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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 43 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Keisling |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0043 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 001578 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the Macon County |
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| 13 | 13 | | High School Tigers football team on winning the |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2024 TSSAA Class 4A state championship. |
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| 15 | 15 | | |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the young men of the Macon County High School football team recently |
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| 17 | 17 | | etched their names into the glorious annals of Tennessee sports history by claiming the 2024 |
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| 18 | 18 | | TSSAA Division I, Class 4A state football championship; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, these Tigers from Lafayette vanquished all competition, ultimately defeating |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Memphis Melrose Golden Wildcats in a resounding 45-14 victory, in the BlueCross Bowl at |
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| 21 | 21 | | Finley Stadium in Chattanooga on December 7, 2024; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, this feat marked the first-ever trip to the title game and the first TSSAA state |
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| 23 | 23 | | championship trophy in the ninety-eight-year history of Macon County's football program; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, as they marched toward the state championship, the Macon County Tigers |
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| 25 | 25 | | posted an excellent 13-2 regular season record; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the 2024 Macon County squad included dedicated and talented players |
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| 27 | 27 | | Anthony Johnson, Cooper Carlisle, Isaac McClard, Baylon Hesson, Zach Borders, Kelby |
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| 28 | 28 | | Wheeler, Bradyn Hasse, Gabe Borders, Kelan Hire, Kilian Jetton, Ty Young, Michael Bentley, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Andrew Comer, Corey Underwood, Bradley Crawford, Matthew Wheeley, Hunter Jones, Taylen |
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| 30 | 30 | | Swaffer, Luke Gammon, Braylon Flowers, Brennan Flowers, Jayden Cook, Michael Pelico, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Braxton Boles, Tanner Gilmore, Tre McClain, Dakota Ridgeway, Hadyn Hasse, Trey Gann, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Roberto Perez, Logan Tirjan, Mathew Brawner, Koen Kindle, Lamoney Mosley, Cooper East, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Kade McKinney, Eli Gammon, Kellan Craft, Corbin Stephens, Dakota Hackert, Nicholas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Goodrich, Owen Pitts, Dawson Whittemore, Brody Frye, Ethan Parker, Levi Edgmon, Jaxon |
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| 35 | 35 | | Frye, Bo Warner, Hunter Griggs, Cooper Dunn, Emmerson Hubbard, Gavin Johnson, Ethan |
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| 38 | 38 | | - 2 - 001578 |
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| 40 | 40 | | West, Bryson Wauford, Javier Rodriquez, Courtland Shrum, Zvi Rotstein, Colton Clark, James |
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| 41 | 41 | | Clark, Aedan Hopson, Brock Buckalew, Wyatt Walrond, Ruben Valdez, Dayton Demmink- |
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| 42 | 42 | | Harwood, Christian Sanchez, Dylan Stone, Jeremiah Vaughn Gilpin, Tyler Mossbarger, Gael |
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| 43 | 43 | | Amaral Sanchez, Dillon Crutchfield, and Camren Miller; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, in the state championship game, the Tigers were led by Zach Borders, who |
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| 45 | 45 | | was named MVP for rushing twenty-five times for a staggering 250 yards and scoring four |
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| 46 | 46 | | touchdowns; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, the Tigers were fortunate to have the expertise and leadership of Head |
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| 48 | 48 | | Coach Kyle Shoulders and his assistant coaches, Isaac Belton, Lionel Borders, Sean Corbitt, |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chris Escamilla, Ethan Jenkins, Ty Lowhorn, Brandon Nix, Brandon Robertson, Drew Scott, Eli |
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| 50 | 50 | | Stephenson, Chase Whittemore, and Spenser Young; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, the team was spurred on by the support of nearly 3,000 fans who made the |
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| 52 | 52 | | three-hour trek to Finley Stadium to witness Macon County football history; and |
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| 53 | 53 | | WHEREAS, the Macon County High School players truly distinguished themselves as |
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| 54 | 54 | | gridiron greats during this championship season, and they are richly deserving of our |
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| 55 | 55 | | approbation; now, therefore, |
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| 56 | 56 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 57 | 57 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 58 | 58 | | CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate the Macon County High School Tigers football |
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| 59 | 59 | | team on winning the 2024 TSSAA Class 4A state championship and extend to these gifted |
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| 60 | 60 | | athletes our best wishes for much continued success. |
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| 61 | 61 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 62 | 62 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 63 | 63 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 64 | 64 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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