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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 120
BY SENATOR DONAHUE AND REPRESENTATI VES BOUIE AND GAROFALO
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate the Holy Cross Tigers soccer team for winning the 2019
Allstate Sugar Bowl Division II State Championship.
WHEREAS, the Holy Cross Tigers soccer team faced off against Lakeshore in the
Louisiana High School Athletic Association Allstate Sugar Bowl Division II Championship
game at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajun soccer facility on February 21,
2019, for the third meeting between the District 6-11 foes this season, Holy Cross registering
shutouts in both games; and
WHEREAS, Holy Cross Tigers soccer team was playing for its second state title and
Lakeshore for its first state title; and
WHEREAS, after eighty minutes of regulation play, Holy Cross and Lakeshore were
tied, 0-0; and
WHEREAS, Holy Cross and Lakeshore competed in the first overtime for an
additional twenty minutes of soccer; Holy Cross drew first blood when Sinjin Mills scored
in the eighty-second minute for a 1-0 lead; in the eighty-sixth minute Lakeshore scored to
tie the game 1-1 and the score stood until the end of the first overtime; and
WHEREAS, adding ten minutes to the clock the game entered a sudden death
overtime in which the first team to score wins; and
WHEREAS, upon expiration of the additional ten minutes, the score remained tied
at 1-1 and with the state championship on the line, the game proceeded to penalty kicks, with
five players from each team taking shots against each other's goalies; and
WHEREAS, the Holy Cross Tigers soccer team won their second consecutive state
title by defeating district foe Lakeshore 3-1 in penalty kicks, with Ethan Garvey, Nolan
Heitmeier, and Carlos Castellanos each scoring for Holy Cross; Thomas Dugal was named
most outstanding player of the championship match with his excellent play at the net; and
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WHEREAS, the Holy Cross Tigers soccer team completed their season ranked
number one the entire season, finishing with a 23 - 4 - 3 record, and captured the district title
along with their second state championship; and
WHEREAS, several Tigers earned postseason honors as Ethan Garvey,
Chad Cadiere, Thomas Dugal, and Nolan Heitmeier were all selected to the All-State Team
and All-Metro Team; and
WHEREAS, Chad Cadiere was named Defensive Player of the Year for Division H;
Tigers Head Coach, Matt Millet, was named Coach of the Year for the second year in a row;
and
WHEREAS, two Holy Cross Tigers soccer players have committed to play at the
college level - Ethan Garvey for Evansville University and Josue Fuentes for Delta State
University; and
WHEREAS, Headmaster Sean Martin, Principal Eric Desormeaux, Athletic Director
Guy LeCompte, Director of Soccer Stuart Hayers, Head Coach Matt Millet along with all
Holy Cross Tigers and their fans can celebrate an outstanding soccer season in the
achievement of the highest sports honor in the state, back-to-back state championships in the
Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division II boys' soccer.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the Holy Cross Tigers soccer team for its outstanding soccer
season culminating in winning the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Division II State
Championship.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Holy Cross Athletic Director Guy LeCompte, Director of Soccer Stuart Hayers, and
Head Coach Matt Millet.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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