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