed/Adopted

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A RESOLUTION commending the Dougherty Comprehensive High School football team and inviting the team and coaches to appear before the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

HR 92                                              LC 19 4046 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Commending the Dougherty Comprehensive High School football 
  1- 2  team and inviting the team and coaches to appear before the 
  1- 3  House of Representatives; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, 1998 was the "Year of the Trojan" in southwest 
  1- 5  Georgia; and 
 
  1- 6  WHEREAS, the Dougherty Comprehensive High School Trojans 
  1- 7  capped a brilliant season by winning its first state 
  1- 8  championship on December 19, 1998; and 
 
  1- 9  WHEREAS, the Trojans' title run, capped by a 27-7 rout of 
  1-10  Peach County in Fort Valley was selected by The Albany 
  1-11  Herald as Southwest Georgia's top sports story of the year; 
  1-12  and 
 
  1-13  WHEREAS, the entire community rejoiced in the wake of the 
  1-14  first state championship won by a Dougherty County school 
  1-15  system football team since 1959; and 
 
  1-16  WHEREAS, in its dominating march to the state championship, 
  1-17  Dougherty Comprehensive High School posted a 13-2 record, 
  1-18  including playoff wins against Greenbrier, Hardaway, Marist, 
  1-19  and Cairo; and 
 
  1-20  WHEREAS, the Trojans thrashed No. 1 Marist High School 45-28 
  1-21  in Hugh Mills Stadium two weeks before claiming the Class 
  1-22  AAA crown; and 
 
  1-23  WHEREAS, although many prognosticators doubted the Trojans 
  1-24  all season, Coach John Reynolds' squad served notice it was 
  1-25  a threat to win it all in its second game against Tift 
  1-26  County when they hammered the 1997 Class AAAA runner-up 
  1-27  29-8; and 
 
  1-28  WHEREAS, the Trojans rushed for an average of 203.0 yards 
  1-29  per game and passed for an average of 161.9 yards per game; 
  1-30  and 
 
  1-31  WHEREAS, with a remarkably balanced offense complementing 
  1-32  its typically hard-hitting defense, Coach Reynolds' club 
  1-33  proved itself one of the best football teams in the history 
  1-34  of Dougherty County. 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  2- 2  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate 
  2- 3  the Dougherty County Comprehensive High School Trojans 
  2- 4  football team, the 1998 Georgia Class AAA state champions, 
  2- 5  and extend heartiest best wishes for continued success on 
  2- 6  and off the field. 
 
  2- 7  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Coach John Reynolds, the 
  2- 8  assistant coaches, and team members are invited to appear 
  2- 9  before the House of Representatives at a date and time to be 
  2-10  determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 
  2-11  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  2-12  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  2-13  appropriate copy of this resolution to Coach John Reynolds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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