BOYS BASKETBALL: Titans presented championship rings
Published 4:28 pm Wednesday, August 1, 2018
- The Memorial boys basketball team were presented their UIL 5A state championship rings Wednesday morning during the Port Arthur ISD’s Convocation at the Memorial HIgh gymnasium. The diamond-studded crust includes the letters “PA” with a red stone underneath. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
One last jewel to commemorate Memorial’s UIL 5A state championship in boys basketball has come in.
The 2017-18 Titans received their championship rings during the Port Arthur ISD’s Convocation on Wednesday in their home gymnasium. The diamond-studded ring (exact count unknown) came almost five months after the Titans beat Justin Northwest 75-69 for the school’s first team state championship and the district’s first since Lincoln won the 1995 4A title.
The crust of the ring includes the letters “PA” with a red stone underneath it. For the past two seasons, Memorial has worn jerseys with the words “Port Arthur” on it as a way to unite all Port Arthur ISD alumni and the city.
One side of the ring has the phrase “We Believe.” Assistant coach Antonio Cooper said that represents the Titans buying into the belief that they were good enough to win the championship.
Memorial finished 34-5, earning the most wins in school history. Three seniors, 5A state tournament MVP Darion Chatman, Jamyus Jones and Thailan Wesley, will play together at Lamar State College Port Arthur.
— I.C. Murrell
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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