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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Robinson High School Maroons boys varsity
3 basketball team won the 2009-2010 Illinois High School
4 Association Class 2A State Basketball Championship; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The team ended the season on a 15-game win streak
6 to finish at 27-5, and attained a 13-1 record in the Apollo
7 Conference; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The team reached the championship game by virtue
9 of defeats over Newton, Flora, Tolono (Unity), Teutopolis,
10 Decatur St. Teresa, and Chicago Hales Franciscan in post-season
11 play; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Robinson defeated perennial Illinois high school
13 basketball powerhouse Peoria Manual 76-68 in overtime in the
14 championship game; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Maroons shot an outstanding 82 percent from
16 the free-throw line throughout post-season play, this included
17 a clutch 18 for 20 performance from senior point guard Derek
18 Hannahs in the title game; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Robinson High School coaches and
20 administrators also stress the importance of academic

 

 

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1 excellence; collectively, the boys varsity basketball team
2 carries an exceptional Grade Point Average of 3.316, and all
3 seven senior members of the team will be attending colleges or
4 universities following graduation; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The student-athletes from the first boys
6 basketball State championship winning team are Derek Hannahs,
7 Zach Shipman, Austin Siler, Jimmy Stevens, Devan Dirks, Aaron
8 Siler, Cody Chamblin, Ben Jones, Alex Bruner, Meyers Leonard,
9 Warren Whithaus, Zach Danks, Andrew Schroeder, Eli Wright, and
10 Ryan McCray; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The IHSA Class 2A Boys Basketball State Champions
12 from Robinson were led by Head Coach Bob Coffman and Assistant
13 Coaches Les Wilson, Dave Holubek, and Dick Muston; the team was
14 additionally assisted by Athletic Trainer Scott Rawlings and
15 Manager Jasmyne Thomas; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The team enjoyed the season-long support of their
17 enthusiastic student section and fan base from Robinson and the
18 surrounding Crawford County area; they also boasted one of the
19 largest crowds at the State tournament at Carver Arena in
20 Peoria; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Superintendent Josh Quick, Principal Troy Hickey,
22 Assistant Principal Janis Loughery, and Athletic Director

 

 

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1 Terry Roche provided the administrative support necessary to
2 make the 2009-2010 season for the Maroons possible; therefore,
3 be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate and applaud the 2009-2010 Robinson High School
7 Maroons boys varsity basketball team for their accomplishments
8 throughout the season; for their talent and class displayed on
9 and off the court, and for the excellent coaching staff that
10 led the team to the 2A State Championship; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
12 presented to Robinson High School Athletic Director Terry
13 Roche, Head Coach Bob Coffman, Principal Troy Hickey, and the
14 entire Robinson High School boys basketball team and coaching
15 staff.