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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

TEAM ON WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL DIVISION III

CHAMPIONSHIP

     Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Hull, Blazejewski, and Filippi

     Date Introduced: March 09, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Mount Pleasant Kilties Girls Basketball Team began their quest to

repeat as Division III champions in the first round of the playoffs when they easily dispatched

Mount St. Charles Academy by the score of 49 to 28 to meet Division winner North Smithfield in

the Semi-finals. In an exciting back-and-forth contest, Mount Pleasant rallied back from a three

point half-time deficit thanks to the clutch play of Mount Pleasant’s senior forward Francheska

Contreras, who scored ten points in the third quarter and a game high twenty-one points for the

game to lead the Kilties to a tough 53-48 victory and advancement to the Championship game;

and

     WHEREAS, In a thrilling championship game held at Rhode Island College, Mount

Pleasant repeated as Division III Rhode Island Champions in a come-from-behind victory over

their arch-rivals, Mount Hope. Things didn’t look good for the Kilties early in the fourth quarter

as they trailed by seven points and had their star player, Francheska Contreras, on the bench due

to foul trouble. However, Ms. Contreras once again lived up to her reputation as being a big game

clutch performer as she put on one of the greatest title game performances, scoring fourteen of

Mount Pleasant’s last nineteen points and rallied her team to dramatic 45-40 victory to repeat as

State Champions; and

     WHEREAS, Winning a State Championship in any sport in a difficult endeavor, one that

requires that everyone on the team give all they have and put personal aspirations behind team

goals. The Mount Pleasant Girls Basketball Team certainly had all of those attributes in

abundance as they were led all season by the important contributions made by Francheska

Contreras, Elilah Coste, Juliza Coste, Amya Perry, Kelsey Hatch, Davonna Jackley, Nolfry

Luciano, Jasmine Garcia, Nayeshka Contreras, Julissa Walmsey, Jalaya Walmsey, Ameera

Quinones, Nicole Susana and Samira Brigs, and the outstanding leadership and innovative

coaching provided by Head Coach Zachary Pinto and Assistant Coach Carmen Marshall; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

congratulates the Mount Pleasant High School Girls Basketball Team on winning the 2021

Division III State Championship; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Head Coach Zachary Pinto, Mount Pleasant

Girls Basketball Team.

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