ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 14	By:	Johnson (Constance), Adelson, Aldridge, Allen, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brecheen, Brinkley, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Crain, David, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Fields, Ford, Garrison, Halligan, Holt, Ivester, Johnson (Rob), Jolley, Justice, Laster, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Paddack, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Shortey, Simpson, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sykes, Treat, Wilson and Wyrick

A Resolution congratulating the Frederick A. Douglass High School Boys Basketball team on its Class 4A state championship; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the 2010-2011 Frederick A. Douglass High School Boys Basketball team of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, won the Class 4A State Basketball Championship for the second consecutive year with a 64-52 win over the Bridge Creek Bobcats, proving to themselves and to their fans that they are the best boys basketball team in the state of Oklahoma; and

WHEREAS, the Trojans, under head coach Terry Long, competed in the semifinals of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and in the championship game of the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, which was televised nationally on CBS.  Additionally, for the past two years the Trojans have well represented Oklahoma in the Nike Thanksgiving Hoop Feast in Dallas, Texas; and

WHEREAS, the Douglass Boys Basketball team consistently dominated their opponents on their way to a 25-4 season, with the only losses coming from the eventual state champions of Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia.  Proving to be the top team in Oklahoma, the Trojans have not lost to any school in the state for the past two years; and

WHEREAS, the Frederick A. Douglass High School Boys Basketball team has been nationally ranked every week of the 2010-2011 season.  The Trojans are currently ranked 26th in the nation; their highest ranking of the season was 7th nationally; and

WHEREAS, the Trojans’ record season is a source of great honor and pride for Frederick A. Douglass High School, the Eastside Community, Oklahoma City, and the state of Oklahoma, where the mighty Trojans reign supreme.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate congratulates the Frederick A. Douglass High School Boys Basketball team on its Class 4A state championship.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to Terry Long, Head Coach; Brian Staples, Principal; and Angela Z. Monson, Chair, Oklahoma City Public School Board.

Adopted by the Senate the 7th day of April, 2011.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate