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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1077 3
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By: Representative John Carr 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WAR 9
EAGLES BOYS' WRESTLING TEAM AS THE CLASS 6A STATE 10
CHAMPIONS. 11
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TO RECOGNIZE THE ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH 15
SCHOOL WAR EAGLES BOYS' WRESTLING TEAM 16
AS THE CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONS. 17
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WHEREAS, the Rogers Heritage High School War Eagles boys' wrestling 19
team won the Class 6A State Championship held Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the 20
Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock; and 21
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WHEREAS, the War Eagles are the first team in Arkansas history since 23
the introduction of regional qualifiers to win the dual state, regional, and 24
state championships in the same year; and 25
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WHEREAS, the War Eagles' dual record was ten and one (10 -1), and they 27
were dual state champions, defeating Conway fifty -seven to seventeen (57 -17) 28
points in the quarter finals, Bentonville West thirty -five to thirty-one (35-29
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WHEREAS, as regional champions, the War Eagles scored two hundred 33
twenty-eight (228) points over runner -up Bentonville's two hundred eleven 34
(211) points; and 35
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WHEREAS, as state champions, the War Eagles scored one hundred thirty -1
six (136) points over runner -up Bentonville's one hundred eighteen (118) 2
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WHEREAS, War Eagles team members competing at the championship were 5
Melvin Hernandez, Tyler Blair, Kyan Patton, Cristo Zamora, Jacob McCrary, 6
Mason Salas, Dimarcus Zamora, Abram Goodwin, Ben Smith, Cash Bray, Luis 7
Araujo, Kaden McCrary, Miles Bray, and Nick Barry; and 8
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WHEREAS, team members Kyan Patton and Cash Bray both won state 10
individual titles for the War Eagles; and 11
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WHEREAS, team members Ben Smith, Kaden McCrary, and Nick Barry were 13
state runners-up; and 14
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WHEREAS, team member Jacob McCrary won bronze for his third -place 16
finish at state; and 17
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WHEREAS, team members Mason Salas, Dimarcus Zamora, and Abram Goodwin 19
won fourth at state; 20
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WHEREAS, team members Kyan Patton, Cash Bray, Ben Smith, Kaden McCrary, 22
Nick Barry, Jacob McCrary, Mason Salas, Dimarcus Zamora, and Abram Goodwin 23
achieved All-State honors; and 24
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WHEREAS, the War Eagles were led by Head Coach Alvie Killingsworth and 26
Coach Trace Talley; and 27
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WHEREAS, Head Coach Alvie Killingsworth said of the win, "We took care 29
of business . . . and we set ourselves up well. The kids went out and they 30
were aggressive. They went out there and were trying to score, score, score, 31
and that's what they did", 32
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NOW THEREFORE, 34
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 35
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 36 HR1077
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Rogers Heritage High 2
School War Eagles boys' wrestling team as the Class 6A State Champions. 3
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 5
presented to Head Coach Alvie Killingsworth by the Chief Clerk of the House 6
of Representatives. 7
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