HR0807 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the Newton Community High School Eagles on their outstanding and memorable 2005 football season; and

WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles finished the season with an impressive 12-2 record that culminated in their fourth Apollo Conference title in the last eight years and their first-ever Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championship game played on Friday November 25, 2005, at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and

WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles ended the season as Class 4A runners-up after defeating the Effingham Flaming Hearts, Breese Central Cougars, Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats, and the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs to advance to the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles were led by head coach Bob Horst; assistant coaches Jason Fulton, Doug Mammoser, Kent Schafer, Todd Short, John Stone, and Andy Underwood; and team trainers Jim Nave and Michael Parker; and

WHEREAS, Coach Horst, who has been inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Hall of Fame and is the winningest coach in NCHS history, was named the 2005 Apollo Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career; and

WHEREAS, The Eagles had ten players named All Conference: Clay Britton, Stephen Frichtl, William Hoffeditz, Doug Klier, Alex Koebele, Patrick Mendenhall, Kyle Pittman, Trevor Scott, Jake Semple, and Levi Richards; and

WHEREAS, Levi Richards and Jake Semple were named All State; and

WHEREAS, Doug Klier, Levi Richards, Jake Semple, and William Hoffeditz were named Academic All State; and

WHEREAS, The Newton Eagles football team was rounded out with Shawn Manning, Eric Mammoser, Nick Mammoser, Adam French, Will May, Matt O'Dell, Mitch Addis, Ryan Britton, Cody Drake, Sean Martin, Brian Bierman, Eric Schackmann, Mark Semple, Joe Cummins, Reid Ackerman, Eric Calvert, Chris Houser, Joe Frichtl, Nathan Kistner, Jordan Pitcher, Clay Curtright, Reuben Stence, Tyler Schackmann, Seth Slunaker, Brian Fehrenbacher, Austin Wyatt, Kyle Bergbower, Joe Stephenson, Trevor Gray, Ryan Probst, Daniel Lewis, Michael Benefiel, Cody Allen, Doug Brooks, Todd Bierman, Brandon Collins, Adam Schafer, Corey Hahn, and Levi Ashcraft; and

WHEREAS, The team managers consisted of Joe Fehrenbacher, Austin Hunsaker, Scott Mammoser, Ty May, Connor Niebrugge, Mark O'Dell, Jared Wagner, and Gabe Fulton; and

WHEREAS, The Eagles' success came as a result of a true team effort; they played with intensity, excelled in the fundamentals of the game, and above all, were well coached and well disciplined; and

WHEREAS, The team's season was outstanding, and the players were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans, and the entire community as they made all of Jasper County proud; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Coach Bob Horst and the entire Newton Community High School Eagles football team on their tremendous accomplishments during the 2005 season and their runner-up finish in the IHSA Class 4A State Football Championship game; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Superintendent Wayne Savageau, Principal Ron Alburtus, Athletic Director Mike Hartrich, Coach Bob Horst, and the entire Newton Eagles State runner-up football team as an expression of our esteem with best wishes for continued success in the future.