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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize noteworthy
4 achievements of high school sports teams in the State of
5 Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, The Thornwood High School Boys Varsity
7 basketball team, the Thornbirds, finished an outstanding
8 season with a record of 32 wins and 2 losses, winning titles
9 in the State Farm Holiday Classic, the New Lenox Classic, the
10 SICA East Tournament, the South Holland Sectional, and the
11 Chicago Super Sectional, which led the Thornbirds to the
12 State Finals in Peoria, Illinois; and
13 WHEREAS, During their appearance at the IHSA Class AA
14 Boys Basketball Finals, the top-ranked Thornbirds made their
15 presence known to the other teams; on their way to the
16 Championship game, the Thornbirds first defeated Peoria
17 Richwoods High School in the Quarterfinal game by the score
18 of 65 to 36; they went on to defeat the Chicago Public School
19 League Champions, the Morgan Park Mustangs by the score of 49
20 to 46, thereby sending the Thornbirds to the Championship
21 game; after one of the most dramatic games of the season, the
22 Thornbirds fell to the Schaumburg Saxons by the score of 66
23 to 54; and
24 WHEREAS, Although they claimed second place honors, the
25 Thornbirds played like champions this season; the Thornbirds,
26 led by All-State center, Eddy Curry, compiled a 28 game
27 winning streak leading into the Championship game; they have
28 displayed outstanding sportsmanship, courage, pride, and
29 dedication not only to their coach, but also to Thornwood
30 High School, their fans, and the South Holland community; and
31 WHEREAS, The 2001 Thornbird team consists of players
32 Germie Allison, Sean High, DeWaun Wells, Jeremy Jones, Aubrey
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1 Conerly, Joe Pacyga, Melvin Buckley, Pierce Thomas, Chris
2 Jones, David Moss, Cornelius "Cory" Jones, Steve Sawyers,
3 Justin Williams, Jeff Briney, and Eddy Curry; coach, Kevin
4 Hayhurst; assistant coach, Ron Peterson; trainer, Thane
5 Halstead, and equipment manager, Brian Conley; therefore, be
6 it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we congratulate the Thornwood High School boys varsity
10 basketball team on their outstanding season; and be it
11 further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the Principal of Thornwood High School, Gary
14 Lester, the Athletic Director, Gary Lagresse, the Assistant
15 Athletic Director, Kevin Connor, the coach of the Thornbirds,
16 Kevin Hayhurst, the assistant coach, Ron Peterson, and to
17 each member of the Thornbird team as an expression of our
18 esteem.