2015-2016 Bill 998: Abbeville High School Varsity Football Team - South Carolina Legislature

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 121st Session, 2015-2016 3 4 S. 998 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Nicholson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24530cm16.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on January 19, 2016 13 Adopted by the Senate on January 19, 2016 14 15 Summary: Abbeville High School Varsity Football Team 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 1/19/2016 Senate Introduced and adopted ( Senate Journalpage 6) 22 23 View the latest legislative information at the website 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 1/19/2016 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE ABBEVILLE HIGH 12 SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND 13 SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON 14 AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2015 15 CLASS AA DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 16 17 Whereas, the South Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that the 18 members of the Abbeville High School varsity football team took 19 top honors at the state competition held in Columbia on Saturday, 20 December 5, 2015; and 21 22 Whereas, amid the jubilation and cheers of their fans, the 23 Abbeville Panthers hoisted their seventh state trophy by defeating 24 the Silver Bluff High School Bulldogs 4527; and 25 26 Whereas, Abbeville garnered consecutive state trophies in 2010 27 and 2011 in Class A Division I, and this year’s victory brought the 28 team’s tally to seven; and 29 30 Whereas, the Panthers accumulated a total of 459 yards on offense 31 in the championship game. With a gain of 84 yards, Joseph Battle 32 completed all three passes for touchdowns, and he also rushed for 33 105 yards to post three touchdowns; and 34 35 Whereas, Abbeville’s Khalil Fuller posted 112 yards rushing and a 36 touchdown for the Panthers, and teammate Ventray Belton made 37 two catches for 45 yards and two touchdowns; and 38 39 Whereas, boasting an 113 season, the Panthers rushed and 40 pounded their way to become only one of eleven teams in Palmetto 41 State history to win seven or more state championships; and 42

[998] 2 1 Whereas, in a sport that demands strength, expertise, and 2 determination, Head Coach Jamie Nickles and his skilled coaching 3 staff capitalized on their own athletic ability and training to build a 4 championship team and teach these athletes vital life lessons, 5 inestimable both on and off the gridiron; and 6 7 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate value the 8 respect and recognition that the Abbeville High School football 9 players have brought to their school and their community and look 10 to hear of their continued achievements in the days ahead. Now, 11 therefore, 12 13 Be it resolved by the Senate: 14 15 That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 16 recognize and honor the Abbeville High School varsity football 17 team, coaches, and school officials for an outstanding season and 18 congratulate them for winning the 2015 Class AA Division II State 19 Championship title. 20 21 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 22 Dr. Charles Costner, Principal of Abbeville High School, and 23 Coach Jamie Nickles. 24 XX 25

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