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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Danville North Ridge Middle School seventh |
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| grade boys basketball team won the Illinois Elementary School |
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| Association Class AA seventh grade championship on Thursday, |
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| February 9, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The Ridgerunners finished the season undefeated |
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| with an outstanding record of 27 wins and no losses; the team |
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| beat Bellwood Roosevelt in the first round with a score of 62 |
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| to 53; the second round brought a 56 to 54 win over Harvey |
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| Brooks, a team that was previously undefeated; the team won the |
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| third round game against Mokena with a score of 45 to 35; the |
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| final against Springfield Grant was a close match, ending with |
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| a score of 35 to 33; and
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| WHEREAS, The final game was tied with two seconds remaining |
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| on the clock, when Joey Robinson scored two clutch free-throw |
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| shots; he finished the night with 11 points and 12 rebounds; |
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| Titus Bibb helped out with seven offensive rebounds and six |
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| points and Dennis Forest scored 12 points; Javon Shaw ended the |
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| game with four points and Jared Patterson had two; and
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| WHEREAS, This is the first time since 2001 that North Ridge |
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| has advanced to the State tournament, and it is the first time |
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| they have taken home the championship; Coach Bill Blair led the |
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| team throughout this outstanding season; and
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| WHEREAS, The team was successful in part because they |
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| listened well and didn't miss practice, two admirable |
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| qualities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| congratulate the Danville North Ridge Middle School seventh |
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| grade boys basketball team on winning the Illinois Elementary |
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