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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor the Mustangs of St. Rita 
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of Cascia High School who won the Class 7A State Football 
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Championship on November 25, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Championship game ended with a score of 35 to 
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21 in favor of St. Rita over Lake Zurich; The Mustangs won the 
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first three State playoff games with a combined score of 114 to 
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41 over O'Fallon, St. Charles North, and Morgan Park-Chicago; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, St. Rita won the semi-final game in a thrilling 34 
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to 31 victory over Providence Catholic; St. Rita finished the 
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2006 season with an impressive record of 13-1; St. Rita had 
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previously won a State championship 28 years earlier, in 1978;  
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Mustangs were encouraged and supported by 
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President and Principal Reverend Thomas McCarthy, OSA, and 
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Athletic Director Bob Conlon; the team was led by Varsity Head 
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Coach Todd Kuska; Assistant Coaches Ray Bugal, Lance Kenzinger, 
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John Nee, Bill Lynch, Kevin Carberry, J.J. Standring, Terry 
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Quinn, Joe Urchak, and Dan Schaller; student managers are Bob 
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Hanley, Brian Foran, Tom Qualter, and Andy Smialek; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The members of the Mustangs are Matthew Carney,
 
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DeOnté Hood,
 Ralph Gliwiak,
 Darieon Hood,
 Clifford Moore,
 
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Steven Byrne,
John Sullivan,
Daniel Jilek,
 Sean Estand,
 Peter 
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Balsam,
 Brendan O'Dwyer,
Michael Riordan,
Jason Kafka,
Earnest 
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Green,
Lawrence Garrett,
Stephen Atkinson,
Stephen Flaherty,

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Kevin Cornfield,
Antwan Love,
David Marciano, Daniel 
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Schumacher,
Daniel Dispensa, D'Marcus Dullen,
Robert 
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O'Connell,

Alex Vitkausas, Randall Shannon,
William O'Brien,

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Steven McGowan,
Abel Villarreal,
John Rowan,
Mark Omastiak,

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Nicholas Oboikovitz,
Alan Ross,
Gerald Ponio, Jr., Christopher 
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Kocanda,
Andy Wilson, Matthew Lostroscio,
Martin Hopkins, John 
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Crotty,
Brian Popek,
 Kenneth Stoklosa,
 Matthew Murphy,
 Sean 
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Leslie,
John O'Connor, James Fitzgibbon,
James Sojka,
Lenny 
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Wheeler, Timothy Arundel,
Thomas Harney III,
Sean Halloran,

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Rashad Spells,
Thomas Chladek,
Vincent Harrison,
Thomas 
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Bukowski,
 Luke Knibbs,
 Mozar Jerome, Matthew Munizzi, Michael 
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Mullen, Sean Gleason, William Slawson,
 Patrick O'Malley,

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Daniel Patrick,
 Jason Kazlauskas,
Edward Carone,
Louis 
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Wojnicki, Edward Streit,
Michael Martin, Matthew Conrath,
 
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Jamie Lick,
Mitchell Broderick,
 Daniel Harney, Kevin Galeher,
 
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Daniel Smith,
 Marques Reed,
 Taylor Osborn,
Melvin Shaw,
Daniel 
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Platt,
Drew McGowan,
Matthew Quinn,
 Daniel O'Neill, Thomas 
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O'Connor, Rigoberto Gomez, Jr.,
Warren Higginbothan II, Darius 
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Fleming, Erik Rickert, Alfonso Castillo, Terence Peter,
 Ryan 
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Bischoff, and
 Elkin Smith III; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The players and coaches of the St. Rita Mustangs 
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Football team truly deserve to be proud of their championship 
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season; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the St. Rita of Cascia Mustangs Football team, the 
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faculty, staff, students, and alumni for this remarkable 
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football accomplishment; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Principal Reverend Thomas McCarthy, Athletic 
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Director Bob Conlon, and the coaches and players as an 
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expression of our esteem.