LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse
High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing
the New York State Section III 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, On Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in
Utica, New York, the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team won their first-ever New York State Section III Class AA
Championship by defeating Proctor in dramatic fashion by a score of
61-60; this extraordinary title clinching victory came on a 25-foot
banked 3 point shot at the buzzer by guard, Anthony Del Coro; and
WHEREAS, By virtue of winning the New York State Section III Class AA
Championship, the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team advanced to a regional final game against a Section II
opponent at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York; and
WHEREAS, The 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team had a stellar season, compiling an outstanding 17-4
regular season record; its 19 total wins for the year tied a Cicero-
North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team record; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach John Haas, a skilled and inspirational
mentor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
Coach Haas was named the Section III Class AA Coach of the Year; and
WHEREAS, The 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team's overall record was 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 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to
participation in league play and in capturing the New York State Section
III Class AA Championship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of
good sportsmanship, 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 community; and
WHEREAS, Coach John Haas has done a superb job in guiding, molding and
inspiring the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Coach John Haas and the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High
School Varsity Boys Basketball Team's 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 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team and Coach John Haas on their New York State Section III
Class AA Championship, their outstanding season and their overall team
record; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2010 Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team and to Coach John Haas.