A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE NORTHWOOD ACADEMY GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2017 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the Northwood Academy basketball team of Berkeley County took top honors at the state competition held at the Sumter Civic Center on Saturday, February 25, 2017; and Whereas, amid the clamorous cheers of their exuberant fans, the Northwood Lady Chargers took their triple tiara in basketball by soundly defeating First Baptist School 5038, and they finished the season with an impressive 236 record; and Whereas, late in the first quarter of play, the First Baptist Lady Hurricanes had a 138 lead over Northwood, and they managed a 1812 spread with less than five minutes remaining in the first half, but the Lady Chargers closed with a 120 run and went to the lockers for halftime with a 2418 lead; and Whereas, at the end of the third quarter, the Lady Chargers drove their lead to 3626, and First Baptist responded by trimming the Northwood lead to 4034 in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes left in the game; and Whereas, Northwood senior Jailah Melvin, who played the game through an illness, made three free throws in the final minutes, and junior forward and standout Elysa Wesolek sent a pair of free throws
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE NORTHWOOD ACADEMY GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2017 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the Northwood Academy basketball team of Berkeley County took top honors at the state competition held at the Sumter Civic Center on Saturday, February 25, 2017; and Whereas, amid the clamorous cheers of their exuberant fans, the Northwood Lady Chargers took their triple tiara in basketball by soundly defeating First Baptist School 5038, and they finished the season with an impressive 236 record; and Whereas, late in the first quarter of play, the First Baptist Lady Hurricanes had a 138 lead over Northwood, and they managed a 1812 spread with less than five minutes remaining in the first half, but the Lady Chargers closed with a 120 run and went to the lockers for halftime with a 2418 lead; and Whereas, at the end of the third quarter, the Lady Chargers drove their lead to 3626, and First Baptist responded by trimming the Northwood lead to 4034 in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes left in the game; and Whereas, Northwood senior Jailah Melvin, who played the game through an illness, made three free throws in the final minutes, and junior forward and standout Elysa Wesolek sent a pair of free throws
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