LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Port Jefferson High School
Boys Basketball Team and Coach Keith Buehler upon the occasion of
capturing the 2009 Suffolk County Class C 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, After finishing in third place in the league with a 10-4
record, the Port Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team captured the
2009 Suffolk County Class C Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Keith Buehler and his outstanding assistant
coach, Philip Gianussa, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the members of
the Port Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team were loyally and
enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends and the community at
large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Port Jefferson High School Boys Basket-
ball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
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 members of the Port
Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team have proven themselves to be
an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their
school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Keith Buehler and his dedicated assistant coach have
done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the Port Jefferson
High School Boys Basketball Team toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Keith Buehler and the outstanding athletes on
the Port Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team 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 Port Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team; its
members: John Nielsen, Sam Davis, Eric Sun, Justin Battelli, Keegan
Via, Garrett Lukisch, Kyle Leonard, Nick Racanelli, Brendan Duffy, Sean
McGivney, Tom Tetreault, Dylan Wyatt, Terrell Ennis-Rose, Noah Whalen,
Greg Nielsen, Branden Colucci, Drew Crovello, Alex Carllacci; Assistant
Coach Philip Gianussa and Coach Keith Buehler upon the occasion of
capturing the 2009 Suffolk County Class C Championship; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Port Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team and to
Coach Keith Buehler.