ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 179
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREEMAN
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Eleanor McMain Secondary School boys' basketball team on winning the
Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Class 4A state championship.
WHEREAS, the Eleanor McMain Secondary School Mustangs boys' basketball team
captured their school's first ever basketball state title by defeating the top-seeded George
Washington Carver Rams, 49-48, in the Class 4A state championship game at Burton
Coliseum in Lake Charles on March 14, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the District 11-4A rivals battled down to the final seconds of the title
match; the Mustangs' Corey Chest earned two free throws with less than one second to play
and the score tied, 48-48; he hit one of the two shots to give his team a 49-48 victory; and
WHEREAS, McMain head coach, Steven Kelly, commented on the significance of
his team's victory after the game saying that the win was "huge ... not only for our
communities, but for the city of New Orleans. We're bringing the trophy back Uptown.
That's one thing that is so huge for us"; and
WHEREAS, the coaches and members of the Eleanor McMain Secondary School
boys' basketball team are most deserving of recognition for their inspiring season.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Eleanor McMain Secondary School
boys' basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021
Class 4A state championship; does hereby recognize the significance of the team's
championship win for the city of New Orleans; and does hereby extend sincere hopes for the
team's continued success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Eleanor McMain Secondary School.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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