HLS 16RS-2555 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 89
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
COMMENDAT IONS: Commends Summerfield High School and its coach, Randy Carlisle,
on winning both the 2016 LHSAA Class C boys' and girls' basketball state
championships
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Summerfield High School boys' and girls' basketball teams upon winning
3 the 2016 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class C state championships.
4 WHEREAS, Head Coach Randy Carlisle took on double duty in the 2015-2016
5basketball season by coaching the Summerfield High School girls' basketball team to a 30-1
6record and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Class C state
7championship on March 4, 2016, defeating Pleasant Hill High School by a score of 59-34;
8and, exactly one week later, Coach Carlisle led the Summerfield High boys' basketball team
9to the LHSAA Class C state championship on March 11, 2016, in a 72-54 victory over New
10Living Word; and
11 WHEREAS, the Summerfield Lady Rebels completed a second run at consecutive
12state titles, having previously won in 1967 and 1968, and now in 2015 and 2016; and
13 WHEREAS, the Summerfield boys' team got back on the state championship
14winning track with its 2016 title, having previously won in 1977, 1979, 1980, and 2000; and
15 WHEREAS, with the guidance of Coach Carlisle and assistant coaches Christy
16Chandler, Jasper Edwards, and Turner Madden, seniors Nicole Bursey, Jesikah Ford, Brandy
17Ganter, Taniya Johnson, Sharnesha Levingston, and Lakota Smith; junior Lamiya Ford;
18sophomores Marcedes Coleman, Klara Gilbert, and Kyera Larry; and eighth grader Ajai
19Meadors exhibited skill beyond measure and unwavering discipline in achieving the ultimate
20honor afforded to a high school girls' basketball team in Louisiana, and team managers Jared
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1Ford, Kerra Howard, Chris Meadors, Lamesha Ridley, and team statistician Angela McCurry
2provided the season-long support necessary to achieve the championship feat; and
3 WHEREAS, the 2016 LHSAA boys' Class C state championship was won by
4Summerfield's male athletes through hard work and dedication; and senior Phendray
5Jackson; juniors Patrick Browder, Casey Chandler, Paul Corbin, Dakota Smith, and Trey
6Washington; sophomores Gary Bates, John Buggs, Tyrese Harper, Marquis Kennedy, and
7JaKerron Robb; ninth grader Rodney Larry; eighth grader Deontai Levingston; and seventh
8grader Eddie Kennedy, under the leadership of Coach Carlisle and his staff of assistant
9coaches Christy Chandler, Jasper Edwards, and Turner Madden, with the help of team
10managers Jared Ford and Chris Meadors and statistician Angela McCurry, all contributed
11to the amazing success of the team; and
12 WHEREAS, spokesman Chris Boone of the National Federation of State High
13School Associations lauded the school's double championship feat as a one-of-a-kind event,
14and this achievement is made even more amazing by the fact that, since his high school
15years, Randy Carlisle has been and remains the record holder in assists in the national
16federation; the work ethic of Coach Randy Carlisle has translated into a winning formula for
17the Rebels and the Lady Rebels of Summerfield High School, and it is fitting to express
18congratulations to the athletes, staff, and Head Coach Randy Carlisle for the merits won and
19the pride shown by the boys' and girls' basketball teams in their outstanding 2016
20championship seasons.
21 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
22Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the Summerfield High
23School boys' basketball team and the Summerfield High School girls' basketball team for
24winning their respective 2016 Class C state championships; and does hereby recognize the
25outstanding performances of both teams and the pride and honor they have brought to their
26school and community.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
28to Head Coach Randy Carlisle.
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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 89 Original 2016 Regular Session Jefferson
Commends Summerfield High School and Coach Randy Carlisle on winning both the 2016
LHSAA Class C boys' and girls' basketball state championships.
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