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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 117
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Scotlandville High School Hornets boys basketball
team on becoming the 2017 LHSAA Division I state champions.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Scotlandville High School Hornets boys basketball team on becoming the
3 2017 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I state champions.
4 WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 11, 2017, the Scotlandville High School Hornets
5 boys basketball team became the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I
6 state champions at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, the Scotlandville High School Hornets players Jaylen Hawkins, LaMarq
8 Williams, Malik Williams, Levi Lewis, Shane Jackson, Ja'vonte Smart, Da'vyon Smart,
9 Kelvin Joseph, Reece Beekman, Tai'reon Joseph, David Thomas III, and Jonathan Horton,
10 ended the season with an impressive 53-52 victory over the Brother Martin High School
11 Crusaders to win the state title; and
12 WHEREAS, the first five points of the game were scored by the Hornets, including
13 a three-point shot by Ja'Vonte Smart that opened the scoring eighteen seconds into the game;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, he threaded a pass to Malik Williams, who laid the ball in with under
16 three seconds remaining, giving the Hornets a 14-11 lead after the first period; and
17 WHEREAS, a three-point shot by Jaylen Hawkins and a floater in the lane off an
18 inbound pass by LaMarq Williams assisted in the Hornets' 25-21 lead at the half; and
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1 WHEREAS, Malik Williams scored seven points in the third quarter as the
2 tug-of-war between the Hornets and the Crusaders continued, and with just over two minutes
3 remaining, he scored a basket and a three-pointer to give the Hornets their biggest lead; and
4 WHEREAS, with under twenty-five seconds left in the third quarter, Jaylen Hawkins
5 drained a three-pointer from the left wing as the clock expired, sending the Hornets into the
6 fourth quarter with a 40-32 lead; and
7 WHEREAS, with under nine seconds left in the game, Ja'Vonte Smart made two foul
8 shots to lead the Hornets to a 53-52 victory over the Crusaders; and
9 WHEREAS, he scored a game-high fifteen points, had four assists, and was voted
10 the title game Most Valuable Player; and
11 WHEREAS, the distinguished team performance of the entire Scotlandville High
12 School Hornets boys basketball team throughout the regular season and the postseason has
13 earned them the Division I championship title; and
14 WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the team could not have been achieved
15 without the guidance and skills of head coach, Carlos Sample, assistant coaches Jeremy
16 Noah, Joshua Washington, Deshawn Washington, and Melissa Washington, the principal of
17 Scotlandville High School, Tiffany Quiett, as well as all of the other individuals who have
18 contributed to the success of the Scotlandville High School Hornets boys basketball
19 program; and
20 WHEREAS, the members of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana wish to
21 recognize each of the coaches and the extraordinary young men of the Scotlandville High
22 School Hornets boys basketball team on their much deserved championship title which was
23 earned through teamwork, determination, and dedication to the sport of basketball.
24 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
25 does hereby commend and congratulate the players and coaches of the Scotlandville High
26 School Hornets boys basketball team on an impressive and memorable season, and on
27 capturing the 2017 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I state
28 championship.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
30 principal of Scotlandville High School, Tiffany Quiett.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SR 117 Original 2017 Regular Session Barrow
Commends the Scotlandville High School Hornets boys basketball team on becoming the
2017 LHSAA Division I state champions.
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