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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Hillcrest Hawks High School boys basketball team for their
5 victory in the IHSA Class 3A State basketball tournament; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Hillcrest Hawks High School boys basketball
7 team defeated Peoria Richwoods 58-55 to win the IHSA Class 3A
8 State basketball tournament; the team was able to upset higher
9 ranked teams due to an unrelenting defense and excellent free
10 throw shooting; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Hillcrest Hawks High School boys basketball
12 team marks the first state basketball championship in Hillcrest
13 High School's history; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The members of the Hillcrest Hawks High School
15 boys basketball team are Jeremiah Horne, Terez Haskins, Julius
16 Brown, LeBarron Hull, Eric Gaines, Darren Tillman, Nick Oden,
17 Herb Offord, DeShawn Wash, Cassell James, Brandon Hill, Pierre
18 Johnson, and Kadeem Thornton; the team's coach is Don Houston;
19 the team's assistant coaches are Dave Braden, Joe Banach,
20 Justin Edgecombe, and Cornelius Crossley; the school's
21 superintendent is Bill Kendall, the principal is Renee Simms,
22 and the athletic director is Lisa Wunar; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The members of the Hillcrest Hawks High School
2 boys basketball team serve as models of hard work, integrity,
3 and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois;
4 therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the members of the Hillcrest Hawks High School
8 boys basketball team for their victory in the IHSA Class 3A
9 State basketball tournament and wish them continued success and
10 happiness in the future; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Hillcrest Hawks boys basketball coach Don Houston
13 as a symbol of our esteem and respect.