--- title: SR 31. Toombs County High School Football Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr31 cite_as: SR 31, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr31 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr31.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr31/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69444 date: 2025-01-27 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/sr30.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr32.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr31.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 31 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-27 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Blake Tillery text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR31/2025 upstream_id: 1929391 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Toombs County - high school football - GHSA championship - legislative resolution --- # SR 31. Toombs County High School Football Team; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 31 By: Senator Tillery of the 19th 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 SENATE 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 Secretary of the Senate 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 Senate 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 is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Toombs County High School football team for its 2024 season, in which the team went 13-1 and won its first ever state football championship, beating Northeast High School 38-18 in the GHSA Class A Division 1 title game. The resolution praises the team's character, academics, teamwork, and athletic performance throughout the season. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team, giving the players and school an official record of the honor. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Toombs County High School football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 State Football Championship. - States the team's season record of 13 wins and 1 loss and the championship game's final score of 38-18 over Northeast High School. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. - Extends the Senate's best wishes to the team for continued success. ### Who it affects The Toombs County High School football team, its coaches and school, and Toombs County are directly named and honored. It has no effect on the general public or on Georgia law. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change any Georgia law or provide funding. Its significance is symbolic, giving the team and school official statewide recognition from the Georgia Senate for their championship season. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recite the team's 13-1 record and its 38-18 win over Northeast High School for the 2024 GHSA Class A Division 1 title. - The resolving clause has the Senate congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-01-27) - Sponsors: Blake Tillery - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69444 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr31.md?full=1