HR858: HR858 Southwest High School Patriots Boys Basketball Team; outstanding 2024-2025 season and inspiring run to the GHSA Class A Division I State Championship; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the Southwest High School Patriots Boys Basketball Team for its 2024-2025 season. The team finished with a 27-3 record, was ranked 32nd in the state by MaxPreps, and made its deepest playoff run in 36 years under Head Coach Monquencio Hardnett, ultimately reaching the GHSA Class A Division I State Championship. The resolution names the players, coaching staff, principal, and athletic director, and formally commends the team for its achievements and for representing its school and community with honor and pride. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the coach and team. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally commends the Southwest High School Patriots Boys Basketball Team for its 27-3 2024-2025 season and state championship game appearance.
• Names the full team roster, coaching staff, principal, and athletic director in the resolution's text.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the coach and team.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

The Southwest High School Patriots Boys Basketball Team, its players, Head Coach Monquencio Hardnett and assistant coaches, the school's principal and athletic director, and the broader Southwest High School community are named and honored in the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect but gives the team, coaches, and school an official public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives, formally recorded in the state's legislative record for their season and championship run.

• The whereas clauses recount the team's 27-3 record, 13-game winning streak, and triple-overtime Region 2-A Division I Championship win over Dublin.
• The resolution lists all 13 players by name and jersey number along with the coaching and administrative staff.
• The resolved clause commends the team for its achievements and for representing the school and community with honor and pride.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to Coach Hardnett and the team.

1. 2025-03-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-28House Hopper (House)

• Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)Primary sponsor
• Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
• Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
• Dale Washburn (R, HD-144)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)

• high school sports
• basketball
• Southwest High School
• legislative commendation