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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 51
BY SENATOR LONG
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Natchitoches Central High School boys basketball team on winning the
2016 Class 5A state championship.
WHEREAS, Natchitoches Central High School has ended the 2016 basketball season
yet again as a Louisiana sports phenomenon after winning their second Class 5A state
championship with a fifty-four to fifty-two win against the Scotlandville Hornets on
March 11, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Chiefs were previously named Class 5A state champions in 2014;
and
WHEREAS, the team, under the leadership of Coach Micah Coleman, was able to
earn this title despite the fact that their hometown was reeling from one of the worst floods
in Louisiana history; and
WHEREAS, despite the natural disaster, the dedicated team and thousands of their
supporters braved the weather to make the four-hour trip for the game in the Burton Arena
in Lake Charles, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, their focus and agility on the court as well as the dedication and
inspiration they displayed during a crisis serves as the finest example of true sportsmanship;
and
WHEREAS, their 2016 Class 5A state championship will long be remembered as one
of the finest in Louisiana high school sports history.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the 2016 Natchitoches Central High School boys basketball team
for winning the 2016 Class 5A state championship and for serving as an inspiration to their
fellow Louisianians during a natural disaster.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Natchitoches Central High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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