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House Bill 9127




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9127

        By Representative Westbrook






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the 1997 Class A Boys'

  3         State Basketball Champions, the Tigers of

  4         Malone High School.

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  6         WHEREAS, the Malone High School Tigers won their fourth

  7  consecutive State Basketball title, the twelfth such title in

  8  the school's history, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Malone Tigers join Daytona Beach Seabreeze

10  for the most consecutive state championships in state history,

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12         WHEREAS, March 4, 1997, at the George Jenkins Arena in

13  Lakeland, the Malone Tigers defeated Central Florida Christian

14  of Ocoee, 81 to 59, in the championship game, and

15         WHEREAS, the Malone Tigers completed their championship

16  season with a 30-8 record, and

17         WHEREAS, Cori Tiggs was named the tournament's Most

18  Valuable Player and was chosen as the Class A Player of the

19  Year, and

20         WHEREAS, Naton Williams and Tyrone Tiggs were named to

21  the All-Tournament team, and

22         WHEREAS, Naton Williams is the only high school

23  basketball player to have won four successive championships

24  beginning with his freshman year, and

25         WHEREAS, Head Coach Matt Anderson has won his third

26  consecutive state title in 3 years as Head Coach of the Malone

27  Tigers and has been named Class A Coach of the Year, and

28         WHEREAS, team cheerleaders Deidre Long, Patricia

29  Torres, Gwen Johnson, Katrina Williams, Crystal Williams,

30  Crystal Green, Andrea Jones, Sadaka Glenn, and Katie Jones and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9127

    588-104-97






  1  sponsor Crickett Anderson encouraged team spirit and support

  2  throughout the season, and

  3         WHEREAS, team members Tyrone Tiggs, Reggie Baker, Ron

  4  Bellamy, Cori Tiggs, Julius Smith, Chris Alikah, Demetrius

  5  King, Anthony Turner, Carson Lassiter, John Turner, Naton

  6  Williams, Bacari Jones, Andrew Hall, and Jason Adkins; Head

  7  Coach Matt Anderson and Assistant Coach Wayne McKay; and

  8  Bookkeeper and Managers Steven Hall, Zack Everett, Bruce

  9  Smith, Sean Russ, and Greg Dickens are to be commended for

10  their accomplishments, NOW, THEREFORE,

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12  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

13  Florida:

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15         That the Malone High School Tigers be commended for

16  their outstanding accomplishments and for winning the 1997

17  Class A Boys Basketball Championship.

18         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

19  be presented to the members, staff, and cheerleaders of the

20  Malone High School Tigers basketball team as a tangible token

21  of the sentiments expressed herein.

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