--- title: HR 868. Creekside High School girls basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr868 cite_as: HR 868, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr868 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr868.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr868/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71901 date: 2025-03-31 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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Creekside High School girls basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 0442 House Resolution 868 By: Representatives Glaize of the 67th and Dawson of the 65th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Creekside High School girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA1 Class 4A State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Creekside High School girls basketball team has established and maintained3 a proud 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 32 wins and only no losses; 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 state basketball championship; and9 WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school by winning the 2024 GHSA10 Class 4A State Basketball Championship against Maynard Jackson with a final score of 5711 to 37; and12 WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding13 athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the14 H. R. 868 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0442 team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astut e direction of Head Coach15 Akennia Ellis; and16 WHEREAS, Head Coach Akennia Ellis was named Region 4-AAAA Coach of the Year,17 GPB Sports 4A Coach of the Year, Sandy’s Spiel 4A Coach of the Year and Georgia Athletic18 Coaches Association Coach of the Year; and19 WHEREAS, the team included all star performers Jacy Mitchell, S kye Cleveland, and20 C’India Dennis; and21 WHEREAS, C’India Dennis and Skye Cleveland both surpassed 1,000 career points this22 season; and 23 WHEREAS, Skye Cleveland was selected as All State by the Georgi a Athletic Coaches24 Association and for the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association All Star Team; and 25 WHEREAS, C’India Dennis has been recognized as Morgan and Morga n 4A State26 Championship MVP, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association 4A South Player of the Year,27 Sandy’s Spiel 4A Player of the Year and 1st Team All-State, Region 4-AAAA Player of the28 Year, Atlanta Tip Off Club 3rd Team Honoree, and is scholar athlete with a 3.45 GPA; and 29 WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by30 performing with courage and precision over months of training a nd competition, it is31 abundantly proper to call them champions.32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that33 the members of this body congratulate the Creekside High School girls basketball team for34 H. R. 868 - 2 - 25 LC 129 0442 winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship and extend best wishes35 for their continued success.36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized37 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the38 Creekside High School girls basketball team.39 H. R. 868 - 3 - ## 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 congratulates the Creekside High School girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship and recognizes its coach and top players. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Creekside High School girls basketball team. It does not change any Georgia law; instead it formally recognizes the team's 32-0 season and its 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship win. The resolution highlights Head Coach Akennia Ellis, who received several regional and state coach of the year honors, and recognizes standout players Jacy Mitchell, Skye Cleveland, and C'India Dennis for their individual achievements, including surpassing 1,000 career points and various player of the year awards. The House resolves to congratulate the team and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Creekside High School girls basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship. - Recognizes Head Coach Akennia Ellis for multiple coach of the year awards from regional and state athletic associations. - Names and honors individual players, including Jacy Mitchell, Skye Cleveland, and C'India Dennis, for their season and career achievements. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Creekside High School girls basketball team, Head Coach Akennia Ellis, and players Jacy Mitchell, Skye Cleveland, and C'India Dennis. It also involves the Clerk of the House, who must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main practical outcome is that the team receives an official printed copy of the House's recognition of their championship season and individual accomplishments. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount the team's 32-0 record and its 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship win. - The whereas clauses credit Head Coach Akennia Ellis with several regional and state coach of the year titles. - The whereas clauses detail individual player honors, including C'India Dennis's Championship MVP award and Skye Cleveland's All State selection. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives formally congratulate the team and wish them continued success. - The further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Lydia Glaize, Robert Dawson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71901 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr868.md?full=1