| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the 2008-2009 Merritt Island High |
| 3 | School Boys' Soccer Team, winners of the Florida High |
| 4 | School Athletic Association Class 4A State Championship. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, with commitment, determination, and hard work, the |
| 7 | 2008-2009 Merritt Island High School Boys' Soccer Team won the |
| 8 | Florida High School Athletic Association Class 4A State |
| 9 | Championship on February 21, 2009, at Pepin Stadium in Tampa by |
| 10 | beating defending state champion, Allen D. Nease High School, by |
| 11 | a score of 1 to 0 in double-overtime, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, on the path to claiming the State Championship |
| 13 | title, the 2008-2009 Merritt Island High School Boys' Soccer |
| 14 | Team compiled a 17-2-4 season record, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, outstanding skill, sportsmanship, and |
| 16 | competitiveness have been characteristics consistently |
| 17 | demonstrated by Mustangs teammates Ben Behrhorst, Matt |
| 18 | Behrhorst, Ben Berry, Brad Bone, Chris Chica, Cody Daly, Sean |
| 19 | Duble, Adam Fertig, Michael Hinds, Eric Huppert, Trevor Lewis, |
| 20 | Tim Liston, Tyler Marshall, Aaron Mayer, Josh Mills, Jake Moore, |
| 21 | Malcolm Mozee, Chason Spencer, Tyler Starr, Ian Stoll, Josh |
| 22 | Strannigan, Jonathan Wagner, Christian Williams, and Tommy |
| 23 | Williams and head coach Scooty Carey, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the 2008-2009 Merritt |
| 25 | Island High School Boys' Soccer Team is applauded for the |
| 26 | numerous accomplishments of its players and coaches, NOW, |
| 27 | THEREFORE, |
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| 29 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 30 | Florida: |
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| 32 | That the Florida House of Representatives honors the 2008- |
| 33 | 2009 Merritt Island High School Boys' Soccer Team for their |
| 34 | outstanding record and for being the 2009 Florida High School |
| 35 | Athletic Association Class 4A State Champions. |
| 36 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 37 | presented to the 2008-2009 Merritt Island High School Boys' |
| 38 | Soccer Team as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed |
| 39 | herein. |