Bill Text: NY K00290 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the West Genesee High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class AA Championship

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-10 - adopted [K00290 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00290-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 290

BY: M. of A. Magnarelli

        CONGRATULATING  the  West Genesee High School Boys
        Varsity  Basketball  Team  upon  the   occasion   of
        capturing  the  2019  NYSPHSAA  Basketball  Class AA
        Championship on March 16, 2019

  WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly  sought  after
in  high  school  sports;  this  Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special  recognition  to  those  who  pursue  such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to  congratulate  the
West  Genesee High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion
of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class AA Championship; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Wildcats  defeated  Brentwood High School in a decisive 70-57 victory to
capture their first Championship on Saturday, March  16,  2019,  at  the
Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Prior  to  this  monumental  event,  the West Genesee High
School Boys Varsity  Basketball  Team  defeated  Saratoga  Springs  High
School  in overtime to win the Regional Final, and Utica Notre Dame High
School in the final seconds of the Section III Finals; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the  school's  colors  of  blue  and  gold,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  the  Wildcats  throughout  their  journey as they ended their
season with an impressive 16-1 overall record; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport  such  as  basketball,  which  demands  athletic
prowess,  speed  and  agility,  Head  Coach Fred Kent, Assistant Coaches
Jason Dudzinski and John Kelly, and Volunteer Coaches Johnny  Davis  and
Tony  Pascale  have  worked hard to hone the skills of this championship
team, teaching these  outstanding  athletes  lessons  which  will  prove
invaluable both on and off the court; and

  WHEREAS, Head Coach Fred Kent and all of the outstanding athletes on
the  West  Genesee High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team have clearly
utilized dedication, determination and teamwork in providing  a  lasting
contribution  to  the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate  the  members  of the West Genesee High School Boys Varsity
Basketball Team: Willis Amica,  Christian  Rossi,  Kameron  Jones,  Jake
Wager,  Max  Smith,  Tyler  Cook, Max Dennington, Adam Dudzinski, Daniel
Benetti, Josiah  Albright,  Samuel  Gallager,  Eric  Leubner  Jr.,  Jack

McLane,  John  Benson,  Lucas  Sutherland, Jack Dalgety and James Tully;
Head Coach Fred Kent; Assistant Coaches Jason Dudzinski and John  Kelly;
and Volunteer Coaches Johnny Davis and Tony Pascale upon the occasion of
capturing  the  2019  NYSPHSAA Basketball Class AA Championship on March
16, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to the members of the West Genesee High School Boys Varsity
Basketball Team, Head Coach Fred Kent, Assistant Coaches Jason Dudzinski
and John Kelly, and Volunteer Coaches Johnny Davis and Tony Pascale.