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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Coach Doug Creel of the 
4Mt. Vernon Township High School boys basketball team, the Rams,  
5on setting a school
record with his 272nd win; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Coach Creel has had 2 stints as Rams coach, during 
7which time he  led the Rams to some of their most successful 
8seasons; his first season was the 1995-96
school year; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Starting in 1997, the Rams won 5 straight regional 
10titles; 3 times during
that stretch, the Rams won at least 25 
11games; Coach Creel stepped down from his
position after the 
122007-08 season; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Coach Creel returned to coaching after a 6-year 
14absence; his first season back on the sidelines
ended with a 
15regional title; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Coach Creel scored his 272nd win, the most in Mt. 
17Vernon Township
High School boys basketball history, in a game 
18against Effingham High School; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The game in which Coach Creel  broke the record 
20went down to the wire; it ended with 2 free throws in the last 
 
 
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1second of the
game to make it a 53 to 51 Rams victory; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Rams have an overall winning record under 
3Coach Creel's
leadership; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Coach Creel has devoted an immense amount of time, 
5energy, and effort to the Rams program; therefore, be it
  
 

  
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8congratulate Coach Doug Creel of the Mt. Vernon Township High 
9School boys basketball team, the Rams, on setting a school 
10record with his 272nd win, and we wish him many more successful 
11years; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
13presented to Coach Doug Creel and the Rams.