Full Text of HR1242 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
the Centralia High | 4 | | School boys basketball team, the Orphans, on regaining the | 5 | | prestigious distinction
as the winningest basketball program | 6 | | in the country; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Centralia High School boys basketball program | 8 | | is one of the most storied
basketball programs in the nation; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans have reached the finals in the | 11 | | Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Basketball | 12 | | Tournament 24 times since 1909, and have won three State | 13 | | championships; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans long-term success led the team to | 15 | | becoming the winningest high school
program in the country when | 16 | | they won their 2000th game during the 2007-08 season; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans relinquished their crown for a brief | 18 | | time to Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, On March 1, 2016, with a 67-35 win over Salem in | 20 | | the IHSA Regional Semifinal,
the Orphans reached a historical |
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| 1 | | 2,197 accumulative
wins, surpassing Dobyns Bennett's 2,196; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The hard-working members of the Orphans are | 4 | | D'Aaron Owens, Gavin Cass, Lundyn Waithe, Ja'Chai Webster, | 5 | | Tre'von McClain,
Johnathan Keeler, Deven Toennies, Jordan | 6 | | Maines, Dawson Berry, Tyriq Billberry, Javon
Williams Jr., | 7 | | Jared Glenn, Bryan Meskil, Peyton Long, and Sirlando Calcutt; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Orphans are coached by Head Coach Lee
Bennett | 10 | | and Assistant Coaches, Brad Goewey, Doug Jack, Tommy Baro, and | 11 | | Cole Schrage; and Student Managers,
Mitchel Pierce and Jordan | 12 | | Branon; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate the coaches and members of the Centralia High | 16 | | School boys
basketball team, the Orphans, for their hard work | 17 | | and dedication which led to becoming (again) the winningest
| 18 | | basketball program in the country, and we wish them many more | 19 | | years of success; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the Orphans as an expression of our esteem and | 22 | | respect.
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