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HR0732 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Lincoln-Way
4East High School football team, the Griffins, on winning the
52017 Illinois High School Association Class 8A State
6Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Griffins faced a grueling schedule throughout
8the season that some considered the most challenging in the
9State; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Griffins capped an undefeated season with a
11thrilling 23 to 14 comeback win against Loyola Academy on
12November 25th; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Head Coach Rob Zvonar led his team to a 14 and 0
14record; it is the school's second football title and the first
15one in 12 years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In the championship game, sophomore AJ Henning led
17the Griffins with 154 rushing yards and two touchdowns to
18ensure their victory; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Quarterback Brendan Morrissey threw for 79
20passing yards and one touchdown; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Griffins' defense played a vital role in the
2victory by holding Loyola Academy to only 39 rushing yards; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The Griffins were led by a senior class that
4included Kwaku Appiah, John Bartusiewicz, Dugan Bolsoni, Riley
5Boyter, Bradley Brajkovich, Zach Broadhurst, Sam Broda, Jake
6Buhe, Declan Carr, Max Cesario, John Christensen, Jack Cohrs,
7Calvin Covaciu, Koby Culbreath, Blake DeButch, Brennan
8Flaherty, Brendan Gallagher, Cavon Gardner, Jared Gold,
9Antonio Gradi, Parker Graham, Jaden Hacha, Chris Harper, Brett
10Jennrich, Preston Jones, Mason Keenan, Marc Kirby, Jake Mashin,
11Evan McDermed, Shea McGivern, Caden McMann, Lucas Michaels,
12Jonathan Miller, Brendan Morrissey, Jared Mutter, Jon Novak,
13Devin O'Rourke, Joey Paliga, Turner Pallissard, Shane
14Pedersen, Quentyn Petrowsky, Ben Ravetto, Tyler Salgado, Ryan
15Scianna, Creighton Seibert, Desmond Shelton, Jake Tencza,
16Adrian Villasenor, Troy White, Chris Wilder, Nick Zavis, and
17Jake Zawilinski; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Griffins' roster also consisted of a number of
19juniors and sophomores, including Jake Alberts, Chase
20Anderson, Trevor Baker, Jack Baltz, Collin Beneturski, Cameron
21Cartee, Gus Christensen, Frank Ciatteo, Brian Ciciura, Matt
22Clark, John Cooke, Jordan Corbett, Tommy Criscione, Dan Curran,
23Jeremiah Dawson, Nick Easton, Dane Eggert, Patrick Emch, Julian

 

 

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1Flores, Robert Franklin, Branden Garcia, Blaine Gorman, Randy
2Johnson, Matt Judd, Ryan Kazmierczak, Mike Manning, Nick
3Mihajlovich, Jack Moylan, Dylan Narel, Marty O'Brien, Josh
4Ohiku, Kenny Palmer, Gage Palmer, Mark Pellegrini, Jackson
5Ritter, Matt Rogien, Brandon Romano, Jason Roney, Andrew Ronza,
6Danny Scianna, Alan Sedlack, Dylan Shelton, Trent Siggins,
7Anthony Sottosanto, Darius Stewart, Mick Stewart, Jack
8Tomczak, Parker Tummolo, Matt Varchetto, Nate Warning, Dan
9Winterrowd, Dominic Dzioban, Silas Haberkorn, Jaron Hacha,
10A.J. Henning, Jacob Kramer, Sean McLaughlin, Wilber Milhouse,
11Alec Ogarek, Kyle Quinn, Joshua Vargas, Devon Williams, P.J.
12Wilkes, and Adrian Wilson; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Head Coach Rob Zvonar's staff included Joel
14Pallissard, Tom Grogan, Ed LeFevour, Lance Lokanc, Matt Mrozek,
15Mike Sieja, Dale Augustine, Wilber Milhouse, Matt Nelson,
16Michael Sazama, Jack Aleck, Jeremy Vestal, Blake Anders, Nick
17Gniedziejko, Kevin Rockett, Sean Stewart, Ryne Van Gennep, Kyle
18Vestal, Jake Aleck, Jack Eddy, Greg Kowalski, Ryan Martinsen,
19Jack Conry, Jeff Maurer, and Jason Jones; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Griffins serve as models of hard work,
21integrity, and dedication for the people of the State;
22therefore, be it
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

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1HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate the Lincoln-Way East High School football team,
3the Griffins, on winning the 2017 Illinois High School
4Association Class 8A State Championship; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That we wish Coach Rob Zvonar and the Griffins
6many more successful seasons to come; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
8presented to the Lincoln-Way East Griffins Head Coach Rob
9Zvonar and each member of the team and coaching staff as a
10symbol of our esteem and respect.