HR0269 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of

3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the

4 Centennial High School Chargers boys basketball team on the

5 occasion of winning the IHSA Class 3A State championship; and

6 WHEREAS, The Centennial High School Chargers boys

7 basketball team beat Oswego 61-59 to win the Class 3A State

8 championship on March 21, 2009; the team's victory marks the

9 school's first boys' basketball State title and the city's

10 first title since 1946; and

11 WHEREAS, The team's State victory comes after a dramatic

12 66-65 win over their heavily-favored opponent, Chicago North

13 Lawndale, in the semi-finals game; and

14 WHEREAS, The members of the Centennial High School Chargers

15 boys basketball team are Jimmie McDonald, Marcell Kelly, Travon

16 Porter, Tim Weaver, Bryson Davis-Johnson, James Kinney,

17 Rayvonte Rice, James Mihm, Jordan Johnson, Tiger O'Neil,

18 Laziriss Baker, Jeff Johnson, Cliff Meece, and Josh Piper; the

19 team's head coach is Tim Lavin and the assistant coaches are

20 Sonny Walker, David Hansen, and Marc Changnon; and

21 WHEREAS, The members of the Centennial High School Chargers

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1 boys basketball team serve as models of hard work, integrity,

2 and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois;

3 therefore, be it

4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

6 congratulate the members of the Centennial High School Chargers

7 boys basketball team on the occasion of winning the IHSA Class

8 3A State championship and wish them continued success and

9 happiness in the future; and be it further

10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

11 presented to Tim Lavin, head coach of the Centennial High

12 School Chargers boys basketball team, as a symbol of our esteem

13 and respect.