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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Christ Lutheran
4School boys basketball team, the Comets, on winning the 2016
5National Championship; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Comets swept through five opponents the
7weekend of March 18-20, 2016 to win the national championship
8of the Lutheran Basketball Association of America; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Comets clinched their fourth national title by
10defeating Rockford Lutheran, 52-28, in the championship game at
11Valparaiso, Indiana; and
 
12    WHEREAS, To reach the final, the Comets defeated Macomb
13(Michigan), St. Peter's; Fort Wayne (Indiana), St. Paul;
14Torrance (California), First Lutheran; and Fort Wayne, Holy
15Cross; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The team's closest encounter was a 46-44 overtime
17win over Torrance, First Lutheran in the quarterfinals; their
18average margin of victory was 19 points; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Comets finished the 2015-16 season with 36
20wins and 2 losses; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Comets are Adam Miller, Josh Ivery, Kaevion
2Mack, Kahlel Danage, Alisander Hangen, Brody Vollrath,
3Chancellor Booth, Izaac Butler, Seaghan Watson, Joe Lamberti,
4Marshawn Tolliver, and Kameron Scoggins; coaches, Terry Mooney
5Jr., John Vollrath, Kourtney Mack, and Terry Mooney Sr.;
6therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9congratulate the Christ Lutheran School boys basketball team,
10the Comets, on winning the 2016 National Championship and we
11wish them many more successful years; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the Comets as a symbol of our respect and esteem.