HR0868 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to the Driscoll Catholic High School Football Team on winning the IHSA Class 4A State Championship on November 25, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Driscoll Catholic High School, located in Addison, Illinois, and under the direction of the Diocese of Joliet, was first founded under the Sisters of St. Francis and the Brothers of the Christian Schools; and

WHEREAS, This victory marks Driscoll's fifth State championship as well as a place in the record books as the only high school in Illinois history to win 5 consecutive State championships; and

WHEREAS, Under Coach Mike Burzawa, the Highlanders defeated Newton High School in a well fought battle at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium; and

WHEREAS, With the support of Assistant Coaches Dan Cepek, Bill Erzig, Nick Gebhart, Mike Loconsole, Brandon New, Joe Petro, and John Pullia, Driscoll was victorious and reclaimed the State championship; and

WHEREAS, Statistician Bob Crowe, Shawn Nykaza in charge of film, and trainer Tricia Schank assisted the Highlander team in their journey to the State championship title; and

WHEREAS, We offer our congratulations to graduating seniors Ryan Palash, John Tranchitella, Kevin Letourneau, Dominic Senese, Shane Franken, Kyle Jenkins, Justin Nudo, Matt Miller, Louie Miceli, Mike Lotz, Frank Tenuto, Mike Redpath, Nick Giacobbe, Kyle Kolber, Mike Raimondi, Lino Novielli, Ben Boffa, Patrick Carroll, Matt Boisacy, Mike Fennell, Jeff Turner, John Stenzel, John Laurel, Anthony DiGrazia, Dominic Fontano, and Mike Gainey, who provided leadership to their teammates; and

WHEREAS, The Driscoll football team also included Matt Tremback, Colin Peterman, Tony Rallo, Chris Nickola, Phil Pedi, Danny Taylor, Nick Lombardo, Joe Lara, Mike Fabrizi, Ryan Felde, Matt Fields, David Schwabe, Kevin Palermo, Justin Kenny, Sean Montividas, Jeff Eggert, Frank Amato, Kyle Sanders, Kevin Agdeppa, Steven Schmal, Alex Gorogianis, Anthony Senese, Mike Tabor, and Mike Echeverria; and

WHEREAS, The offensive team included Phil Pedi, John Tranchitella, Justin Nudo, Dominic Fontano, Mike Redpath, Kyle Jenkins, Ben Boffa, Mike Fennell, Jeff Turner, Anthony DiGrazia, and Kyle Sanders; and

WHEREAS, The Highlander strong defense was lead by Nick Giacobbe, Justin Kenny, Kyle Jenkins, Kevin Palermo, Justin Nudo, Mike Fabrizi, Shane Franken, Mike Gainey, John Tranchitella, Mike Redpath, and David Schwabe; and

WHEREAS, John Tranchitella led the team this season with 18 touchdowns and rushed for 744 yards; and

WHEREAS, Junior quarterback Phil Pedi completed 6 of 10 passes during the championship game for 108 yards in Driscoll's drive for victory; and

WHEREAS, The team had a perfect undefeated season with 14 wins and no losses; and

WHEREAS, This season Driscoll added to their record of 65-5 since 2001 and 20 straight playoff victories; and

WHEREAS, Driscoll out-scored its opponents 471-102 and allowed an average of only 7.3 points a game; and

WHEREAS, Superintendent Stephen Marth, Principal Fred Muehleman, and Athletic Director Robert Carlson have worked hard to continue the winning tradition of the athletic program at Driscoll Catholic High School; and

WHEREAS, Campus Minister Laraine Parker guided the team spiritually throughout the season; and

WHEREAS, We recognize the accomplishment of these young athletes and their coaches; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Mike Burzawa and the members of the Driscoll Catholic High School Football Team on winning the IHSA 2005 Class 4A State Championship Title; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Fred Muehleman, Athletic Director Robert Carlson, Coach Mike Burzawa, Driscoll Catholic High School, and the Highlander State Championship team members.