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Metro Council recognizes Hillsborough High boys basketball as 2025 TSSAA Class 4A state champions
Summary
The Metropolitan Council read and recorded a resolution honoring Hillsborough High School’s boys basketball team for winning the 2025 TSSAA Class 4A state championship, with coach and senior players present for brief remarks.
The Metropolitan Council on the announcements period recognized the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team with Resolution RS 20 20 5 11 60 9, honoring the team’s 2025 TSSAA Class 4A state championship and presenting a ceremonial copy to coaches and seniors.
The resolution, read during the council’s announcements period, says the team defeated Oak Ridge High School 57-42 on March 22, 2025, clinching the school’s first boys basketball state championship. The resolution also notes the team’s 34-win season and district and regional championships.
The council read the resolution aloud and presented the team with the framed document. The resolution text as read states that it “hereby goes on record recognizing the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team for its TSSAA Class 4A state championship” and includes standard language that the measure “shall take effect from and after its passage.” The reading did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript.
Coach Rodney, addressing the council, thanked members and praised the players’ work ethic: “I’ve never seen a group of boys so hungry and work so hard for this championship,” he said, describing daily early-morning practices and multiple sessions per day. He added that the team also earned TSSAA IGPA recognition for academic performance.
The resolution singled out senior Tyrene Fisher as the tournament’s most valuable player, saying Fisher led the tournament in minutes, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. It also noted senior Cortez Graham Howard scored 20 points in the championship game and was named a finalist for the 2025 TSSAA Mr. Basketball award.
Council members invited the coach and several seniors to speak briefly after the presentation. The council’s reading concluded with congratulations to the team and a statement that the resolution would take effect upon passage.
