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92_HR0825

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish  to  recognize milestone events in high
 4    school sports in the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Westinghouse  High   School's   Boy's   Varsity
 6    Basketball  Team,  the  Warriors, won the IHSA State Class AA
 7    Basketball Championship on March 16, 2002 at Carver Arena  in
 8    Peoria, Illinois; and

 9        WHEREAS,   The   Warriors  met  the  challenge  by  first
10    defeating the Panthers of Glenbard North High School  in  the
11    quarterfinal  game;  they then went on to defeat the Trevians
12    of New Trier High School in the semifinal game; finally, they
13    faced Springfield's Lanphier High School in the  final  game;
14    in  the  end,  the Lions of Lanphier were defeated by a final
15    score of 76 to 72, and the  Warriors  were  going  home  with
16    their first State Championship trophy, and the Chicago Public
17    League's first championship since 1998; and

18        WHEREAS, The members of the Westinghouse Warriors include
19    Parief Smith, Stephen Collum, Jamaal Brown, Cortney Thornton,
20    Clide   Crosby,  Darren  Gafford,  Randon  Williams,  Richard
21    Russell, Jamarcus Ellis,  Johnny  Collier,  Anthony  Bennett,
22    Edward  Whitaker,  Byron  Booker,  DeAndre Billingsley, Aaron
23    Moore, Darius Glover; the athletic director is Clark  Morgan;
24    the  head  coach  is Chris S. Head; and the assistant coaches
25    are Quitman Dillard, Henry Cotton, Ormon O'Quinn, and Michael
26    Farmer; and

27        WHEREAS, The Warriors finished their season with 30  wins
28    and 5 losses; therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
30    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31    we congratulate the Westinghouse Warriors  on  capturing  its
 
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 1    first  ISHA State Class AA Boy Basketball Championship Trophy
 2    in its school's history; and be it further

 3        RESOLVED, That suitable  copies  of  this  resolution  be
 4    presented to Dr. Lona C. Bibbs, the Principal of Westinghouse
 5    High School, athletic director Clark Morgan, head coach Chris
 6    S.  Head,  assistant  coaches, Quitman Dillard, Henry Cotton,
 7    Ormon O'Quinn, and Michael Farmer, and to each member of  the
 8    team as an expression of our esteem.

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