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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
the Centralia High |
| 4 | | School boys basketball team, the Orphans, on regaining the |
| 5 | | prestigious distinction
as the winningest basketball program |
| 6 | | in the country; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Centralia High School boys basketball program |
| 8 | | is one of the most storied
basketball programs in the nation; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans have reached the finals in the |
| 11 | | Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Basketball |
| 12 | | Tournament 24 times since 1909, and have won three State |
| 13 | | championships; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans long-term success led the team to |
| 15 | | becoming the winningest high school
program in the country when |
| 16 | | they won their 2000th game during the 2007-08 season; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans relinquished their crown for a brief |
| 18 | | time to Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, On March 1, 2016, with a 67-35 win over Salem in |
| 20 | | the IHSA Regional Semifinal,
the Orphans reached a historical |
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| 1 | | 2,197 accumulative
wins, surpassing Dobyns Bennett's 2,196; |
| 2 | | and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, The hard-working members of the Orphans are |
| 4 | | D'Aaron Owens, Gavin Cass, Lundyn Waithe, Ja'Chai Webster, |
| 5 | | Tre'von McClain,
Johnathan Keeler, Deven Toennies, Jordan |
| 6 | | Maines, Dawson Berry, Tyriq Billberry, Javon
Williams Jr., |
| 7 | | Jared Glenn, Bryan Meskil, Peyton Long, and Sirlando Calcutt; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans are coached by Head Coach Lee
Bennett |
| 10 | | and Assistant Coaches, Brad Goewey, Doug Jack, Tommy Baro, and |
| 11 | | Cole Schrage; and Student Managers,
Mitchel Pierce and Jordan |
| 12 | | Branon; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 15 | | congratulate the coaches and members of the Centralia High |
| 16 | | School boys
basketball team, the Orphans, for their hard work |
| 17 | | and dedication which led to becoming (again) the winningest
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| 18 | | basketball program in the country, and we wish them many more |
| 19 | | years of success; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the Orphans as an expression of our esteem and |
| 22 | | respect.
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