2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 244
Commending the George Wythe High School boys' 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 boys' 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 Mountain Empire District champions and subsequently won the district and regional tournaments; and
WHEREAS, in the state tournament, the George Wythe Maroons defeated a talented team from Patrick Henry High School in the semifinal by a score of 82–54, to advance to the Class 1 state final in Richmond on March 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the George Wythe Maroons soundly defeated the Franklin High School Broncos by a score of 77–38 to claim the state crown and finish the season with a 27–4 overall record; and
WHEREAS, the successful season was a tribute to the skill and hard work of all the student-athletes, Cayden Bement, Micah Braxton, Rex Delp, David Goode, Shane Huff, Kaden Irby, Reed Kirtner, Holden Luttrell, Brayden Rainey, Treyvon Rainey, T.J. Reddick, and Zeshawn Thomas; and