HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 487 Offered March 6, 2006 Commending the Randolph-Henry High School golf team. ---------- Patron-- Hogan ----------

WHEREAS, the 2005 Randolph-Henry High School golf team won the Virginia High School League Group A state golf championship held at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club on October 10-11, 2005; and

WHEREAS, the 2005 state championship is the first state title for the Randolph-Henry Statesmen golf team; and

WHEREAS, Randolph-Henry of Charlotte County was leading by only three strokes over second place Nelson County at the end of the first day of play, with a total team score of 321; and

WHEREAS, the weather was misting rain and the course was tricky with narrow, hilly fairways and trees lining both sides, but the team remained confident and held on to their lead on day two; and

WHEREAS, the Randolph-Henry golf team decisively won the state golf championship by a margin of 17 strokes, with a total two-day team score of 664; and

WHEREAS, the Statesmen players—Todd Adams, Brandon Jones, Corbin Pillow, John Fallen, Brandon Townsend, Ryan Mason, Nash Baker, Michael Heintzleman, Zach Clowdis, Patrick Andrews, Chris Carwile, Robbie Morris, Timmy Townsend, Dane-Gordon Smith, and Dustin Hill—were led by Head Coach Kelly Powell and Assistant Coach Mike Adams; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend and congratulate the Randolph-Henry High School golf team on its Group A state golf championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Head Coach Kelly Powell in honor of the golfing excellence of the Randolph-Henry High School golf team.