1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 122nd Session, 2017-2018 3 4 S. 331 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senators Gambrell and Nicholson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rt\17046cz17.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2017 13 Adopted by the Senate on January 31, 2017 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 1/31/2017 Senate Introduced and adopted ( Senate Journalpage 19) 22 23 View the latest legislative information at the website 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 1/31/2017 29 2/17/2017 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE THE ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 12 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, SCHOOL OFFICIALS, AND 13 COACHES AND TO CELEBRATE THEIR WIN OF THE 2016 14 CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 15 16 Whereas, on Friday, December 16, 2016, the Abbeville Panthers 17 football team defeated BatesburgLeesville to win the Class AA 18 state title; and 19 20 Whereas, with the jubilant roar of the crowd resounding in their 21 ears, the Abbeville players clinched their eighth state trophy, 22 cruising to a 4421 win at Benedict College in Columbia; and 23 24 Whereas, boasting an enviable twentytwogame unbeaten streak, 25 Abbeville wished to attain the additional prestige of securing 26 backtoback championship titles after having won their last state 27 title in 2015; and 28 29 Whereas, the Panthers rushed for a total of 293 yards that Friday 30 night. With a deficit of 143 early in the game, the team rallied 31 together, pushed harder, and finished the second quarter with a 32 score of 2421. Abbeville then went on to dominate 33 BatesburgLeesville in the second half of the game and ended by 34 capturing the Panthers’ eighth state title in school history; and 35 36 Whereas, Coach Jamie Nickles forged a championshipcaliber 37 football team that refused to settle for anything less than the best. 38 Through rigorous and diligent practice, Coach Nickles set a 39 standard of excellence and encouraged a depth of character that 40 will always remain in the lives of these young men; and 41

[331] 2 1 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate value the 2 esteem and recognition that the Abbeville High School football 3 players have brought to their school and community and look 4 forward to hearing of their further achievements in the future. 5 Now, therefore, 6 7 Be it resolved by the Senate: 8 9 That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 10 congratulate the Abbeville High School varsity football team, 11 school officials, and coaches and celebrate their win of the 2016 12 Class AA state championship title. 13 14 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 15 Principal Dr. Charles Costner and Coach Jamie Nickles of 16 Abbeville High School. 17 XX 18

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