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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 195
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. To commend the Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team
on winning the Division V state championship title.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team, the "Warriors", on
3 winning the 2019 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division V state
4 championship title.
5 WHEREAS, for the second time in the history of the boys basketball program at
6 Jehovah-Jireh High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the team brought home the state
7 championship trophy with a win, once again over the Crescent City Pioneers in the Division
8 V championship game of the LHSAA Boys March Madness State Basketball Tournament
9 at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on March 8, 2019; and
10 WHEREAS, the Warriors basketball members' desire to compete for the
11 championship trophy was accomplished under the guidance and leadership of their coach,
12 Dirk Ricks; and
13 WHEREAS, the winning Jehovah-Jireh High School basketball team included four
14 seniors: Jaron Davis (#5), Timothy Jackson (#20), Jaxon Cobb (#24), and Antonio Williams
15 (#31): three juniors: Jayquan Davis (#3), Roderick Dominque (#11), and Shamar Parker
16 (#32): 1 sophomore: Brandon Harton, Jr. (#2), and the lone freshman: John-Paul Ricks (#4);
17 and
18 WHEREAS, the championship game was an exceptional ending for the season with
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1 a winning score of fifty-six to forty-five; and
2 WHEREAS, the Warriors team is recognized for the well-deserved accolades earned
3 throughout the season and showcasing the extraordinary athletic abilities they have
4 displayed, particularly at the most difficult level of high school competition.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
6 does hereby express its sincere congratulations to the Jehovah-Jireh High School boys
7 basketball team and Coach Ricks for winning the 2019 Louisiana High School Athletic
8 Association Division V state championship title.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
10 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 195 Original 2019 Regular Session Barrow
Commends Jehovah-Jireh High School boys basketball team on winning the 2019 LHSAA
Division V state championship title.
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