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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate the Simeon men's high |
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| school basketball team on their upset victory over top-ranked |
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| Oak Hill; and
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| WHEREAS, Simeon beat USA Today No. 1 ranked Oak Hill |
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| Academy (Va.) 78 to 75 in a game at the UIC Pavilion televised |
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| on ESPN and witnessed by 3,070 in attendance; and
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| WHEREAS, Derrick Rose, Tim Flowers, and Daniel Green grew |
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| up together on the South Side of Chicago attending Beasley |
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| Elementary and Simeon; Rose staked his case for national player |
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| of the year honors with 28 points, nine assists, and eight |
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| rebounds; Green, the Wolverines' sixth man, made three |
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| three-pointers and finished with 11 points; Flowers finished |
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| with ten points and ten rebounds, including a three-pointer |
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| that put Simeon up by 15 with less than five minutes to play; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Senior Kevin Johnson provided 18 points and 10 |
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| rebounds and Keyon Smith came off the bench to add nine points, |
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| four steals, and four assists to aid in the victory; therefore, |
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| be it
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