Full Text of HR0173 096th General Assembly
HR0173 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 congratulate the members and | 4 |
| coaches of the Sacred Heart-Griffin High School football team | 5 |
| on the occasion of winning the Class 6A football championship; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Following their first game, in which the team | 8 |
| narrowly lost to Lombard Montini, the Sacred Heart-Griffin High | 9 |
| School football team reshaped their defense and hit their | 10 |
| opposition hard, beating all who stood in their path, including | 11 |
| Jacksonville (62-16), Lincoln (53-0), Lanphier (58-6), Chatham | 12 |
| Glenwood (24-3), Southeast (54-6), Taylorville (35-6), | 13 |
| Springfield High School (48-0), and Cahokia (53-24); and
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| WHEREAS, Following the team's defeat of Cahokia, the Sacred | 15 |
| Heart-Griffin High School football team proceeded to the Class | 16 |
| 6A Playoffs, where the team's outstanding skills once again | 17 |
| crushed their competition, beating Chatham Glenwood (35-21), | 18 |
| Peoria Richwoods (48-21), Bloomington (32-12), and New Lenox | 19 |
| Providence Catholic (24-17); and
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| WHEREAS, Moving on to the finals, the Sacred Heart-Griffin | 21 |
| High School football team beat Lemont 37-15 on November 29, | 22 |
| 2008 to win its third championship in the last four years; the |
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| team ended their season with an outstanding 13-1 record; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Sacred Heart-Griffin High | 3 |
| School football team serve as models of hard work, integrity, | 4 |
| and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the members and coaches of the Sacred | 9 |
| Heart-Griffin High School football team on the occasion of | 10 |
| winning the Class 6A football championship and wish them | 11 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Sacred Heart-Griffin High School football head | 15 |
| coach Ken Leonard as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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