House Bill 9405

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9405

        By Representative Westbrook






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution congratulating the Port St. Joe

  3         High School boys' basketball team for winning

  4         the 1998 Class 2A state championship.

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  6         WHEREAS, on March 7, 1998, in the Lakeland Civic

  7  Center, the Port St. Joe High School Tiger Sharks defeated

  8  Fort Lauderdale's Westminster High School 61-43, to claim

  9  their third consecutive state basketball title, and

10         WHEREAS, finishing their championship season with a

11  24-9 record, the Sharks won their fourth state title in five

12  years, and

13         WHEREAS, Tyson Pittman was designated Most Valuable

14  Player of the Tournament and was named to the Class 2A

15  All-State second team; James Daniels was named to the

16  All-Tournament team and to the Class 2A All-State first team;

17  and Rod Chambers made Honorable Mention on the Class 2A

18  All-State team, and

19         WHEREAS, Head Coach Vernon Eppinette has completed his

20  22nd year of coaching, with an overall record of 474-200, and

21         WHEREAS, team members Rod Chambers, Keion McNair, James

22  Daniels, Jeremy Dixon, Tyson Pittman, Seneca Chambers, Mosi

23  Quinn, Kyle Adkison, Kedrick Larry, Darius Chambers, Travis

24  Jenkins, Lance Larry, Clay Smallwood, Tremaine Lewis, and

25  Kyron Bailey; Head Coach Vernon Eppinette; and Assistant

26  Coaches Kenny Parker and Steve Maxwell are to be commended for

27  their accomplishments, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

30  Florida:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9405

    588-115-98






  1         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

  2  deliberations to commend the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks for

  3  their outstanding accomplishments and to congratulate them for

  4  winning three consecutive state titles.

  5         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  6  be presented to the members and staff of the Port St. Joe High

  7  School basketball team as a tangible token of the sentiments

  8  expressed herein.

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