LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Newburgh Free Academy Varsity
Boys' Basketball Team and Coach Frank Dinnocenzio upon the occasion of
capturing the New York State Class AA Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Newburgh Free Academy Varsity Boys' Basketball Team, The
Goldbacks, are the New York State Class AA Champions; and
WHEREAS, The team recently captured the Class AA Championship at Glens
Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York, on Sunday, March 22, 2009;
and
WHEREAS, The Goldbacks took the title by defeating, Niagara Falls,
62-42, who were undefeated as well as the state's top-ranked team; and
WHEREAS, The Goldbacks boasted a season record of 21-4, and became the
school's first boys' basketball team to win a state title in this
format; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Frank Dinnocenzio, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Newburgh Free Academy Varsity Boys'
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to their Class AA
Championship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players
are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Frank Dinnocenzio has done a superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Frank Dinnocenzio and his outstanding athletes
have clearly made a 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 Newburgh Free Academy Varsity Boys' Basketball Team;
its members: Marcus Henderson, Mike McLeod, Damon Cousar, Will Bouton,
Josh Borden, Jarrod Scurlock, Patrick Johnson, Myron Johnson, Terrance
Sturdivant, Damian Rochester, Terrence Peterson, Octavius Fraser and
Eddie Hopper; and Coach Frank Dinnocenzio on their New York State Class
AA Championship, their outstanding season and overall team record; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Newburgh Free Academy Varsity Boys' Basketball Team and
to Coach Frank Dinnocenzio.