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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 322
By Walley
SJR0322
006421
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A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Loretto High School
boys' basketball team upon winning the 2025
TSSAA Division I, Class AA 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 Mustangs boys' basketball team of
Loretto 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 AA state
championship; and
WHEREAS, entering regional competition as District 10 champions, Loretto quickly
cleared the decks by crushing Community 65-32 in the quarterfinals, beating Grundy County 77-
70 in their semifinal match-up, and defeating Cannon County 59-54 in the final to win the
Region 5 championship; and
WHEREAS, the Mustangs then crushed Harpeth 71-44 in the sectional round to punch
their ticket for the Big Dance; and
WHEREAS, poised for ultimate victory in the Class AA state tournament at MTSU's
Murphy Center, Loretto bested Liberty Creek 49-34 in the quarterfinals and defeated
Chattanooga Tyner Academy 59-47 in the semifinal round to advance to the final; and
WHEREAS, in the final game, the Mustangs prevailed over Alcoa in an overtime thriller
by a score of 68-66 to claim the Gold Ball trophy that signifies a state champion and finish the
2024-2025 campaign with an outstanding 35-0 record; and
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WHEREAS, with the victory, the Loretto Mustangs became the first state champion in
Lawrence County history in any sport to go undefeated; they are also the second boys'
basketball team in the county to win a state championship, following in the footsteps of the
Loretto Mustangs team in 2018; and
` WHEREAS, the members of this championship team include seniors Kasen Buie, Jaxon
Roberson, and Grayson Burleson; juniors Mason Tidwell, Corben Reynolds, Jayden Aaron,
Kylon Wilkerson, Casen Springer, and Dillon Thompson; sophomores Henry Serrett and
Hawkins Brown; and freshmen Elijah Chapman, Paul Heineman, Landon Gable, Sam Brown,
Ben Lyles, Braxton Stephenson, and Asher Sharpe; and
WHEREAS, Loretto's superb performance would not have been possible without the
expert guidance of Head Coach Greg Tipps and his assistant coaches, Bryce Glass, Colin
Stout, and Brendon Tipps, the commitment of managers Cooper Bromley and Drako Price, and
the unfailing support of the players' families, their fans, and their community; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Loretto 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 Loretto Mustangs for their undefeated season on the hardwood; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENN ESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we honor and commend the Loretto High School
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boys' basketball team upon winning the 2025 TSSAA Division I, Class AA state championship,
and extend to them our best wishes for every continued success in all their future endeavors.
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.