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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Mt. Zion High School |
| 4 | | boys basketball team, the Braves, on their historic 2023-2024 |
| 5 | | season; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Braves went to the state tournament for the |
| 7 | | first time in 20 years, making history every step of the way |
| 8 | | and setting a school record for wins with 35 against only 3 |
| 9 | | losses; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Braves had only one regular season loss, |
| 11 | | which was in January to the defending Class 3A state champs; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Braves had a tournament win of 47 to 46 over |
| 14 | | Centralia in the Class 3A Super-Sectional in Springfield, |
| 15 | | which was the closest margin of victory all season; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Braves won 33 of their 38 games this season by |
| 17 | | double digits; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Braves defeated their opponents by an average |
| 19 | | margin of 22.6 points with a rotation of primarily |
| 20 | | non-seniors; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Junior Lyncoln Koester and sophomore JC Anderson |
| 2 | | led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game and 14.7 |
| 3 | | points per game, respectively; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Braves next two top scorers, Sam Driscoll and |
| 5 | | Brayden Trimble, both juniors, helped the team tremendously; |
| 6 | | the other players on the team contributing to the remarkable |
| 7 | | season include Tucker Burrus, Makobi Adams, Chase Fink, Grant |
| 8 | | McAtee, Landon Weigler, Jacob Harvey, Connor Fox, Gage Owens, |
| 9 | | Will Grohne, Logan Auvil, and Ed Neighbors; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Braves are led by Head Coach Dale Schuring |
| 11 | | and Assistant Coaches Jay Driscoll and Mike Greer; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Braves never quit and showed determination, |
| 13 | | grit, and toughness every time it was needed; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | we congratulate the Mt. Zion High School boys basketball team, |
| 17 | | the Braves, on their historic season, and we wish them many |
| 18 | | more successful seasons to come; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the Braves as a symbol of our respect and esteem. |