--- title: HR 625. Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr625 cite_as: HR 625, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr625 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr625.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr625/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71445 date: 2025-03-18 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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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Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3430 House Resolution 625 By: Representatives Reese of the 140th, Hugley of the 141st, and Buckner of the 137th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team for winning the 20251 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team has e stablished and3 maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics;4 and5 WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school by winning the 2025 GHSA6 Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship against the Murray County Indians7 with a final score of 47 to 34, marking their first-ever state championship victory in school8 history; and9 WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding10 athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the11 team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Kelly12 Ellison; and13 H. R. 625 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3430 WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by14 performing with courage and precision over months of training a nd competition, it is15 abundantly proper to call them champions.16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that17 the members of this body congratulate the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team for18 winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship and extend19 best wishes for their continued success.20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized21 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the22 Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team.23 H. R. 625 - 2 - ## 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 Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team of Columbus for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship, defeating the Murray County Indians 47 to 34 for the school's first-ever state title in this sport. The resolution praises the team's athletic performance, dedication, and unity, and credits Head Coach Kelly Ellison's direction. It formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Congratulates the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A Girls Varsity Basketball State Championship. - States the final score of the championship game as 47 to 34 against the Murray County Indians, the school's first title in this sport. - Credits Head Coach Kelly Ellison and the team's athletic ability, dedication, and unity for the win. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names the Hardaway Hawks varsity girls basketball team, Head Coach Kelly Ellison, and their school; it also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy for the team. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as an official, public recognition by the Georgia House of Representatives of the team's championship achievement, giving the players and coach formal state-level acknowledgment of their success. ### Key provisions - The preamble recounts the team's championship win over the Murray County Indians by a score of 47 to 34, the school's first state title. - The preamble credits Head Coach Kelly Ellison and the team's performance, dedication, and unity for the achievement. - The resolving clause formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-18) - Sponsors: Teddy Reese, Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71445 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr625.md?full=1