Class A State Basketball Champion teams Burdett Park Trojans and Sandtown Park Knights display victory banners after receiving a proclamation from District 7 Commissioner William “Bill” Edwards.

Sponsored by the Fulton County Department of Parks and Recreation, Burdett defeated DeKalb in the Boys 14 and Under category, and Sandtown defeated Savannah in the Boys 17 and Under category on March 4 in the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association event. This is the second time in a decade that two Fulton teams have won the state championship in the same year.

Among those shown at the March 15 Commission meeting are (front row, from third left) Jordon Branch (holding proclamation), Nicholas Allen, and William Palmer III and Michael Rivers (both holding banner). Back row (left to right): Jelan Kendrick; Terry Williams Jr.; Elbert Outlaw, Rec. Sr. Supervisor; Jamie Vickers, 14 and Under Head Coach; Mel Halfon, Rec. Administrator; Anthony Knight, Rec. Sr. Supervisor/17 and Under Head Coach; Jonathan Simmons; Deaujon Harper; Markeith Terell-Knight; James Crowley; and Charles Dunson Jr.