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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HR 1033 3
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By: Representative F. Allen 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE PARKVIEW ARTS AND SCIENCES MAGNET 9
HIGH SCHOOL PATRIOTS BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE 10
2026 CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONS. 11
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TO RECOGNIZE THE PARKVIEW ARTS AND 15
SCIENCES MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL PATRIOTS 16
BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE 2026 CLASS 17
5A STATE CHAMPIONS. 18
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WHEREAS, the Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School Patriots 20
boys' basketball team clinched the Class 5A state basketball championship in 21
an overtime win against the Marion High School Patriots at Bank OZK Arena in 22
Hot Springs, Arkansas, on March 14, 2026, with a final score of sixty-three 23
to fifty-seven (63-57); and 24
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WHEREAS, the Patriots made a remarkable turnaround this season, surging 26
from a team with four (4) wins and twenty-five (25) losses in the 2024-2025 27
season to a team with an impressive twenty-eight (28) wins and five (5) 28
losses and an overall conference record of fifteen (15) wins and one (1) loss 29
during the 2025-2026 season; and 30
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WHEREAS, the Patriots were led to victory by Head Coach Jason Harrison, 32
a former Patriots basketball player who graduated from Parkview Magnet High 33
School in 1998; and 34
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WHEREAS, Head Coach Jason Harrison was awarded the 5A Arkansas 36
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Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year, 2026 5A Central Boys' Coach 1
of the Year, and The Arkansas-Democrat Gazette 2026 Boys' Coach of the Year; 2
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WHEREAS, the Patriots were also led by assistant coaches Antoni Lasker, 5
Chanslor Watson, and Jamahl Jackson and assisted by team manager Josiah 6
Carlock and special assistant Jacob Robert Harrison; and 7
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WHEREAS, Patriots team members include Kolby Bell, Jermaine Conway, 9
Chris Edwards, Jonathan Geter, Keithan Green, Ayden Hansberry, Kedric 10
Humphrey, Jr., Jacob Lanier, Callen McCray, Tyrian Thompson, Christian 11
Washington, Bruce Williams, Jr., Bryan Williams, and Joshua Wills; and 12
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WHEREAS, outstanding duo Jacob Lanier and Ayden Hansberry pushed the 14
team into victory during overtime, scoring all fourteen (14) of the points 15
for the Patriots during overtime; and 16
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WHEREAS, senior Jacob Lanier, a four-star shooting guard who recently 18
committed to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, 19
finished his season scoring over nine hundred (900) points, earning the title 20
of the Class 5A State Championship Most Valuable Player, and being named to 21
the All-State, All-Conference, and All-Tournament teams; and 22
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WHEREAS, late Patriots coach Al Flanigan, who passed away in December 24
2025, told the team right before his death that they would "win state title," 25
to which Head Coach Jason Harrison, after winning the state championship, 26
responded, "If he were here, I'd be looking him dead in his eyes and say, 27
‘Man, you were right.'"; and 28
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WHEREAS, Head Coach Jason Harrison commented on the Patriots' victory, 30
stating "[t]hese kids worked. There's been a lot of peaks and valleys, ups 31
and downs, but through it all, we stayed the course. We lost some games, and 32
we learned from them. Every loss was a lesson, and we turned it into fuel", 33
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NOW THEREFORE, 35
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 36
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 1
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Parkview Magnet High 3
School Patriots boys' basketball team for their persistence, teamwork, 4
dedication, and character and for winning the 2026 Class 5A state 5
championship. 6
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 8
presented to Head Coach Jason Harrison by the Chief Clerk of the House of 9
Representatives. 10
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