Bill Text: VA HR147 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Brooke Point High School wrestling team.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-03 - Bill text as passed House (HR147ER) [HR147 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HR147-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Brooke Point High School wrestling team of Stafford County won the Virginia High School League Class 5 State Championship at Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn on February 22, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Brooke Point High School Black-Hawks outpaced the runner-up Nansemond River High School Warriors of Suffolk by a score of 178–152.5, bringing home the program's remarkable fourth consecutive state title; and
WHEREAS, the Brooke Point High School wrestling team was led by Bruno Alves, who defeated Nansemond River High School's Braxton Lewis to win the 120-pound event after a gripping overtime finish; and
WHEREAS, the Brooke Point High School Black-Hawks had eight wrestlers place in the tournament, including individual state champion Chris Lee in the 126–pound event, a commanding series of performances that allowed the team to seal the victory before the final rounds; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the Brooke Point High School wrestling team are the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the steadfast support of the entire Brooke Point High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Brooke Point High School wrestling team hereby be commended for winning the 2020 Virginia High School League Class 5 State Championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Travis Harris, coach of the Brooke Point High School wrestling team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's extraordinary achievement and best wishes for the future.
