| 1 | 1 | | *HR1555* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: GiaQuinta |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION congratulating the Fort Wayne |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 Bishop Luers High School girls basketball team on becoming |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 IHSAA 2024 Class 2A state champions. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 Whereas, On February 24, 2024, the Bishop Luers Knights |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 defeated Brownstown Central 44-36 to win the IHSAA Class 2A |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 state championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 Whereas, The Knights mounted a comeback in the second |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 half to secure their title after being down nine points at |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 halftime; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 Whereas, They scored 29 points in the second half and shot |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 60 percent from the field; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 Whereas, The Knights overcame seven lead changes and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 four ties with a strong nine-point run in the third quarter to |
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| 21 | 21 | | HR 1555/DI 140 2024 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1 build their largest lead at eight points with 26 seconds |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2 remaining in the game; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 3 Whereas, The Knights set a state record of 10 state finals |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4 appearances, and they tied the record of seven state |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5 championships since 1999; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 6 Whereas, This was their first state finals appearance since |
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| 28 | 28 | | 7 2011 when they also defeated Brownstown Central; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | 8 Whereas, The Knights showed their passion for basketball |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 and determination to win by refusing to give up after being |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10 down at halftime, and they are champions because of it: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11 Therefore, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 13 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 36 | 36 | | 15 congratulates the Bishop Luers High School girls basketball |
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| 37 | 37 | | 16 team for winning the IHSAA 2024 Class 2A state |
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| 38 | 38 | | 17 championship. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 18 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | 19 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 41 | 41 | | 20 Representative Phil GiaQuinta for distribution. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 20242327 |
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| 43 | 43 | | HR 1555/DI 140 2024 |
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