2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 243
Commending the George Wythe High School girls' basketball team.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, the George Wythe High School girls' basketball team capped off the 2024–2025 season with a victory in the Virginia High School League Class 1 state championship; and
WHEREAS, the George Wythe High School Maroons finished the regular season as the Mountain Empire District champions and subsequently won the district and regional championships; and
WHEREAS, advancing to the state tournament, the George Wythe Maroons defeated a talented team from Honaker High School in the semifinal by a score of 34–31, then moved on to the Class 1 final in Richmond on March 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the George Wythe Maroons defeated the Buffalo Gap High School Bison by a score of 50–44 to earn the state crown and finish the season with a 27–3 record; and
WHEREAS, the victorious season was a tribute to the skill and dedication of all the student-athletes, Abby Berry, Baylee Campbell, Avery Cline, Destiny Davis, Emma Faulkner, Caroline Harris, Makaylan Luttrell, Alana Malavolti, Madalyn Morris, and Kailey Mullins; and