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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4Rochester Rockets varsity football team on the occasion of
5winning the 2012 IHSA Class 4A State Football Tournament; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Rochester Rockets defeated Rock Island
7Alleman 43-18 to claim victory at the IHSA Class 4A State
8Football Tournament; the team ended the season with a
9phenomenal 13-1 record; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The victory marks the third State title for the
11Rochester Rockets, a rare distinction only achieved by 25 teams
12in the entire State; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The members of the Rochester Rockets are Colton
14Piper, Blake Pasley, CJ Baker, Tre Fry, Drew Hill, Jesse
15Wooden, Marshall Call, Matt Swaine, Blake Thompson, Austin
16Green, Jeremy Bivens, Nathaniel Johnson, Tyler Mazzini, Matt
17Kelly, Jesse Heissinger, Bret Sandvoss, Gabe Ferguson, Brent
18Hebenstreit, Alex Tackett, Drake Berberet, Brandon Boggs, Luke
19Bucher, Eli Wall-Lampkin, Garret Dooley, James Pearce, Kenny
20Hedges, Johnny Jones, Dylan Handlin, Eric Yakle, Colin Rogers,
21David Gunter, Reed Watson, Connor Drendel, Liam Biesiada, Evan
22Grigsby, Joe Roach, Zach Denning, Josh McGowan, Bo Johnson,

 

 

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1Adam Doedtman, Drake Leeper, Mitch Colman, Evan Chastain, Matt
2Donelan, Grant Fitzsimmons, Austin Staton, Hunter Brooks, Jake
3King, Alec Biggs, Jasper Capriotti, Logan Larue, Josh Drendel,
4Drew Szabados, Tyler Cotton, Brett Geever, Steven Russell, Zach
5Wenger, Connor Brewer, Alec Holzmacher, Tyler Sommer, Joe
6Romanotto, Reece Torricelli, Robert Seaton, Robbie Kelley,
7Brendan Bunch, Talon Tapscott, Dallas Greer, Brock Buscher,
8Seth Eddington, Nathaniel Fisher, Lucas Hendren, Evan McMinn,
9Evan Sembell, Paul Donelan, Luke Gragert, Britton Swaine,
10Matthew Briggs, Dylan Post, Dan Zeigler, Connor Preiss, Tyler
11Fitzgerald, Nate Slot, Colten Shadis, Dallas Groth, and Zach
12Geller; the team's head coach is Derek Leonard and the
13assistant coaches are Derrick Nelson, Troy Piper, Jim Smith, JC
14Clarke, Steve Buecker, Tyson Corley, Joe Oller, Brad Leonard,
15and David Maciejewski; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The members of the Rochester Rockets serve as
17models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people
18of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate the members of the Rochester Rockets varsity
22football team on their victory and wish them continued success
23and happiness in the future; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Rochester Rockets head coach Derek Leonard as a
3symbol of our esteem and respect.