LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Center Moriches High School
Girls Basketball Team and Coach Rich Alifano upon the occasion of
capturing the Section XI Suffolk County Class B 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 Center Moriches High School Girls Basketball Team are the
Section XI Suffolk County Class B Champions; the Lady Red Devils
defeated Mattituck by a score of 35-32; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Lady Red Devils are overall Section XI Small
School Champions, Section XI Class B Long Island Champions, and NYSPHSAA
Class B Regional Finalists; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Rich Alifano, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 18-8 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 Center Moriches High School Girls
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sports-
manship, 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, Designated as Suffolk County Coach of the Year, Coach Rich
Alifano 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 Rich Alifano and the outstanding athletes on
the Center Moriches High School Girls 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 Center Moriches High School Girls Basketball Team; its
members: Jessica Bandrowski, Tashea Plummer, Amber Davis, Loren Smith,
Emma Whittle, Kelsey Glanzman, Takia Plummer, Samantha Alcus, Brianna
Mascia, and Vanessa Lewis; and Coaches Rich Alifano, Kathy Naples, Mike
Glanzman, and Bob Nolan on their outstanding season and overall team
record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Center Moriches High School Girls Basketball Team and to
the aforementioned Coaches.