Full Text of HR1079 96th General Assembly
HR1079 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 |
| Illinois communities; and
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| WHEREAS, The Richwoods High School Boys Basketball Team | 6 |
| from Peoria finished second in the 2010 Class 3A Boys | 7 |
| Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2010, after a final score of | 8 |
| 58-55 against Hillcrest High School; and
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| WHEREAS, The Richwoods Knights finished the season with a | 10 |
| record of 30 wins and three losses, to tie the school record of | 11 |
| most wins in a season, and a conference record of eight wins | 12 |
| and no losses; and
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| WHEREAS, Team members include: Nate Desjardins, Preston | 14 |
| Wells, Parish Mason, Tylon Deal, Jack Murphy, Torrance Evans, | 15 |
| Aaron Davis, Nick Hines, Tony Frazier, Jared Dehm, Will | 16 |
| Jenkins, Mason Alwan, Aaron Kemmerling, and T.J. Cole; and
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| WHEREAS, The coaching staff includes: Head Coach Mike | 18 |
| Ellis, Assistant Head Coach Robert Foster, and Assistants | 19 |
| William Smith, James Roberts, and Mike Jenkins; and
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| WHEREAS, Head Coach Mike Ellis has served seven seasons as |
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| the head coach at Richwoods High School with a career record of | 2 |
| 155-55; Coach Ellis has been named IBCA Coach of the Year four | 3 |
| times, brought teams to State Championship games twice, | 4 |
| Super-Sectional games three times, and has won multiple | 5 |
| Sectional and Regional Championships; and
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| WHEREAS, The #1 ranked Team by the Associated Press for | 7 |
| eight straight weeks, the Richwoods Knights captured many | 8 |
| season championships including the Rock Island Thanksgiving | 9 |
| Tournament Championship, Pekin Holiday Tournament | 10 |
| Championship, Mid-State Six Conference Championship, IHSA | 11 |
| Regional Championship, IHSA Sectional Championship, IHSA | 12 |
| Super-Sectional Championship, and Runner-Up for the IHSA Class | 13 |
| 3A State Championship; and
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| WHEREAS, This balanced, unselfish, talented team worked | 15 |
| hard and the entire Peoria community is proud of their tireless | 16 |
| efforts; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| honor the players, coaches, parents, students, and fans of | 20 |
| Richwoods High School for their valiant efforts and we wish | 21 |
| them future success; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Richwoods High School as an expression of our | 2 |
| esteem.
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