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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the coaches and
4 players of the Richards High School Boys Basketball team in Oak
5 Lawn on the occasion of winning the 4A State Championship
6 Title; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Richards High School Boys Basketball team beat
8 Zion-Benton 67-63 to win the 4A State Championship Title on
9 March 15, 2008; the team finished the season with an impressive
10 28-4 record; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Richards High School Boys Basketball team was
12 led by forward Carl Richard, who played the entire 32 minutes
13 of the championship game and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds;
14 he was accompanied by Tommie Thomas, who posted 15 points and 7
15 rebounds, Shaun Pratl, who posted 16 points and 8 rebounds, and
16 Eliud Gonzalez, who also played the entire game, finishing with
17 9 points and 5 rebounds; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The members of the Richards High School Boys
19 Basketball team are Mike Denson, Tyrone Roper, Eliud Gonzalez,
20 Randall Rushing, Lamar Harvey, Corey Wolf, Shaun Pratl, Tommie
21 Thomas, Sammy Olayan, Keith Sconiers, Carl Richard, Jeff
22 Harris, Dwayne McGhee, Peter Danos, and Kyle Renken; the team's

 

 

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1 head coach is John Chappetto and the assistant coaches are
2 Demetris McDaniel, Tim Baker, Derek Johnson, and Bill Judge;
3 and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Richards High School Boys Basketball team
5 serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for
6 the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 congratulate the coaches and players of the Richards High
10 School Boys Basketball team in Oak Lawn on the occasion of
11 winning the 4A State Championship Title and wish them continued
12 success and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Richards High School Boys Basketball Head Coach
15 John Chappetto as a symbol of our esteem and respect.