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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 507
By Clemmons
HJR0507
006456
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A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Hillsboro Burros
boys' basketball team upon winning the 2025
TSSAA Division I, Class 4A state championship.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that this General Assembly should salute those student athletes
who, through their extraordinary efforts, have distinguished themselves as true champions of
whom we can all be proud; and
WHEREAS, one such exemplary group of lads is the Burros boys' basketball team of
Hillsboro High School, whose members have proven themselves to be the fiercest of
competitors and truly worthy of admiration by winning the 2025 TSSAA Division I, Class 4A
state championship, the first such state championship in school history and the first by a Metro
Nashville large class school since 1981; and
WHEREAS, entering regional competition as District 11 champions, Hillsboro quickly
cleared the decks by crushing Green Hill 69-38 in the quarterfinals, thumping Cane Ridge 67-41
in their semifinal match-up, and cruising past Beech 51-38 in the final to win the Region 6
championship; and
WHEREAS, the Burros then crushed Centennial 51-23 in the sectional round to punch
their ticket for the Big Dance; and
WHEREAS, poised for ultimate victory in the Class 4A state tournament at MTSU's
Murphy Center, Hillsboro bested Maryville 53-47 in the quarterfinals and defeated Bradley
Central 63-48 in the semifinal round to advance to the final; and
WHEREAS, appearing in their first state title game since 1956, the Burros prevailed over
Oak Ridge by a score of 57-42 to claim the Gold Ball trophy that signifies a state champion and
finish the 2024-2025 campaign with an outstanding 34-5 record; and
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WHEREAS, the following young men proudly displayed the resilience and determination
of Burros: the Class 4A state tournament's Most Valuable Player, Tyren Fisher; All-Tournament
team selections, Cortez Graham-Howard (a Mr. Basketball finalist), Xavier Washington, and
Lonny Holland; title game standouts, Jalen Heard and Max Burtner; and contributing players,
Nortez Foxx, Andrew Hull, Jabari Davis, Austan Harris, Kemonta Bassham, William Satterfield,
Anthony Cooper, and Rory Cawthon III; and
WHEREAS, Hillsboro's superb performance would not have been possible without the
expert guidance of Head Coach Rodney Thweatt and his assistant coaches, John Boucher,
Mark Brown, Carlos Holder, Cameron Jordan, and Joshua Shipman, and the unfailing support
of the players' families, their fans, and their community; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Hillsboro boys' basketball team epitomize all that is
good in today's student athletes, as they have achieved a premier level of success in
competition while exhibiting the highest degree of character in all aspects of life; and
WHEREAS, the perseverance, determination, work ethic, and talent of this group of
young men not only made possible a championship but also surely bode well for their future
success; and
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly find it appropriate to acknowledge
and applaud the Hillsboro Burros for their outstanding season on the hardwood; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor and commend the Hillsboro Burros boys' basketball team upon
winning the 2025 TSSAA Division I, Class 4A state championship, the first in school history and
a historic title for Metro Nashville Public Schools, and extend to them our best wishes for every
continued success in all their future endeavors.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.