HR 9031

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution commending the members of the Florida High
3	School Athletic Association for producing student athlete
4	football players who excel on the high school and
5	collegiate levels.
6
7	WHEREAS, the Florida High School Athletic Association, the
8	official governing body for interscholastic athletics in the
9	state, is composed of member schools who work cooperatively to
10	provide opportunities for high school student athletes to
11	participate in interscholastic athletic programs, and
12	WHEREAS, Florida high school student athletes Matt Elam,
13	Chaz Green, Christian Jones, Lamarcus Joyner, Corey Lemonier,
14	Jeff Luc, Ivan McCartney, and Jaylen Watkins comprised 8 of the
15	top 50 ranked high school football recruits in the nation, and
16	WHEREAS, 152 collegiate student athlete football players
17	from Florida competed for various schools across the country in
18	NCAA conference championship title games in 2009: 24
19	representing Central Michigan University and Ohio University in
20	the Marathon MAC Championship Game, 11 representing East
21	Carolina University and the University of Houston in the
22	Conference USA Championship Game, 83 representing the University
23	of Alabama and the University of Florida in the Southeastern
24	Conference Title Game, 3 representing the University of
25	Nebraska-Lincoln in the Big Twelve Championship Game, and 31
26	representing the Georgia Institute of Technology and Clemson
27	University in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game,
28	and
29	WHEREAS, in 2009, 63 student athletes from Florida
30	represented the highest ranking teams in various athletic
31	conferences throughout the nation: 7 representing the University
32	of Cincinnati, 8 representing the Ohio State University, 18
33	representing the United States Naval Academy, 1 representing the
34	University of Oregon, 27 representing Troy University, and 2
35	representing Boise State University, and
36	WHEREAS, Floridians Javier Arenas, Terrence Cody, P.J.
37	Fitzgerald, Star Jackson, Marquis Johnson, Mike Johnson, Colin
38	Peek, Trent Richardson, Chris Rogers, Edd Stinson, Roy Upchurch,
39	and Nick Williams were members of the University of Alabama's
40	2010 Bowl Championship Series Championship team, NOW, THEREFORE,
41
42	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
43	Florida:
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45	That the Florida House of Representatives proudly commends
46	the members of the Florida High School Athletic Association for
47	producing student athlete football players who excel on the high
48	school and collegiate levels.
49	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
50	presented to the Florida High School Athletic Association as a
51	tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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