HLS 17RS-1179 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 128
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys'
basketball team upon winning the 2016-2017 Division IV state championship
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys' basketball team upon winning
3 the 2016-2017 Division IV state championship; and to commend the Knights on their
4 extraordinary achievements for the 2016-2017 basketball season.
5 WHEREAS, the members of the team performed at the highest level of excellence
6throughout the 2016-2017 season, amassing a record of thirty wins and five losses for the
7season and finishing with fourteen wins and zero losses in district play; and
8 WHEREAS, the foremen, Caleb Starks and Gregory Williams, Jr.; the gatekeepers,
9Kalep Crane, Pierre Dupre, Victor Dupre, Jordan Hall, Terrance Jones, Errol Rogers, Jr., and
10Kailen Thibodeaux; and the enforcers, Hunter Campbell, Cameron Castro, Zachary
11Clements, Logan Gabriel, Javian Howard, and Martin Lee all played tremendous roles in the
12success of the 2016-2017 boys' basketball team; and
13 WHEREAS, in 2017, the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys' basketball team
14made their fourth consecutive trip to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Louisiana High School
15Athletic Association boys' basketball tournament; and
16 WHEREAS, the tournament was held at Burton Coliseum on the campus of McNeese
17State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana; and
18 WHEREAS, in their first appearance of the Division IV championship game, the
19Knights took on the Southern Laboratory Kittens; and
20 WHEREAS, the Knights had outstanding performances from several players, but
21most notably from Junior Gregory Williams Jr. who finished the championship game with
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1twenty-four points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and five steals to claim the Most
2Valuable Player Award; and
3 WHEREAS, the incredible defense of the Knights held the Southern Laboratory
4Kittens to just nineteen points in the second half and forced fifteen turnovers in the game;
5and
6 WHEREAS, the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys' basketball team
7completed a sensational season by earning the title of Division IV state champions after
8defeating Southern Laboratory by a score of fifty-three to forty-three in a hard fought state
9championship game; and
10 WHEREAS, the accomplishments of this team could not have been achieved without
11the unwavering dedication, support, guidance, and skill of head coach, Byron Starks;
12assistant coaches, Josiah Broussard, Chris Cane, Joshua Comeaux, and Chris Poullard; and
13managers, Robley Domingue and Lindsey Porter.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
15Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the Lafayette Christian
16Academy Knights boys' basketball team upon winning the 2016-2017 Division IV state
17championship; does hereby record for posterity this exceptional team's triumph in the sport
18of basketball; and does hereby extend best wishes to the players, coaches, and all others
19involved in this basketball program's success as they celebrate their championship season
20and prepare for continued success in the future.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
22to the head coach of the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys' basketball team, Byron
23Starks.
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 128 Original 2017 Regular Session Pierre
Commends the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights boys' basketball team upon winning
the 2016-2017 Division IV state championship.
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