Bill Text: IL HR0043 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Bishop McNamara High School football team on placing second in the 2018 IHSA Class 4A State Championship on November 23, 2018.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0043-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Bishop McNamara High | ||||||
4 | School football team on placing second in the
2018 IHSA Class | ||||||
5 | 4A State Championship on November 23, 2018; and
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6 | WHEREAS, This was Bishop McNamara's ninth appearance in the | ||||||
7 | championship game in the history of the school and their second | ||||||
8 | state appearance in three years; they have five championships, | ||||||
9 | with their last championship in 2015; and
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10 | WHEREAS, During the 2018 season, Bishop McNamara went 6 and | ||||||
11 | 0 on their home field and
5 and 1 at away games; they compiled | ||||||
12 | an overall record of 12 wins and 2 losses; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Bishop McNamara had to play four playoff games to | ||||||
14 | get to the championship round; and
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15 | WHEREAS, In the semifinals, Bishop McNamara defeated | ||||||
16 | seven-time state champion
Rochester by a score of 52 to 42 at | ||||||
17 | Memorial Field in Champaign, with player Tyshon King scoring | ||||||
18 | four touchdowns on 48 carries; and
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19 | WHEREAS, In the
championship game, Bishop McNamara met | ||||||
20 | their long-time rivals, Immaculate Conception; Bishop McNamara |
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1 | was led by head coach Rich Zinanni, who was coaching in his | ||||||
2 | ninth title game; they fought until
the end and lost by only 10 | ||||||
3 | points; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate the Bishop McNamara High School football team | ||||||
7 | on placing second in the 2018 IHSA Class 4A State Championship, | ||||||
8 | and we wish them many more successful years; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the players and coaches of Bishop McNamara as a | ||||||
11 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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