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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On December 11, 2008, the Williamsville Junior
3 High School Girls 7th Grade basketball team, the Bee-Bees, won
4 the IESA Girls Seventh Grade Class 3A State Basketball
5 Tournament, defeating Marshall Junior High School with a 39-16
6 final score; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The 2008 team was the first basketball team in
8 Williamsville Junior High School's history to win a State
9 championship title; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Due to the leadership of Coach Jess Buttry and
11 Assistant Coach Joe Fandel, the team was able to achieve an
12 overall season record of 25-2; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Bee-Bees set several new State tournament
14 records by scoring the most points in tournament play (132
15 points), setting the largest single game point margin (32
16 points), allowing the fewest points in a title game (16), and
17 setting the largest point margin in a title game (23 points);
18 in addition, team member Jordan French set a record for most
19 individual points in a tournament game (19); and
 
20     WHEREAS, The Williamsville Junior High School Girls 7th
21 Grade basketball team outscored their opponents 1,031 to 455

 

 

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1 during the season and gave up an average of only 15 points per
2 game; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Williamsville Junior High School Girls 7th Grade
4 basketball team members Emily Capranica, Rebecca Davis, Brandi
5 Donnelly, Halston Fletcher, Caleigh Franklin, Jordan French,
6 Kristin Gardner, Hannah Rutschke, and Clair Stoecker became the
7 IESA Girls Seventh Grade Class 3A State Champions by always
8 practicing the three "D's" of dedication, determination, and
9 defense, along with a lot of hard work; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 congratulate the members of the Williamsville Junior High
13 School Girls 7th Grade basketball team on the occasion of
14 winning the IESA Girls Seventh Grade Class 3A State Basketball
15 Tournament and wish them continued success and happiness in the
16 future; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Williamsville Junior High School Bee-Bees Coach
19 Jess Buttry as a symbol of our esteem and respect.