HLS 16RS-2437 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 76
BY REPRESENTATIVES ROBBY CARTER AND SIMON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Jewel Sumner girls' basketball team upon winning
the 2016 LHSAA Class 3A state championship
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Jewel Sumner girls' basketball team upon winning the 2016 Louisiana
3 High School Athletic Association Class 3A state championship.
4 WHEREAS, on March 2, 2016, the Jewel Sumner girls' basketball team, the second
5seed in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Top
628, fulfilled its pledge from one year ago to pay back a semifinal defeat at the hands of
7University High with a 67-43 victory over the U-High Cubs; and
8 WHEREAS, Bre'ashlee Jones scored a game-high twenty-one points for the Sumner
9Cowgirls, who sank a red-hot 63.6 percent of their shots in the first half while holding U-
10High to only 16.1 percent shooting; and
11 WHEREAS, the semifinal win over the Cubs propelled the Sumner Cowgirls to the
12LHSAA Top 28 Class 3A tournament final on March 5, 2016, in which Parkview Baptist fell
13to state champion Jewel Sumner by a score of 60-50; and
14 WHEREAS, the high scorer for the Cowgirls in the championship game was
15Diamond Brooks, who tossed in twenty-one points and added twelve rebounds; and
16 WHEREAS, the Jewel Sumner girls' basketball team finished the 2015-2016 season
17with a perfect thirty-six wins against no losses and an 8-0 district record; and
18 WHEREAS, these athletes performed at the highest levels of excellence throughout
19the season, and each Cowgirl deserves recognition for her vital contributions to the winning
20effort; and
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1 WHEREAS, seniors Baylie Bridges, Kayle Bryant, and Bre'ashlee Jones; juniors
2Diamond Brooks, Amya Brumfield, Lana Fairburn, and Kiara Williams; sophomores Jayla
3Hayes and Katherine Ingram; and freshmen Alacia Brown, Hailey Klein, and Ja'keria
4Norman comported themselves magnificently in the title game; and
5 WHEREAS, head coach Kara Corkern has instilled an ethic of winning in these
6young women athletes, and has demonstrated leadership and motivational skills that have
7led to success both on and off the court for the Jewel Sumner Cowgirls; and
8 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title the Cowgirls have
9earned; to commend the team for the ability they have displayed, particularly at the most
10difficult level of competition; and to express sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the team
11members and coaching staff for the merits earned and the sportsmanship shown while
12achieving the highest state girls' basketball honor possible for Jewel Sumner High School.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the athletes and coaching
15staff of the Jewel Sumner High School girls' basketball team for winning the 2016 Class 3A
16state basketball championship, capping off a truly spectacular season; and does hereby
17recognize the team's outstanding performance and the pride and honor they have brought to
18their school and community.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
20to head coach Kara Corkern.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 76 Original 2016 Regular Session Robby Carter
Commends the Jewel Sumner High School girls' basketball team upon winning the 2016
LHSAA Class 3A state championship.
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