HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 93 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 10, 2006 Commending the Deep Creek High School boys' track team. ---------- Patron-- Jones, S.C. ----------

WHEREAS, the Deep Creek High School boys' track team won the 2005 Virginia High School League Group AAA indoor track state championship; and

WHEREAS, the Hornets of Chesapeake, under first-year coach Gene Leitz, scored 47 points to win their third consecutive indoor title and a remarkable fifth title overall; and

WHEREAS, the Hornets adjusted well to their new coach and worked hard all year long to eliminate any doubt that Deep Creek would remain the dominant boys' track program in the state; and

WHEREAS, the Hornets were led by junior Quentin Moore who won the 300 and the 500-meter events, senior Raphael Hall who won the high jump, senior Thomas McCutcheon who finished second in the shot put, and the 1,600-meter relay team which placed third, to pile up the points; and

WHEREAS, the Hornets were bolstered by the presence of their former coach, Richard Cox, who made the trip to George Mason to watch the team defend its state title; and

WHEREAS, the extraordinary success of the Hornets is a tribute to the talent, dedication and teamwork of the athletes, the leadership of Coach Gene Leitz and the support of the parents, students, and faculty of Deep Creek High School; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Deep Creek High School boys' track team on its Group AAA indoor track state championship and its memorable 2005 season; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Coach Gene Leitz on behalf of all of the members of the 2005 Deep Creek High School boys' track team as an expression of the General Assembly’s congratulations on their outstanding performance.