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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Rams varsity football team of Mt. Vernon 
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Township High School, under the leadership of head coach Dan 
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Mings, ended the 2005  regular season with a 9-0 record, the 
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first undefeated regular season for Rams football since 1985; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Rams' 25-21 victory in their final game of the 
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regular season against the Newton Eagles was a thrilling 
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spectacle that demonstrated the Rams' impressive ability to 
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come back from an 11-point deficit to defeat their opponents; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The hard work and dedication of the entire team 
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and of their coaches has earned the team an opportunity to 
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compete in the Class 6A Illinois High School Association 
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playoffs where they continued their outstanding performance in 
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the first round, defeating opponents Champaign Central High 
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School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, All participants in the team's success deserve to 
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be recognized for their efforts, including: Head Coach Dan 
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Mings,  Coach Drew Millwood, Coach Jeff Lonnon,
Coach Glenn 
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Fernetti, Coach Mark Goodheart, Coach Sean
Docherty, Coach Paul 
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Fields, and Coach Ron Bradford; Rams teammates Derek Alvis, 
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Matt Williamson, Mitch Simmons, Nick Bradford, Jordan 
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Haarmann,
Joel Rush, Josh Thouvenin, Brysen Smith, Mark 
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Moffitt, John Beever, Paul Hart, Ryan Martin, Adam Miller,
Jake 
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Sledge, Jared Herrmann, Frankie Moll, Aaron Haarmann, Jake 
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Lewis,
Matt Hester, E.J. Badger, Kirk Tate, Robbie Kirk, 
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Sterling Williams, Terrell Cooks, Jordan Oliver, John 
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Anderson, Glendale Moore, Jake Johnson, Colin Overstreet, 
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Jordan Clinton, Jesse Arcuri,
Cassmen Hughes, Brian Deaton, 
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Trent Hover, Jeremiah McGovern, and Eric Stuckey; and the 
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team's managers Jeremy Easley and Emily Estes; 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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we congratulate the Mt. Vernon Rams varsity football team on 
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their outstanding record as an undefeated team in the regular 
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season and join with Mt. Vernon Township High School,  the 
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community of Mt. Vernon, and all Rams fans to extend to the 
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team and its coaching staff our best wishes as they enter the 
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IHSA playoffs; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dan Mings, Head Coach of the Mt. Vernon Rams 
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varsity football team.