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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Mt. Carmel
4Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team on winning the
5Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association
6Class L State Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Junior Golden Aces defeated the Wildcats of
8Marion in a hard-fought battle after a terrific season; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Junior Golden Aces finished the regular season
10with an impressive record of 15 wins and 6 losses; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Heading into the postseason, the Junior Golden
12Aces knew they would be facing great teams, but that did not
13stop their determination to win; they won the regional title
14after beating Carmi and East Richland; in tournament play, they
15overcame Murphysboro and pre-tournament favorite, West
16Frankfort; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The championship game started off strong for the
18Junior Golden Aces, but the Wildcats came back with a few good
19runs and closed the gap to 1 point early in the third quarter;
20the Junior Golden Aces never gave up and ultimately beat the
21Wildcats 68-54; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, This is the first boys State championship title in
2the history of Mt. Carmel Middle School; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The hardworking members of the Mt. Carmel 8th
4grade boys basketball team are Ashton Walker, Logan Durham,
5Austin Rager, Bret Doan, Luke Gould, Brock Plassman, Jaden
6Merritt, Zach Sutton, and Noah Singer; veteran coach Matt Leis
7has led as head basketball coach for 14 years and Beau Belt is
8the assistant coach; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11congratulate the Mt. Carmel Junior Golden Aces 8th grade boys
12basketball team on winning the Southern Illinois Junior High
13School Athletic Association Class L State Championship and wish
14them many more years of success; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the Mt. Carmel Junior Golden Aces as an expression
17of our esteem and respect.