| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the 2010-2011 Rickards High |
| 3 | School Boys' Basketball Team, winners of the 2011 Florida |
| 4 | High School Athletic Association Class 3A State |
| 5 | Championship. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, in a thrilling overtime victory at the Lakeland |
| 8 | Center against Jones High School, the 2010-2011 Rickards High |
| 9 | School Boys' Basketball Team captured its second straight |
| 10 | Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A State |
| 11 | Championship on March 3, 2011, by a score of 60 to 54, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, after winning the Florida Class 3A semifinals in |
| 13 | overtime the night before against Pine Crest, the Raiders |
| 14 | gathered their composure to obtain a 6-point win over Jones for |
| 15 | the championship, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, led by Head Coach Eli Bryant and Assistant Coaches |
| 17 | Avery Curry, Sr., and Chester Coffee, the Raiders finished the |
| 18 | season with a 23-7 record, proving that poise, commitment, and |
| 19 | hard work wins championships, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, the Rickards Raiders are the first Tallahassee |
| 21 | area high school team to win consecutive championships in |
| 22 | basketball since the teams from FAMU High in 1994 and 1995, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the 2010-2011 Rickards |
| 24 | High School Boys' Basketball Team is applauded for the numerous |
| 25 | accomplishments of its players and coaches, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 27 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 28 | Florida: |
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| 30 | That the 2010-2011 Rickards High School Boys' Basketball |
| 31 | Team is recognized for its outstanding record and winning the |
| 32 | 2011 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A State |
| 33 | Championship. |
| 34 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 35 | presented to the 2010-2011 Rickards Boys' Basketball Team as a |
| 36 | tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. |