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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Downers Grove North High School won the IHSA Class
3 8A Football Championship on Saturday, November 27, at Memorial
4 Stadium in Champaign; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Downers Grove North Trojans beat Maine South
6 High School in the championship game by a score of 33 to 13;
7 they rushed for 335 yards and had a 13-minute advantage in time
8 of possession; both the offensive and defensive lines played a
9 strong game; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Trojans started the season with a record of 2
11 wins and 2 losses and went on to finish the season with no
12 other losses; and
 
13     WHEREAS, During the game, Garrett Edwards had 19 carries
14 for 91 yards and Justin Shelly had 13 carries for 123 yards;
15 linebacker Ryan Rohmann made big plays, including a fourth-down
16 stop that halted a Maine South scoring drive; and
 
17     WHEREAS, John Wander is the head coach of the Trojans;
18 therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 congratulate the coaches, players, and students of Downers
22 Grove North High School on winning the IHSA Class 8A Football
23 Championship; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Downers Grove North High School as an expression
26 of our esteem.