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