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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Gibson
4City-Melvin-Sibley High School (GCMS) varsity football team,
5the Falcons, on winning the 2018 Illinois High School
6Association (IHSA) Class 2A State Football Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, After trailing in the first quarter, the Falcons
8defeated Maroa-Forsyth 35-16 on November 23, 2018 at Memorial
9Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois at
10Champaign-Urbana; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Falcons finished the season with a perfect
12record of 14-0; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Falcons also defeated Maroa-Forsyth in 2017's
14title game, making this the second consecutive Class 2A state
15title for GCMS; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Falcons are led by Head Coach Mike Allen and
17Assistant Coaches Chad Augspurger, Seeff Grauer, Kip Rutledge,
18Josh Carter, Rob Schmitt, Jamie Sexton, Brandon Luttrell,
19Colton Leake, and Brandon Shaw; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Falcons are managed by Adam Conway, Seth

 

 

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1Breeden, and Will Baillie; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Falcons are Ethan Duke, Lane Short, Cade
3Elliott, Ben Freehill, Chayton Hawn, Tanner Cribbett, Nathan
4Garard, Andrew Laughery, Layne Harden, Colby Taylor, Aidan
5Laughery, Nick Culler, Bryce Barnes, Hunter Wahl, Lance
6Livingston, Ryland Holt, Jared Trantina, Payton Kean, Daniel
7Jones, Nathan Kallal, Darin Bauer, Marcus Baillie, Austin
8Spiller, Isaiah Chatman, Spencer Meenen, Kellen Deschepper,
9Austin Elliott, Awstace Grauer, Brandon Mueller, Parker Chase,
10Braylen Kean, Josh Bleich, Dallas Whelchel, Jordan Blake,
11Darrin Brown, Trey Reynolds, Joe Allen, Keegan Kutemeier, Remi
12Astronomo, Zander Wier, Gavin Workman, Markus Miguel, Hayden
13Workman, Alex Meece, Aaron Spears, Garrett Wright, Jordan Lee,
14Jacob Rutledge, and Dylan Benningfield; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
16HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17we congratulate the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School
18varsity football team, the Falcons, on winning the 2018
19Illinois High School Association Class 2A State Football
20Championship, and we hold them up as models of hard work,
21dedication, and team spirit; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
23presented to Head Coach Mike Allen and Gibson

 

 

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1City-Melvin-Sibley High School Principal Christopher Harard as
2a symbol of our respect and esteem.