--- title: HR 104. Hebron Christian Academy football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr104 cite_as: HR 104, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr104 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr104.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr104/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69679 date: 2025-01-29 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr103.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr105.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr104.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 104 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-29 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Sandy Donatucci - Chuck Efstration - Reynaldo Martinez text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR104/2025 upstream_id: 1947643 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school football - GHSA championship - Hebron Christian Academy - legislative commendation --- # HR 104. Hebron Christian Academy football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 104 By: Representatives Donatucci of the 105th, Efstration of the 104th, and Martinez of the 111th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Hebron Christian Academy football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Hebron Christian Academy football team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, this superlative team has completed a triumphant season of football competition by posting an outstanding record of 12 wins and only two losses; and WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2024 campaign, the team captured its first state football championship; and WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school by winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship against Prince Avenue Christian School with a final score of 56-28; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Jonathan Gess; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate the Hebron Christian Academy football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship and extend best wishes for their continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Hebron Christian Academy football team. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally congratulates the Hebron Christian Academy football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Hebron Christian Academy football team for its 2024 season, in which the team finished 12-2 and won the GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship by defeating Prince Avenue Christian School 56-28. The resolution recites the team's season record, praises the players' teamwork and dedication, and credits Head Coach Jonathan Gess. It formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Hebron Christian Academy football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class Private A-3A State Football Championship. - States the team's 2024 season record as 12 wins and 2 losses and notes the championship game final score of 56-28 over Prince Avenue Christian School. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. - Extends the House's best wishes to the team for continued future success. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Hebron Christian Academy football team, its head coach Jonathan Gess, and the school. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is directed to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the team and school official recognition from the state legislature, which they can keep as a memento of the championship season. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount the team's 12-2 season record and its 56-28 championship win over Prince Avenue Christian School under Head Coach Jonathan Gess. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-29) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-29) - Sponsors: Sandy Donatucci, Chuck Efstration, Reynaldo Martinez - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69679 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr104.md?full=1