ENROLLED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 171
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Homer High School football team on winning the Louisiana High School
Athletic Association 2021 Class 1A state championship.
WHEREAS, the Homer High School Pelicans football team captured the 2021 Class
1A state title by defeating Logansport High School, 41-28, at the superdome in New Orleans
on December 11, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Pelicans finished the season with eleven wins and only three losses;
the team's victory in the championship game marks the program's first state title since 1939;
and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Pelicans' defensive unit was among the most dominant in
Class 1A; the defense allowed a minuscule average of 10.2 points per game and just one
hundred fifty-three yards per game; and
WHEREAS, in the Class 1A championship, Pelicans' sophomore Katrevick Banks
intercepted three passes and returned one for a defensive touchdown; in total, the team
intercepted the Logansport quarterback six times, breaking the record for interceptions in a
state championship game; and
WHEREAS, on offense, the Pelicans were led by their multi-talented quarterback,
Ta'Keviuntae Kidd; he returned a kickoff for seventy-nine yards and completed seven of
twelve pass attempts for seventy-seven yards and two touchdowns; his outstanding
performance earned him the Most Outstanding Player award for the Class 1A state
championship game; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Mr. Kidd's incredible performance, Homer High School
junior Derron Donell returned an interception twenty-eight yards for a Pelicans' touchdown;
this play gave the Pelicans a 20-0 lead early in the game; and
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WHEREAS, Pelicans' head football coach, Richie Casey, is a 2008 alumnus of
Homer High School and former Louisiana Tech University wide receiver; he has led the
Pelicans to three-consecutive Class 1A state playoff appearances, has been named the
Louisiana High School Athletic Association Coach of the Year, and ended Homer High
School's eighty-two year state championship drought; his career record as head coach of the
Pelicans football program stands at twenty-seven wins and only eleven losses; and
WHEREAS, Homer High School Principal Lee Sims, Athletic Director Sarah Hilton,
and Coach Casey have emphasized the importance of academic success to the Pelicans
football team and all student-athletes at the school; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the team's incredible performance on the field, Homer
High School's Brendon Harris was named the 2021 Louisiana High School Athletic
Association Class 1A Scholastic Player of the Year; and
WHEREAS, the Homer High School Pelicans football team is most deserving of the
highest recognition for its incredible season; this year's team has brought great pride and
honor to Homer High School, its loyal fans, and all of Claiborne Parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Homer High School football team on
winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Class 1A state championship;
does hereby further recognize the achievements of all its players, coaches, and staff who
contributed to this championship season; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that the
team's players and coaches continue their impressive work and always strive for greatness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Homer High School.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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