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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4Bolingbrook High School football team on the occasion of their
5victory in the Illinois High School Association Class 8A
6championship game on November 26, 2011; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Raiders defeated the Loyola
8Ramblers 21-17 to claim the school's first ever State
9championship in football; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Raiders defense held the
11opposition to only 140 total yards, a new IHSA Class 8A record;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Raiders offense, led by
14quarterback Aaron Bailey, scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5
15minutes remaining in the game; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Raiders ended the season with a
1713-1 record and were ranked as one of the top 100 high school
18football teams in America; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Bolingbrook Raiders are led by Coach John
20Ivlow and his staff, including Assistant Coaches Melvin Barnes,

 

 

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1Bob Corra, Sean Coultis, Nick Detman, Todd Howard, Kyle
2Jakubek, Rob Kichka, Dave Maurer, Matt Monken, Joe Murnick, and
3Greg Pluth; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The 2011 State Champion Bolingbrook Raiders are
5Antonio Morrison, Jaden Huff, Andre Allen, Jimmy Vespo, Darien
6Brown, Heinz Long, Tevin Teamer, Anthony Harris, Charles
7Morrison, DJ Pruitt, Greg Gordon, Brandon Lewis, Emile Wisdom,
8Abel Cabral, Aaron Bailey, Tanner Illingworth, Joshua
9Merriweather, Xavier Perkins, Devante Styles, John Hall,
10Parrker Westphal, Phillip Wilson, Diaron Rhodes, Omar Stover,
11Crosby Harris, Radwan Faci, Armond Bramlett, Nick Sramek,
12Anthony Rodarte, Issac Jensen, John Howard, John Boyer, Conner
13Coventry, Greg Braswell, Chris Brennan, Arrien Richardson,
14Lanoris Holoman, Phillip Stevens, CJ Clark, Coy Russell, Ashton
15Wright, Austin VanMeter, Phillip Williams, Otha Thurmond,
16Robert Bain, Scott Foltz, Alec Millar, Nick Perry, Matt Bucio,
17John Kolder, Joe Pierce, Sam Baki, Alan Turner, Jacob Hawk,
18Nick Gilardi, Anthony Veliz, James Jacobson, Anthony Sharp,
19Chandler Piekarski, Terrance Smith, Adam Klein, Jeff Keller,
20Jose Ramirez, Collin Duckworth, Frankie Luna, Erik McDowell,
21Jeremy Smith, and Wesley Martinez; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24we congratulate the 2011 Bolingbrook Raiders on becoming the

 

 

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1IHSA Class 8A Football Champions, applaud them for their hard
2work and dedication, and wish them well in the future; and be
3it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the 2011 Bolingbrook Raiders as a sign of our
6respect and esteem.