HR1038LRB102 30145 LAW 42386 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the East St. Louis Senior
4High School football team, the Flyers, on winning the 2022
5Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A State
6Football Championship on November 26, 2022; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Flyers captured another football state
8championship, the program's 10th overall and its third since
92016, with a dominating 57-7 win over Crystal Lake's Prairie
10Ridge High School football team, the Wolves, at Memorial
11Stadium on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Flyers scored the most points ever in a Class
136A title game, breaking the old record of 56 set by Naperville
14Central High School in 1999; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Flyers dominated the 2022 football season,
16outscoring their opponents 523 to 64; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The 2022 East St. Louis Flyers are Leontre
18Bradford, Sael Reyes, Christopher Bennett, John Dailey,
19Marquise Palmer, Taryan Martin, Justin Price, Jaion Jackson,
20Robert "Pops" Battle, Jesse Watson, Marlyn Jones, Mike
21Tillman, Charles Bass, Rico Bond, Maleek Perkins, Caiden

 

 

HR1038- 2 -LRB102 30145 LAW 42386 r

1Rogers, Dj Miller, Austin Franklin, Leon Howard, Antwon
2Hayden, Bryce Harrison, Jamil Thomas, Vinaz Cobb, Larevious
3Woods, Ryan Pelly, Dillon Turner, Orlando Fridge, Andrew
4Bownes, Dominic Dixon, Jamil Thomas, Keshawn Hayden, Shamon
5Hamilton, Timothy Pitts, DaRyus Mayo, Mytrell Tillman, Miles
6McVay, Paris Patterson Jr., Kerwin Williams Jr., Mekhi
7McDowell, Brandon Henderson, Marquell Robinson, Terran
8Scarbrough, and Keandre McClendon; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Flyers are led by Head Coach Darren Sunkett,
10Assistant Coaches Jeremy Davis, Trevor Dismukes, Rod Felton,
11Terry Fenton, Harith Mitchom, and Cliff Young, Trainer
12Destinee Grove, Videographer Demetrius Hampton, and
13Statistician Terrence Hobson; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate the East St. Louis High School football team,
17the Flyers, on winning the 2022 Illinois High School
18Association Class 6A State Football Championship and wish the
19team continued success; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
21presented to Head Coach Darren Sunkett, East St. Louis Senior
22High School Principal Alonzo Nelson Sr., and East St. Louis
23School District 189 Superintendent Arthur Culver as an

 

 

HR1038- 3 -LRB102 30145 LAW 42386 r

1expression of our respect and esteem.