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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to honor the St. Joseph Lady Wildcats on
4 winning the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic
5 Association Class S 2007 State basketball championship; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Wildcats overcame a nine-point second-half
7 deficit to stun the Bartelso Lady Braves 41 to 39 to win the
8 championship at Rend Lake College in Ina on Saturday, January
9 27, 2007; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Marissa Runyon led all scorers with a game-high 15
11 points, her average for the tournament; Samantha Herman added
12 14 points, including 12 from behind the arc and averaged 10
13 points per game during St. Joseph's three-game title run;
14 Jennifer Luna tacked on 10 points, averaging 9 points per game
15 and tied Herman for the team lead in rebounds with three; and
16 Carolyn Joseph collected a team-high six assists and two steals
17 as well as two rebounds; and
 
18     WHEREAS, St. Joseph finished the season with a 24 and 2
19 overall record; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The St. Joseph Lady Wildcats consist of Kenna
21 Benton, Hannah Harrison, Rachel Zwilling, Rachel Mosby,

 

 

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1 Elizabeth Zuber, Jennifer Luna, Elizabeth Kuenstler, Marissa
2 Runyon, Carolyn Joseph, Samantha Herman, Hillary Steber,
3 Kenzie Zwilling, Samantha Blakney, Emily Hustad, head coach
4 Mark Herman, assistant coach Steve Runyon, and assistant coach
5 Ron Steber Jr.; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the St. Joseph Lady Wildcats on winning the
9 Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association
10 Class S 2007 State basketball championship; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the St. Joseph Lady Wildcats as an expression of
13 our esteem.