--- title: HR 727. Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr727 cite_as: HR 727, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr727 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr727.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr727/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71685 date: 2025-03-25 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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Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 9001 House Resolution 727 By: Representative Williams of the 148th A RESOLUTION Commending the Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team for winning the 20251 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Wilcox County girls basketball team has established and maintained a proud3 tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and4 WHEREAS, this superlative team has completed another triumphant season of basketball5 competition by posting an outstanding record of 28 wins and one loss; and6 WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team7 a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable8 2025 campaign, the team captured its first girls basketball sta te championship in school9 history; and10 WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding11 athletic ability, the dedication and hard work, and the unity o f purpose and spirit of each12 member of the team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of13 Head Coach Santita Coon; and14 H. R. 727 - 1 - 25 LC 129 9001 WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by15 performing with courage and precision over months of training a nd competition, it is16 abundantly proper to call them champions.17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that18 the members of this body commend the Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team for19 winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball Stat e Championship and20 extend their most sincere best wishes for continued success. 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized22 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the23 Wilcox County girls basketball team.24 H. R. 727 - 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 commends the Wilcox County Lady Patriots girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division II state championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Wilcox County Lady Patriots basketball team after their 2025 season, in which they finished with a 28 and 1 record and won the school's first girls basketball state championship in the GHSA Class A Division II classification. The resolution recites the team's season achievements and credits Head Coach Santita Coon and the players' teamwork and dedication. It does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. The House directs its Clerk to prepare an official copy of the resolution for distribution to the team as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally commends the Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division II Girls Basketball State Championship. - States the team finished the season with a record of 28 wins and 1 loss and won the school's first girls basketball state title. - Credits Head Coach Santita Coon and the team's players for their performance during the season. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare an official copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Wilcox County Lady Patriots Basketball Team, Head Coach Santita Coon, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the honor to the team. ### Why it matters While the resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect, it gives the team official public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives, creating a formal record of their championship season that the school and community can keep. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses recount the team's 28-1 season record and its first-ever girls basketball state championship in school history. - The resolved clause has the House commend the team and extend best wishes for continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-25) - Sponsors: Noel Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71685 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr727.md?full=1