| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the 2009-2010 Rickards High |
| 3 | School Boys' Basketball Team, winners of the Florida High |
| 4 | School Athletic Association Class 3A State Championship. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, with commitment, determination, and hard work, the |
| 7 | 2009-2010 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball Team won the |
| 8 | Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A State |
| 9 | Championship on March 4, 2010, at the Lakeland Center by beating |
| 10 | the two-time defending State Champion, Pine Crest High School, |
| 11 | by a score of 70 to 46, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, claiming the State Championship title, the 2009- |
| 13 | 2010 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball Team finished the |
| 14 | season with a perfect 27-0 record, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, outstanding skill, sportsmanship, and |
| 16 | competitiveness have been characteristics consistently |
| 17 | demonstrated by Rickards Raiders teammates Christopher Bryant, |
| 18 | Jakaria Bush, Cameron Coffee, D'Marnier Cunningham, Avery Curry, |
| 19 | Jerell Gregory, Jordan Gregory, Fredrick Griggs, Devonte |
| 20 | Johnson, Avery Moore, Rakeem Sparrow, and George Williams, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, led by Head Coach Eli Bryant and Assistant Coaches |
| 22 | Avery Curry, Sr., and Chester Coffee, the Rickards Raiders |
| 23 | accomplished the team's goal to win the 3A state title and, in |
| 24 | doing so, became the first team since 2005 to finish the season |
| 25 | undefeated, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, the 2010 championship marks the third Florida High |
| 27 | School Athletic Association State Championship for the Rickards |
| 28 | High School Boys' Basketball Team, the first since 1992, and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the 2009-2010 Rickards |
| 30 | High School Boys' Basketball Team is applauded for the numerous |
| 31 | accomplishments of its players and coaches, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 33 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 34 | Florida: |
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| 36 | That the Florida House of Representatives honors the 2009- |
| 37 | 2010 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball Team for their |
| 38 | outstanding record and for winning the 2010 Florida High School |
| 39 | Athletic Association Class 3A State Championship. |
| 40 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 41 | presented to the 2009-2010 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball |
| 42 | Team as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. |