2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 279
Commending Lou Sorrentino.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, Lou Sorrentino, a distinguished educator and coach who most recently led the Mountain View High School football team of Stafford County for the past 15 seasons, retired in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Lou Sorrentino embarked upon his teaching and coaching career at George Mason High School in Falls Church, where he transformed a struggling program and notched two winning seasons and a playoff appearance in two years; and
WHEREAS, Lou Sorrentino next arrived at Culpeper County High School, which had not won a regional title in football since 1941; he led the program to an 84–29 record over ten seasons and won the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Division 5 state title in 1999 with a perfect 14–0 record; and
WHEREAS, Lou Sorrentino took over a strong program at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge and led the team for eight seasons, achieving an impressive 70–24 record, along with a VHSL Division 6 state title in 2002 and five playoff appearances; and
WHEREAS, when Lou Sorrentino took the reins at Mountain View High School in 2010, the football team had gone 13–37 in the first five years the school was open; he quickly turned the program around, building it into one of the leading contenders in Region 6B of the VHSL; and