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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF BOYS

BASKETBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE EASTERN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION II BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Palangio, Regunberg, Lombardi, Ajello, and Almeida

     Date Introduced: April 29, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, For the first time since 2003, the Rhode Island School for the Deaf (RISD)

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Boys Basketball Team won the Eastern Schools for the Deaf Athletic Association (ESDAA)

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Division II Championship; and

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     WHEREAS, In a thrilling tournament played in Portland, Maine, the RISD Boys

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Basketball Team easily prevailed in their first game, defeating Governor Baxter School 56 to 18.

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Due to an impending blizzard, the RISD team had to play two games on the same Saturday. In the

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first game, they defeated three-seeded Delaware School for the Deaf 56 to 44, thanks in part to

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the outstanding play of Senior Captain Jairee Hill, who scored 26 points and grabbed 14

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rebounds; and

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     WHEREAS, In the Championship game, the RISD team faced their arch-rival, one-

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seeded the American School for the Deaf. Playing their best game of the season, the RISD team

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jumped out early to a commanding 31 to 10 halftime lead. Once again Jairee Hill led the way

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with 26 points and 7 rebounds, leading the Rhode Island School for the Deaf to a 58 to 36 win

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and their ninth ESDAA Division II Championship. Jairee Hill and Ariel Gonzalez were named

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First Team All-Stars, and Alphonso Sackor was named a Second Team All-Star; and

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     WHEREAS, Winning a championship in a team sport requires that everyone on the team

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be completely committed and focused on team goals, even if they come at the expense of

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individual aspirations. The Rhode Island School for the Deaf was blessed with an abundance of

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those kinds of players as everyone on the team contributed significantly to their championship

 

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season, including Tyler Travers, Jairee Hill, Justin Rahn, Joe Santiago, Zachary Sousa, Alphonso

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Sackor, Ariel Gonzalez, Junito Diaz, Mario Pacheco, Kyle Corsetti, and Timothy Jallah. The

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RISD Team also benefitted all season from the superb coaching and leadership provided by Todd

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Murano; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates the Rhode Island School for the Deaf Boys

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Basketball Team on winning the Eastern Schools for the Deaf Athletic Association Division II

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Basketball Championship; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Todd Murano, Rhode Island School for the

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Deaf, Boys Basketball Head Coach.

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