LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Greenport High School Boys
Basketball Team and Coach Al Edwards upon the occasion of capturing the
Suffolk County Class D 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 Greenport High School Boys Basketball Team are the
Suffolk County Class D Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Al Edwards, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 13-7, 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 Greenport High School Boys Basketball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, 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
WHEREAS, Coach Al Edwards 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 Al Edwards and the outstanding athletes on the
Greenport High School Boys Basketball Team have clearly made a contrib-
ution 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 Greenport High School Boys Basketball Team; its
members: Jalen Shelby, Sean Charters, Beau Pollock, Myles Waters, Teddy
Stevens, Tremayne Hansen, Tristan Mangham, Quinton McCloud White, Tyler
McNeil, and Dantre Langhorne; and Coaches Al Edwards, Ev Corwin, and
Rodney Shelby 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 Greenport High School Boys Basketball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.