ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Basile High School wrestling team upon winning the 2019 Louisiana High
School Athletic Association Division III state championship.
WHEREAS, the Basile High School Bearcats wrestling team defeated the defending
champions, St. Louis Catholic, by a score of 282 to 224.5 to win the Louisiana High School
Athletic Association (LHSAA) Division III title at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City
on Saturday, February 9, 2019; and
WHEREAS, out of fourteen wrestlers, eleven Bearcats reached the semifinals, six
advanced to the finals, and five won individual titles; senior Gavin Christ, who was the No. 1
seed with a 39-0 record, finished a second undefeated season and earned his fourth
consecutive championship; and
WHEREAS, Basile's head coach, Bryan McCoy, and assistant coaches, Carmen
Cortez and Dave Johnson, and each wrestler, Dawson Ashford, Ethan Baziet, Christian
Bergeron, Gavin Christ, Isaac Cortez, Logan David, Gabe Duplechin, Brevin Fields, Luke
Fontenot, Parker Fontenot, Matthew Francois, Anphrony Guillory, Jayden Guillory, Andre
Johnson, Gage Johnson, Luc Johnson, Ethan Langley, Hunter Langley, Cole Manuel, Baylor
McCoy, Alex Menier, Blake Menier, Jacob Queflander, Jayce Smith, and Luis Torres are
worthy of mention for the long hours of practice and preparation that resulted in the team
achieving its first state title since 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Basile High School wrestling team brings honor and distinction,
through its athletic excellence, to the school, to the town of Basile, and to the state of
Louisiana.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Basile High School wrestling team upon
winning the 2019 LHSAA Division III state championship and does hereby extend best
wishes for continued success for the coaches and student athletes of this outstanding
program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Basile High School.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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