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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the East St. Louis High
4School football team, the Flyers, on winning the 2019 Class 6A
5Illinois High School Association State (IHSA) Football
6Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Flyers claimed their school's ninth football
8championship with a 43 to 21 win over Prairie Ridge High School
9(Crystal Lake) at Huskie Stadium on the campus of Northern
10Illinois University in Dekalb; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Flyers compiled a perfect season of 14 wins
12and zero losses on their way to their latest championship; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Flyers are led by Head Coach Darren Sunkett
14and Assistant Coach Terry Hawthorne; and
 
15    WHEREAS, East St. Louis High School is the first IHSA
16school to win the state championship in basketball, football,
17and track and field in the same calender year, putting the City
18of Champions into a class all by itself; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate the East St. Louis High School football team,
2the Flyers, on winning the 2019 Class 6A Illinois High School
3Association State Football Championship, and we wish them many
4more successful seasons; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6presented to the coaches and members of the Flyers as a symbol
7of our respect and esteem.