ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER
A RESOLUTION
To commend the North Central High School boys' basketball team upon winning the 2019
Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 1A state championship.
WHEREAS, riding the wave of a regular season wins-losses record of 31-6, the
North Central High School Hurricanes won three straight games in the Louisiana High
School Athletic Association Class 1A state tournament to gain the school's first
championship in boys' basketball at Marsh Madness 2019 in Lake Charles' Burton Coliseum
on March 9, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the state championship quarterfinal, semifinal, and final victories
capped a run of eleven straight wins to end the 2019 season for the North Central
Hurricanes, a sensational finish for Coach Apphia Jordan's boys' basketball team, which had
only gone as far as the semifinals in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Coach Jordan is the second woman to lead a boys' team to a state title
in Louisiana and was named Class 1A Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers
Association; she also received St. Landry Parish Coach of the Year, District Co-Coach of
the Year, and Class A Coach of the Year honors; and
WHEREAS, four players earned special merit for exemplary play in the 2018-2019
season: Derrick Tezeno was named to the St. Landry Parish, District 1A, and Class A First
Teams and earned Most Valuable Player honors in St. Landry Parish and for District 1A;
Nikembe Johnson was named to the St. Landry Parish and District 1A First Teams and to
the Class A Second Team; Reginald Stoner was named to the St. Landry Parish and District
1A First Teams, the District 1A All-Defensive Team, and Class A Honorable Mention; and
Jalen Smith was named to the St. Landry Parish and District 1A Second Teams; and
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WHEREAS, each student athlete on the team performed at the highest levels of
excellence on the court and deserves recognition for his vital contributions to the winning
effort: senior Jalen Smith; juniors Lionel Harrison, Nikembe Johnson, Kaleb Smith, and
Jalen Wilson; sophomores Kylyn Joseph and Derrick Tezeno; and freshmen Jamarey Cane,
Aaron Johnson, and Reginald Stoner, all of whom displayed amazing feats of athleticism and
endurance throughout the season; and
WHEREAS, Coach Jordan and her assistant coaches, Kerrick Alexander, Arnold
Gore, Rayvon Gray, and Crystal Trahan; team managers O'Trention Morrison and Tyler
Randall; and administrators Principal Reginald Bush, Assistant Principal Brandi Reed, and
Athletic Director Jacobi Thierry capably and admirably contributed to the successes of the
North Central High School 2018-2019 boys' basketball program and were invaluable to the
team's quest to capture its first-ever state championship; Coach Jordan has instilled an
attitude of winning in these student athletes and has demonstrated leadership and
motivational skills that will keep the members of the team on a path of excellence for the rest
of their lives; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title the Hurricanes have
earned; to commend the team for the ability it has 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 boys' basketball honor possible for North Central High School.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the athletes, coaches,
support, and administrative staff of the North Central High School boys' basketball team for
winning the 2019 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 1A state championship,
capping off a truly spectacular season, and does hereby recognize the team's outstanding
performance and the pride and honor it has brought to its school and community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Coach Apphia Jordan.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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