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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Christ Lutheran |
4 | | School boys basketball team, the Comets, on winning the 2016 |
5 | | National Championship; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The Comets swept through five
opponents the |
7 | | weekend of March 18-20, 2016 to win the national championship |
8 | | of the Lutheran Basketball
Association of America; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, The Comets clinched their fourth national title by |
10 | | defeating Rockford Lutheran, 52-28, in the
championship game at |
11 | | Valparaiso, Indiana; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, To reach the final, the Comets defeated Macomb |
13 | | (Michigan), St. Peter's; Fort Wayne (Indiana),
St. Paul; |
14 | | Torrance (California), First Lutheran; and Fort Wayne, Holy |
15 | | Cross; and |
16 | | WHEREAS, The team's closest encounter
was a 46-44 overtime |
17 | | win over Torrance, First Lutheran in the quarterfinals; their |
18 | | average margin of victory was 19 points; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, The Comets finished the 2015-16 season with 36 |
20 | | wins and 2 losses; and
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