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This resolution congratulates the Schuylerville High School Varsity Football Team and Head Coach John Bowen on winning the 2024 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class C Football Championship on December 7, 2024. The resolution highlights the team's remarkable achievement of defeating top-ranked Salamanca High School 26-20, overcoming a significant third-quarter deficit, and securing the first state football championship in the school's history. It recognizes the team's impressive 13-1 season record and emphasizes the importance of athletic competition in developing teamwork, discipline, and personal growth. The resolution specifically honors each team member by name, along with Head Coach John Bowen and his assistant coaches, and calls for official copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the team, coaches, school superintendent, principal, and assistant athletic director as a formal acknowledgment of their outstanding accomplishment.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K64