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RESOLUTION NO. 7 3 0 8- 9 8
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<br />BY: Corrigan, Flannery, George,
<br /> Roth, Seelie, Smith, Skindell
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<br /> A RESOLUTION to honor the Lakewood St. Edward High School 1997-98 basketball
<br />Team as the winner of the Division I state title.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Lakewood St. Edward Eagles gave poetic expression to the game of
<br />basked)all, and anyone fortunate enough to have watched them play profited from the experience,
<br />for you knew that you wimessed one of the truly great teams in the history, of Ohio high school
<br />athletics, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Eagles posted a 26-1 record--the best season record in the history of the
<br />St. Edvard Basketball Program--and remained undefeated against all Ohio teams at 20-0; and, as
<br />the top-ranked team in both the Associated Press Division I state poll and The Plain Dealer's
<br />seven-county poll, ranked among the top five teams in the country in every national poll, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Coach Eric Flannery adopted the motto "Unfinished Business" to spur the
<br />team past disappointing losses in the state semifinals the last two seasons, closed the deal this
<br />year by defeating rival St. Ignatius High School 70-61 in the state championship game in front of
<br />12, 049 fans in St. John Arena, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the 1997-98 team academically posted a median 3.1 GPA (grade\point
<br />avera~)~proving that student-athletes can score both on the court and in the classroom, andt
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<br /> WHEREAS, this team was greater than the sum of its individual talents, which were
<br />numerics, and exhibited by Cerick Austin, Brian Ansberry, Chris Baffle, Nick Baffle, Sam
<br />Clancy {All-State honors), Gabe De Jesus, Pete Latkovic, Steve Lepore (All-State honors), Steve
<br />Logan(Alt-State honors), J'Quan Myles, Mike Newman, Tim Smith, Keith Wane, and Jawad
<br />Williams, and coached by Eric Flannery (The Plain Dealer's Coach-of-the-Year), Troy Radinsky,
<br />Anthony Reed, and Pete Campbell, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, St. Edward High School proudly hails from the city of Lakewood, and i~s
<br />identified in forums both academic and athletic, be it national or statewide, as Lakewood St~
<br />Edwant High School, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Lakewood St. Edward High School has brought distinction and honor to this
<br />community for its achievements in athletics, for an outstanding academic reputation with national
<br />recogmtion by the U.S. Department of Education as a "School of Excellence," and for remaining
<br />true to the precepts of the Catholic faith as instructed by the Congregation of Holy Cross
<br />(C.S.C.); now, therefore,
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<br /> BE IT KESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO:
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<br /> Section t. On behalf of the residents of Lakewood, the Mayor and this Council
<br />extend to the Lakewood St. Edward High School Eagles Basketball Team congratulations for its
<br />outsm_~li~g achievements during the 1997-98 high school basketball season.
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<br /> Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be, and she is hereby authorized and directed
<br />to forvraml a certified copy of this Resolution to the Lakewood St. Edward High School Eagles
<br />Basketball Team, c/o Coach Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School, and a copy of this resolution
<br />be spread upon the minutes of this meeting.
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<br />PRESIDENT
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