SLS 18RS-811 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 25
BY SENATOR ERDEY AND REPRESENTATI VE MACK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Holden High School Lady Rockets on winning the
LHSAA Class B girls basketball championship.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend the Holden High School Lady Rockets on winning the Louisiana High School
3 Athletic Association Class B girls basketball championship.
4 WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 3, 2018, the Holden High School Lady Rockets
5 defeated the Anacoco High School Lady Indians to win the Louisiana High School Athletic
6 Association Class B girls basketball championship at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in
7 Alexandria, Louisiana; and
8 WHEREAS, the win gave the Lady Rockets their second title in three years, sixth
9 title overall, and the fifth title for head coach Pam Forbes; and
10 WHEREAS, while the Lady Rockets did not control the tempo of the game, making
11 only just over thirty-three percent of their shots from the field and trailing most of the game,
12 all it took was one final shot by Jaycee Hughes to win; and
13 WHEREAS, back-to-back baskets by Taylor Forbes gave the Lady Rockets their first
14 lead early in the second quarter and Emma Hutchinson's jumper from the right baseline gave
15 them a 19-18 lead less than a minute before halftime; and
16 WHEREAS, Jaycee Hughes scored the final six points for the Lady Rockets and with
17 1:44 remaining, led the team to within one point with a bucket and a free throw; and
18 WHEREAS, she drove the baseline and banked in a layup with just over four seconds
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1 remaining to give the top-seeded Holden High School Lady Rockets a 40-39 victory over
2 the Anacoco High School Lady Indians in the Class B title game; and
3 WHEREAS, Jaycee Hughes scored a game-high seventeen points on six of fourteen
4 shooting and was voted Most Valuable Player in the title game; and
5 WHEREAS, the members of the talented Holden High School Lady Rockets squad,
6 Amanda Fekete, Kaylee Hughes, Kaitlyn Kropog, Victoria Richardson, Shelby Forbes,
7 Taylor Forbes, Jaycee Hughes, Emma Hutchinson, Emily Stafford, Reanna Sheridan,
8 Hannah Harris, Gabby Sharp, Megan Briethupt, Camille Comish, Madeline Richardson,
9 Shelbi Stafford, and Raegan Stewart, merit recognition and congratulations for their
10 extraordinary performance and their competitive spirit throughout the season and the
11 tournament; and
12 WHEREAS, the members of the team performed at the highest level of athletic
13 excellence throughout the tournament and each of them deserves recognition for their vital
14 contribution to the winning effort; and
15 WHEREAS, head coach, Pam Forbes, instilled an ethic of winning and demonstrated
16 the kind of leadership and motivational skills needed to produce winners both on and off the
17 court; and
18 WHEREAS, the Holden High School Lady Rockets basketball team is recognized
19 for the well-deserved accolades earned throughout the season and for showcasing the
20 extraordinary athletic abilities they have displayed, particularly at the most difficult level of
21 high school competition.
22 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
23 express its sincere congratulations to the Holden High School Lady Rockets girls basketball
24 team and their coach for the sportsmanship shown while achieving such high honors for
25 themselves, for Holden High School, the city of Holden, and the state of Louisiana.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
27 principal of Holden High School.
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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
SCR 25 Original 2018 Regular Session Erdey
Commends the Holden High School Lady Rockets on winning the LHSAA Class B girls
basketball championship.
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