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2018 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 149
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team on
winning the 2018 LHSAA Division V state championship.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the 2017–18 Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team on winning the
3 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division V state championship.
4 WHEREAS, for the first time in the history of the boys basketball program at
5 Jehovah-Jireh High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the team brought home the state
6 championship trophy with a win over defending champion Crescent City Pioneers in the
7 Division V championship game of the LHSAA Boy's Marsh Madness State Basketball
8 Tournament at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on March 9, 2018; and
9 WHEREAS, the Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team, referred to as the
10 Warriors, were intensely determine to win a basketball championship trophy for the 2017-
11 2018 year; and
12 WHEREAS, the members of the Warriors championship team included seniors:
13 Donald Johnson (#2), Trenton Payne (#21), Bryson Johnson (#4), EJ Jyles (#30) and
14 Christopher Ricks (#22); juniors: Jaron Davis (#5), Timothy Jackson (#20), and Dre'yon
15 Robertson (#24); sophomores: Jayquan Davis (#3) and Roderick Dominique (#11); and
16 freshman John-Paul Ricks (#10); and
17 WHEREAS, the championship game was an exceptional ending for the season with
18 a score of sixty-five to fifty-nine which the members, coaches, and parents agreed was a
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1 wonderful gift of appreciation for the outgoing senior team members; and
2 WHEREAS, the Warriors committed hard work and team cooperation resulted in
3 their achieving a major accomplishment; winning their first boys basketball state
4 championship.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
6 does hereby commend Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team and coaches on their
7 historic accomplishment of winning the Division V championship of the Louisiana High
8 School Athletic Association Boys Marsh Madness State Basketball Tournament, a lifetime
9 distinction and a proud first for their team and school.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
11 Coach Dirk Ricks in care of Jehovah-Jireh High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SR 149 Original 2018 Regular Session Barrow
Commends Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team on winning the 2017-2018
LHSAA Division V state championship.
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