--- title: HR 1817. Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1817 cite_as: HR 1817, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1817 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1817.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1817/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74298 date: 2026-03-19 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 1817 By: Representative Williams of the 148th A RESOLUTION Commending the Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Wilcox County girls basketball team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, this superlative team has completed another triumphant season of basketball competition by posting an outstanding record of 29 wins and one loss; and WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2026 campaign, the team captured its second girls basketball state championship, securing back-to-back titles for the first time in program history; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, the dedication and hard work, and the unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Santita Coon; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship and extend their most sincere best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A House resolution formally commends the Wilcox County Lady Patriots girls basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II state championship, its second title and first back-to-back championship in program history. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Wilcox County Lady Patriots girls basketball team after the team finished the 2026 season with a 29-1 record and won the GHSA Class A Division II state championship. It is a ceremonial measure rather than a change to any law. The resolution praises the team's talent, teamwork, and coaching under Head Coach Santita Coon, noting this was the program's second state title and its first time winning back-to-back championships. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team. ### What it does - Formally commends the Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship. - Recognizes the team's 29-1 season record and its back-to-back state championships, the first in program history. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team. ### Who it affects The Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team, its head coach Santita Coon, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with preparing a copy of the resolution for the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect but provides official state recognition of the team's achievement, giving the players and coach a formal record of the Georgia House of Representatives honoring their championship season. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause commends the team for winning the 2026 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship and wishes them continued success. - The further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-19) - Sponsors: Noel Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74298 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1817.md?full=1