As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session S. R. No. 296

2025-2026

Senator Manning

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team as the 2026 State Champion.

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team on winning the 2026 State Championship; and

WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team have combined talent and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable dedication, members Antonio Kimbrough, Lovell Morris, John Payne, Blake Wagner, Josiah Solomon, Mario Jones, Jamil Rodriguez, Noah Benjamin, Joniel Centeno, Jaden McIntosh, and Josiah Echols have worked diligently toward attaining ultimate proficiency in basketball, and as a result, they won this year’s Greater Cleveland Conference and State championships and finished the season with a perfect 16-0 record; and

WHEREAS, The achievements and leadership of the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team are a justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the players, their families, their school, their community, and their coaches. In leading their team to victory, Head Coach Doug Taylor and Assistant Coach Aaron Frazier have not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the fullest but have also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination, perseverance, and camaraderie; and

WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coaches for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team on its tremendous season and salute the members and coaches as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Southview Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team.