--- title: HR 474. Toombs County High School football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr474 cite_as: HR 474, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr474 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr474.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr474/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71087 date: 2025-03-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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. 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Toombs County High School football team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 474 By: Representative Hagan of the 156th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Toombs County High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Toombs County High School 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 another triumphant season of football competition by posting an outstanding record of 13 wins and only one loss; 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 ever state football championship; and WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school and to Toombs County by winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship against Northeast High School with a final score of 38-18; 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; and WHEREAS, this magnificent team performed with precision during the season and earned its well-deserved reputation for high standards of athletic achievement, the quality of its play, and the stiff competition it presented to its opponents. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate the Toombs County High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship and extend best wishes for 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 Toombs County High School 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 Toombs County High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Toombs County High School football team for its 2024 season, in which the team finished with a 13-1 record and won its first ever state championship. The team defeated Northeast High School 38-18 to capture the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship. The resolution does not change any law. It formally congratulates the team on behalf of the House and extends best wishes for continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team, serving as an official keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Congratulates the Toombs County High School football team on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives for winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship. - States the team finished the 2024 season with a 13-1 record and beat Northeast High School 38-18 in the championship game. - Extends the House's best wishes to the team for continued success in the future. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare an official copy of the resolution for the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Toombs County High School football team, its players and coaches, and Toombs County. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with preparing a copy for distribution to the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and creates no new rights or obligations. Its significance is symbolic: it gives the team and Toombs County official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives for their 2024 state championship season. ### Key provisions - The preamble (whereas clauses) recounts the team's 13-1 record and its 38-18 win over Northeast High School for the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship. - The first resolving clause formally congratulates the team and wishes it continued success. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-03) - Sponsors: Leesa Hagan - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71087 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr474.md?full=1