--- title: HR 2085. St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2085 cite_as: HR 2085, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2085 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2085.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2085/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74686 date: 2026-03-31 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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St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend ## Text House Resolution 2085 By: Representatives Holcomb of the 101st, Tran of the 80th, Kendrick of the 95th, Roberts of the 52nd, Barnes of the 86th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys 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 a perfect record of 33 wins and zero losses, the only unbeaten team in Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Golden Lions brought special recognition to their school by winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship against Pace Academy with a final score of 54 to 51; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Will Cloyd, a 2008 alumnus of the school; 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 congratulate the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship and extend best wishes for their 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 St. Pius X Catholic High School boys 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 Georgia House resolution formally congratulates the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team for going undefeated and winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team, known as the Golden Lions, for completing a perfect 33-0 season and winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship over Pace Academy by a score of 54 to 51. The resolution praises the team's athletic performance, unity, and the leadership of Head Coach Will Cloyd, a 2008 alumnus of the school. It does not change any Georgia law; it simply congratulates the team and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### What it does - Congratulates the St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship. - Recognizes the team's undefeated 33-0 season, the only unbeaten team in Georgia that year. - Credits Head Coach Will Cloyd, a 2008 alumnus of the school, for the team's success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team. ### Who it affects The St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team, its head coach Will Cloyd, and the school community are directly honored. The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on other Georgians. ### Why it matters The resolution has no effect on Georgia law or policy. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to a Georgia high school team's championship season, which the team and school can keep as a formal record of the achievement. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble describes the team's 33-0 record and its 54 to 51 championship win over Pace Academy. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish them continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Scott Holcomb, Long Tran, Dar'shun Kendrick, Shea Roberts, Imani Barnes, Karen Lupton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74686 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2085.md?full=1