House Bill 9381

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9381

        By Representative Westbrook






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution congratulating the 1997-1998

  3         Malone High School boys' basketball team.

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  5         WHEREAS, on March 6, 1998, in the Lakeland Civic

  6  Center, the Malone High School Tigers defeated Hialeah's

  7  Champagnat Catholic Lions 60-53, to win a record-breaking

  8  fifth consecutive state basketball title, a feat no other high

  9  school in the state, in any classification, boys or girls, has

10  accomplished, and

11         WHEREAS, completing their season with a 30-6 record,

12  the Tigers won the thirteenth championship in Malone's

13  history, and

14         WHEREAS, team members and brothers Cori Tiggs and

15  Tyrone Tiggs were named to the Class A All-State first team,

16  and team member Reggie Baker was named to the Class A

17  All-State third team, and

18         WHEREAS, Head Coach Matt Anderson has won his fourth

19  consecutive state championship in as many years, and

20         WHEREAS, team members Cori Tiggs, Reggie Baker, Ron

21  Bellamy, Carson Lassiter, Anthony Turner, Tyrone Tiggs,

22  Demetrius King, Bacari Jones, Torre Barnes, Chris Dixon,

23  Antwain Hooks, Bruce Smith, Verne Skeete, Jason Adkins, and

24  Jamarlon Keys; Head Coach Matt Anderson; and Assistant Coach

25  Wayne McKay are to be commended for their accomplishments,

26  NOW, THEREFORE,

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28  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

29  Florida:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9381

    588-114-98






  1         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

  2  deliberations to commend the Malone High School Tigers and to

  3  congratulate them for their five consecutive state basketball

  4  titles.

  5         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  6  be presented to the members and staff of the Malone High

  7  School basketball team as a tangible token of the sentiments

  8  expressed herein.

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