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SENATE RESOLUTION 71
By Walley
SR0071
005077
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A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Fayette-Ware
Wildcats boys' basketball team upon an
outstanding 2024-2025 season.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this legislative body 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 Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High
School Wildcats boys' basketball team, whose members have proven themselves to be the
fiercest of competitors and truly worthy of admiration by winning the District 14 and Region 7
tournaments and reaching the semifinals of the 2025 TSSAA Class 3A state tournament; and
WHEREAS, in their semifinal game of the District 14 tourney, the Wildcats demolished
Bolton 81-50 to advance in their quest for the title; and
WHEREAS, in the championship game, Fayette-Ware defeated Haywood 62-59 behind
a double-double from Tarecous Stevens and outstanding performances from Tacarien Freeman
and Quaylan Hampton to bring home the gold; and
WHEREAS, the Wildcats then advanced to the Class 3A West regional competition,
where they crushed Obion County 75-55 in the quarterfinals, rolled over Dyer County 75-56 in
their semifinal match-up, and defeated Dyersburg 51-42 in the final to claim the Region 7
championship crown; and
WHEREAS, matching up against Kirby in their sectional game, Fayette-Ware prevailed
by a score of 75-60 to gain entry into the promised land of the state tournament; and
WHEREAS, poised for victory, the Wildcats bested Fulton 57-49 in the quarterfinals of
the Class 3A state tournament at MTSU's Murphy Center; and
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WHEREAS Fayette-Ware finished their remarkable 2024-2025 campaign with a 28-6
overall record; and
WHEREAS, the following young men are proud to call themselves Wildcats: JaCorey
Stanley, Hunter Malena, Christopher Ransom, Quaylan Hampton, Markylon Terry, Cash
Williams, Markevius Brown, Elijah Lowe, Tarecous Stevens, Michael Harris, Julian Williams,
and Tacarien Freeman; and
WHEREAS, Fayette-Ware's superb performance would not have been possible without
the stellar leadership of Head Coach Demarius Chearis and assistant coaches Quinterius
Armour, Corderro Blade, Marcus Freeman, and Kimani Shotwell and the unfailing support of
their families, their fans, and their community; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Fayette-Ware 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 an outstanding season but also surely bode well for their
future success; and
WHEREAS, the members of this legislative body find it appropriate to acknowledge and
applaud the Fayette-Ware Wildcats for their outstanding season on the hardwood; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor and commend the
members and coaches of the Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School Wildcats boys'
basketball team upon winning the District 14 tournament and the Region 7 championship and
reaching the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament 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.