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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Forest Trail
4Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team on winning the
5Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) 8th Grade 4A
6State Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Forest Trail's players are Malik Ecford, Vashawn
8Sims, Tyrean Tyms, Eric Allen, Nathaniel Reese, Marshon Baines,
9Clifton Jimerson, Omar Smith, Joshua Roseborough, Christopher
10Wright, and Antron Washington, and they are coached by George
11Friel; and
 
12    WHEREAS, On the way to the State championship, Forest Trail
13won the Jim Phelan Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament, the
14South Suburban Junior High School Association (SSJHSA)
15Conference, the IESA Regional Tournament, and the IESA
16Sectional Tournament; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Forest Trail compiled a 2014 record of 31 wins and
181 loss, culminating in a 54-49 victory over Danville in the
19championship game; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Forest Trail players, Vashawn Sims and Antron
21Washington were SSJHSA all-stars; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate the Forest Trail Middle School 8th grade boys
4basketball team on winning the IESA 8th Grade 4A State
5Championship; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the Forest Trail Middle School 8th grade boys
8basketball team as an expression of our esteem and respect.