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To Recognize and Celebrate the 2017-18 Columbus Africentric Lady Nubians Girls Basketball Team for Winning the Ohio Division III State Champions.
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WHEREAS, Coach Will McKinney and the Columbus Africentric Lady Nubians ended their 27-3 season with a 53-47 victory over the Versailles Tigers on March 17, 2018 at Value City Arena on the campus of The Ohio State University to win their sixth state championship tying the record for the second-most titles in the 43-year history of the OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Nubians collected post-season tournament wins over Columbus School for Girls, Madison Plains, Johnstown-Monroe, Bishop Ready, Minford, Berlin Hiland in an overtime thriller, and Ottawa-Glandorf on their way to the State Championship game against Versailles; and
WHEREAS, the State Championship game was an exciting one for the Lady Nubians who led 15-8 after the first quarter. At halftime, Africentric built their advantage to a 30-21 lead. The Versailles Tigers took the lead with five minutes left in the game, after which the teams traded baskets until the Lady Nubians hit 4 free throws in the last 30 seconds to seal the victory 53-47; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is proud of the 2017-18 Basketball Lady Nubians: Nyam Thornton, K Smith-Hopgood, Maliyah Johnson, Jordan Horston, Alexia Smith, Antoinette Williams, Arianna Smith, Tearra Cook, Iyanna Hairston, Sakima Walker and Coach Will McKinney for continuing the winning tradition of Columbus City Schools; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate the 2017-18 Columbus Africentric Lady Nubians Girls Basketball Team for winning the Ohio Division III Girls Basketball State Championship.