HR0137 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the Simeon men's high school basketball team on their upset victory over top-ranked Oak Hill; and

WHEREAS, Simeon beat USA Today No. 1 ranked Oak Hill Academy (Va.) 78 to 75 in a game at the UIC Pavilion televised on ESPN and witnessed by 3,070 in attendance; and

WHEREAS, Derrick Rose, Tim Flowers, and Daniel Green grew up together on the South Side of Chicago attending Beasley Elementary and Simeon; Rose staked his case for national player of the year honors with 28 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds; Green, the Wolverines' sixth man, made three three-pointers and finished with 11 points; Flowers finished with ten points and ten rebounds, including a three-pointer that put Simeon up by 15 with less than five minutes to play; and

WHEREAS, Senior Kevin Johnson provided 18 points and 10 rebounds and Keyon Smith came off the bench to add nine points, four steals, and four assists to aid in the victory; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Simeon men's high school basketball team on their upset victory over Oak Hill; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Simeon men's high school basketball team as a token of our esteem.