Bill Text: SC H4023 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Belton-Honea Path High School wrestling champions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-04 - Introduced and adopted [H4023 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2021-H4023-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO CELEBRATE THE MEMBERS OF THE BELTON-HONEA PATH HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM ON A STELLAR SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM MEMBERS AND COACHES ON WINNING THE 2021 CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
Whereas, with the goal of a well-earned championship firmly in mind, the Belton-Honea Path High School wrestling team pinned down the 2021 Class AAA State Championship title on Saturday, February 20, 2021, defeating Gilbert 54-21; and
Whereas, Belton-Honea Path High School (BHP) has a longstanding wrestling tradition. At the title match, the Bears returned to the top of the state wrestling landscape in claiming their first state championship since 2012 and their fifth overall; and
Whereas, the BHP grapplers displayed a total team effort from start to finish. The match began at 182 pounds with BHP's Logan Lollis securing a pin to give the Bears an early 6-0 lead. Gilbert then won the next three contests to take a 12-6 lead. BHP's Cooper Strickland, who wrestles at 106 pounds, tied the score at 12-12 with a win by pin; and
Whereas, from there, BHP went on a roll. The Bears secured six consecutive pins following Strickland's: Asher Roe (113), Will Hendricks (120), Joseph Morris (126), Tristan Babb (132), Eli Strickland (138), and Easton Brannan (145). Having built an insurmountable 48-12 lead, BHP won the final match of the day via pin at 170 pounds by Tyler Center, giving the team nine pins overall; and
Whereas, Belton-Honea Path's Coach Chris Strickland led his athletes to the top of the mountain at the championship competition and found the view worth the climb. For Coach Strickland, a 1996 BHP graduate, bringing the trophy back home made this sweet victory the greatest honor; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to salute the young athletes of the Belton-Honea Path High School wrestling team and have confidence that the Bears will continue to excel in the years ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, celebrate the members of the Belton-Honea Path High School wrestling team on a stellar season and congratulate the team members and coaches on winning the 2021 Class AAA State Championship title.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Mary Boarts and Coach Chris Strickland of Belton-Honea Path High School.
