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