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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 61
BY SENATORS PEACOCK AND GATTI
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Bossier High School boys' basketball team upon winning the Louisiana
High School Athletic Association state championship title and to congratulate the
Bearkats on an outstanding 2015-2016 season.
WHEREAS, the Bossier High School boys' basketball team completed a sensational
regular season, then advanced to the playoffs of the 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Boys'
Top 28 championship tournament; and
WHEREAS, this gallant effort concluded one of the finest seasons for the Bearkats,
as they posted an impressive record of twenty-seven wins and ten losses; and
WHEREAS, Bossier High School is ranked first in the Class 4-A District 1 LHSAA
standings for boys' basketball among nine schools that included local rivals Airline,
Woodlawn, Fair Park, and Huntington high schools; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2016, Number 4 seed Bossier High School defeated
Number 2 seed Washington-Marion Magnet High School from Lake Charles with a score
of 42-39, and with the game-winning basket scored by junior forward, Antonio Davis, in the
final eleven seconds of play; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Jeremiah Williams, along with assistant coaches, Nick
Bohanan, Cedric Washington, and Rian Smith, have instilled in these young athletes the
necessary skills to become great basketball players, good sportsmen, and outstanding
members of the community; and
WHEREAS, the members of this talented Bearkats squad include Larry Robinson,
Travis Manning, Tyrese English, Antonio Davis, Donnell Mason, Chris Davenport,
Quatavious Capers, Dontaveous Washington, Michael Davis, Ceontrey Jarmon, Abarreion
Johnson, Jacoby Decker, Keion Brocks, Isaiah Wallace, and Tybren Wimberly, who merit
recognition and congratulations for their extraordinary performance both on and off the court
and their competitive spirit throughout this unforgettable season; and
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WHEREAS, on April 13, 2016, the Bossier City community held a victory parade
to pay tribute to the newly crowned state champions of Class 4-A District 1; and
WHEREAS, the Bossier High School boys' basketball program has earned these
well-deserved accolades that detail their extraordinary athletic abilities, particularly at the
most difficult level of competition.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the Bossier High School Boys' Basketball program for its title win during the 2016
Allstate Sugar Bowl/Louisiana High School Athletic Association Top 28 Boys' Basketball
championship tournament.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express
its sincere congratulations to the Bearkats team and to the coaching staff for achievement
of such high honors for themselves, for Bossier High School, and for the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Jeremiah Williams, head coach, and David Thrash, principal, of Bossier High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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