2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 263
Commending the Lightridge High School boys' soccer team.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, the Lightridge High School boys' soccer team secured its first-ever state title in 2025 by winning the Virginia High School League Class 5 state championship; and
WHEREAS, Lightridge High School opened in 2020 and established its varsity soccer program in 2021; since that time, the Lightridge High School Lightning Bolts have developed into a local powerhouse and won district and regional titles on the way to the state tournament in 2025; and
WHEREAS, in the state final, the Lightridge Lightning Bolts defeated the Kellam High School Knights by a score of 3–1; and
WHEREAS, the Lightridge Lightning Bolts scored first, with junior Brayden Moyssiadis converting a penalty kick after Christian Tshiteya drew contact in the box in the seventh minute; and
WHEREAS, three minutes later, junior Chris Washington headed in a corner kick to score the game winner; and