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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly are  honored
 3    to  recognize milestone achievements in college sports in the
 4    State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS,  The  Wabash  Valley  College   Warriors   Men's
 6    Basketball  team  won  the  National  Junior College Athletic
 7    Association Division I National  Championship  Tournament  on
 8    Saturday  March 24, 2001, and finished a superb season with a
 9    record of 36 wins and 1 loss;  they  are  also  Great  Rivers
10    Athletic Conference, Region 4 and District 4 Champs; and

11        WHEREAS,  Wabash  Valley  College, ranked number 3 in the
12    final N.J.C.A.A.  poll,  is  the  first  school  in  Illinois
13    history   to   achieve  this  title  of  N.J.C.A.A.  National
14    Champions; and

15        WHEREAS,  Wabash   Valley   College   defeated   Allegany
16    Community  College of Maryland, 89 to 83, in the Championship
17    Game in Hutchinson, Kansas; and

18        WHEREAS, On their way to winning the Championship, Wabash
19    Valley College  won  the  opening  first-round  game  against
20    Barton  Co. Community College of Kansas by the score of 90 to
21    77; the Warriors were lead in scoring  by  freshman,  Antwain
22    Barbour  with 25 points, and sophomore, Darren Tarver with 22
23    points; and

24        WHEREAS, In the Quarterfinal game, Wabash Valley  College
25    depended  on  an  exciting  come from behind rally to tie the
26    game as well as a  well-played  over-time  period  to  defeat
27    Schoolcraft College of Michigan by the score of 94 to 86; the
28    Warriors  were  lead  again  in  scoring by freshman, Antwain
29    Barbour with 25 points, and sophomore, Darren Tarver with  22
30    points; and

31        WHEREAS,  Wabash  Valley College played number one ranked
 
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 1    Dixie State College of Utah in the Semifinal game; in a  very
 2    competitive  game,  where  the  two teams experienced several
 3    ties and lead changes, Wabash Valley  College  prevailed  the
 4    winner  by  the  score  of  76 to 73; leading the way for the
 5    Warriors were sophomore, Darren Tarver with  21  points,  and
 6    freshman, Antwain Barbour with 19 points; and

 7        WHEREAS,   Wabash  Valley  College  became  the  National
 8    Champions with a win over Allegany by the score of 89 to  83;
 9    the  leaders  on  the  court for the Warriors were sophomore,
10    Darren Tarver with 23 points, freshman, Antwain Barbour  with
11    21 points, freshman, Omari Westley with 18 points, and Johnny
12    Hollingsworth with 15 points; and

13        WHEREAS,  The  members  of the Wabash Valley Warriors are
14    Michael Betts, Chaz Briggs, Hiram Fuller, John  King,  Darren
15    Tarver,  Antwain  Barbour,  Andre Charles, Herman Davis, Kyle
16    Foster, Andrew Harlie, C.J. Hill, Johnny  Hollingsworth,  and
17    Omari Westley; the coach is Jay Spoonhour; the assistants are
18    Jesse  Watkins  and Clyde Buck; and the team manager is Chris
19    Spade; therefore, be it

20        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
21    NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
22    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that  we  congratulate  the  Wabash
23    Valley  College Men's Basketball team on winning the National
24    Junior  College  Athletic  Association  Division  I  National
25    Championship Tournament; and be it further

26        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
27    presented   to   each  member  of  the  Wabash  Valley  Men's
28    Basketball team as an expression of our esteem.

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