Bill Text: IL HR1008 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Southeast High School Spartans Basketball on competing in the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [HR1008 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1008-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, On March 17, 2018, the Southeast High School | ||||||
3 | Spartans competed in the Class 3A Boys State Basketball | ||||||
4 | Tournament, their first state championship game in the school's | ||||||
5 | history; the team concluded an impressive season with a loss to | ||||||
6 | the back-to-back champions, Chicago Morgan Park High School; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Southeast Spartans impressed fans across the | ||||||
9 | State when they had an eight-game winning streak and set a | ||||||
10 | school record of 29 wins and four losses for the season; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Spartan Terrion Murdix secured a lead of 23-22 in | ||||||
12 | the second quarter with a big bucket; capitalizing on the | ||||||
13 | momentum after half time, Southeast rallied with senior Kobe | ||||||
14 | Medley, who nailed a three-pointer, which brought the score to | ||||||
15 | 44-43 and put the Spartans in the lead again in the third | ||||||
16 | quarter; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Junior All-Star Anthony Fairlee led Southeast | ||||||
18 | with 16 points and ten rebounds, while Murdix and Medley added | ||||||
19 | 12 and ten points respectively; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Through hard work, dedication, team work, and | ||||||
21 | excellent coaching, the Spartans were able to succeed in |
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1 | breaking school records and playing in the championship; this | ||||||
2 | season was remarkable for the players, the students, and the | ||||||
3 | fans; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | applaud and commend the Southeast Spartans on their | ||||||
7 | accomplishments and wish them many more successful seasons; and | ||||||
8 | be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the 2018 Southeast High School Spartans coaching | ||||||
11 | staff and school administrators as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
12 | and respect.
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