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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Leo High School
4 on winning the boys basketball IHSA Class A State Championship;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Leo High School Lions reached the championship
7 game by defeating Breese Central in the quarterfinal by a score
8 of 59 to 43; they went on to win the semifinal match by a score
9 of 70 to 55 over Quincy Notre Dame; they won the championship
10 game against Winnebago by a score of 65 to 57; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The head coach of the Lions, Noah Cannon, is in
12 his first year as head coach; he made history in this
13 tournament by being the youngest State champion head coach; his
14 assistant coaches are William Hawkins, Robert Schablaske,
15 James Hawkins, and Daniel McGuire; the captains of the Lions
16 are Keelan Donald and Terrance Robinson; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The members of the Leo High School Lions are Henry
18 Peters, Frank Clair, Marvin Ezell, Stephen Benjamin, Alan
19 Downing, Terrance Robinson, Keelan Donald, Kevin Brown,
20 Michael Stipe, Tracy Robinson, Jalil Harvey, Kijuane Leach,
21 Donald Lawson, and Dionte Gaskew; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Leo High School is a member of the Chicago
23 Catholic League and its colors are orange and black; the
24 president of the school is Robert Foster; the principal is
25 Robert Kman; the boys athletic director is Edward Adams;
26 therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 congratulate Leo High School of Chicago on winning the boys
30 basketball IHSA Class A State Championship; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the members and coaches of the Leo High School
3 boys basketball team as an expression of our esteem and with
4 best wishes for the team's continued success.