2017-2018 Bill 3425: Chapman High School Varsity Football Team - South Carolina Legislature

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 122nd Session, 2017-2018 3 4 H. 3425 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Magnuson, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, 10 Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, 11 Brown, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, 12 Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, 13 Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, 14 Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, 15 Johnson, Jordan, King, Kirby, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, 16 McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Neal, B. Newton, W. Newton, 17 Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, S. Rivers, 18 RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, 19 Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, 20 White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24854zw17.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on January 11, 2017 24 Adopted by the House on January 11, 2017 25 26 Summary: Chapman High School Varsity Football Team 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 1/11/2017 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 29) 33 34 View the latest legislative information at the website 35 36 37 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 38 39 1/11/2017 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE CHAPMAN HIGH 12 SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND 13 SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY SEASON 14 AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2016 15 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 16 TITLE. 17 18 Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased 19 to learn that the members of the Chapman High School football 20 team of Spartanburg County took top honors at the state 21 competition held at the University of South Carolina Williams- 22 Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday, December 17, 2016; and 23 24 Whereas, to the delight of their exuberant fans, the Chapman High 25 Panthers defeated Dillon High School 29-27 to capture the 26 school’s first-ever state championship title in any boys’ sport and 27 denied Dillon the opportunity to be the first South Carolina team to 28 win five back-to-back state titles; and 29 30 Whereas, the two teams were tied 21-21 when they took to the 31 lockers for halftime. In the second half Dillon would only score 32 six points, too few to take the title; and 33 34 Whereas, with the Panthers trailing 27-24 at the beginning of the 35 fourth quarter, Chapman’s Carlos Montalvo-Corrales delivered a 36 punt inside the Dillon one-yard line. On the next play, Panther 37 Zach Johnson tackled Dillon’s ball carrier in the end zone for a 38 safety, narrowing the score to 27-26; and 39 40 Whereas, Montalvo-Corrales made a field goal with less than ten 41 minutes remaining in the championship game, ending the scoring 42 for both teams and securing the Panthers’ 29-27 win; and

[3425] 2 1 2 Whereas, Chapman quarterback Colton Bailey completed twelve 3 of twenty passes for 179 yards while teammate D. J. Twitty rushed 4 forty-four times for 202 yards; and 5 6 Whereas, Panther Patrick Phongsat, who missed the previous two 7 games due to a knee injury, caught six passes for 96 yards and a 8 touchdown, and Richard Tucker caught five passes for 79 yards. 9 Chapman defensive standout Anthony Brown had a team-high 10 thirteen tackles, including two for a Dillon loss; and 11 12 Whereas, in a sport that demands strength, expertise, and 13 determination, Head Coach Mark Hodge and his skilled coaching 14 staff capitalized on their own athletic ability and training to forge a 15 championship-caliber team and teach these athletes lessons that 16 will prove invaluable through life both on and off the gridiron; and 17 18 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 19 Representatives appreciate the pride and recognition that the 20 Chapman football players have brought to their school and their 21 community and look to hear of their continued achievements in the 22 days ahead. Now, therefore, 23 24 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 25 26 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 27 by this resolution, recognize and honor the Chapman High School 28 varsity football team, coaches, and school officials for an 29 extraordinary season and congratulate them for winning the 2016 30 South Carolina Class AAA State Championship title. 31 32 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 33 Principal Ty Dawkins and Coach Mark Hodge. 34 XX 35

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