Florida Senate - 2014 (NP) SR 1762 By Senator Gardiner 13-04250-14 20141762__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing the Edgewater High School 3 2014 girls basketball team for winning the State 6A 4 Championship. 5 6 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School 2014 girls basketball 7 team was ranked 18th in the nation in the preseason and emerged 8 from the season with an outstanding record of 26 wins and 7 9 losses, and 10 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School 2014 girls basketball 11 team was ranked 1st in the state and won the district and 12 region, and 13 WHEREAS, on February 22, 2014, the Edgewater High School 14 2014 girls basketball team defeated Pine Forest High School in 15 Pensacola by a score of 53 to 34 to win the State 6A 16 Championship for the 4th time in the school’s 61-year history 17 and the 4th time in the last seven seasons, and 18 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School girls basketball team 19 has now won the State 6A Championship in 3 consecutive years, 20 and the 2014 team was invited to play in the DICK’S Sporting 21 Goods High School National Tournament hosted by DICK’S Sporting 22 Goods in New York City, where it finished 4th, and 23 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School 2014 girls basketball 24 team was led to victory by Coaches Malcolm Lewis, Natalie Ford, 25 Greg Ferrell, and Brittany Waters; Principal Michele Erickson; 26 and Athletic Director Valerie Miyares, and 27 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School 2014 girls basketball 28 team consisted of outstanding players Nyala Shuler, Victoria 29 Patrick, Tiara McMillan, Angelica Jernigan, Tichina Smalls, 30 Haley Clark, Markeema Crawford, Victoria Lovejoy, Mo’Nique 31 Schuman, Elizabeth Pamphile, and Shamika Gibs, and 32 WHEREAS, the Edgewater High School 2014 girls basketball 33 team accomplished much over the course of the 2013-2014 season 34 through hard work and a competitive team spirit, earning the 35 admiration and support of the residents of Orlando and the 36 surrounding community, NOW, THEREFORE, 37 38 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 39 40 That the outstanding accomplishments of the Edgewater High 41 School 2014 girls basketball team are recognized and the 42 athletic ability, model sportsmanship, and honorable citizenship 43 demonstrated by all team members are applauded.