ENROLLED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 56
BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Holden High School Lady Rockets girls' basketball team upon winning the
2018 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class B state championship.
WHEREAS, in dramatic fashion in the final five seconds of the title game on
Saturday, March 3, 2018, sophomore Jaycee Hughes sank the basket that lifted the Lady
Rockets to a 40-39 win over Anacoco and gave the Holden High School girls' basketball
team the school's sixth state title, the fifth for Head Coach Pam Forbes; and
WHEREAS, the Holden High School Lady Rockets completed a near-perfect season
with a win-loss record of 31-1 and a sweep of its district opponents at 4-0, achieved under
the leadership of Coach Forbes who holds a stellar overall win-loss record of 598-144; and
WHEREAS, ignited by the fine coaching of Pam Forbes and her assistants, Craig
Forbes and Holli Bankston, and with the help of team managers Alyssa Blount, Jake Forbes,
and Allie Smith, trainer Dr. Jeffery Franco, and statistician Margie Neal, the Lady Rockets
blasted through the 2017-2018 LHSAA season to reach their ultimate goal, the Class B girls'
basketball title; each Lady Rocket deserves mention for her magnificent performance
throughout the year: seniors Amanda Fekete, Kaylee Hughes, Kaitlyn Kropog, and Victoria
Richardson; juniors Shelby Forbes and Taylor Forbes; sophomores Jaycee Hughes, Emma
Hutchinson, Emily Stafford, and Reanna Sheridan; freshmen Hannah Harris and Gabby
Sharp; and eighth graders Megan Briethupt, Camille Comish, Madeline Richardson, Shelbi
Stafford, and Raegan Stewart; and
WHEREAS, Coach Forbes has instilled an ethic of winning in these young women
athletes and has demonstrated leadership and motivational skills that have led to success
both on and off the court for the Holden Lady Rockets; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title the Lady Rockets
have earned; to commend the team for the ability they have displayed, particularly at the
most difficult level of competition; and to express sincere and heartfelt congratulations to
the team members and coaching staff for the merits earned and the sportsmanship shown
while achieving the highest state girls' basketball honor possible for Holden High School.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the athletes, coaches, and
management staff of the Holden High School girls' basketball team for winning the 2018
Class B state basketball championship, capping off a truly spectacular season and does
hereby recognize the team's outstanding performance and the pride and honor they have
brought to their school and community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Head Coach Pam Forbes.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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