LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the West Hempstead High School
Boys Basketball Team and Coach Ed Cossgrove upon the occasion of captur-
ing the 2009 Conference ABC-II 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 2009 Conference ABC-II Champions, the West Hempstead High
School Boys Basketball Team finished the season with a perfect 12-0
record in the conference; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Ed Cossgrove, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
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 West Hempstead 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 team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on West Hempstead High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Ed Cossgrove 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 Ed Cossgrove and the outstanding athletes on
the West Hempstead 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 West Hempstead High School Boys Basketball Team; its
members: Jordan Jackson, Brett Jackson, Matt Higgins, Matt Bowman, Jamel
Flash, Daniel Minto, Diondre Corbett, Nikail Rajpatty, Dillon Madray,
Gino Lespier, Scott Libby, Cameron Mitchell, Danny Minias and Julian
Clark; and Coach Ed Cossgrove 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 West Hempstead High School Boys Basketball Team and to
Coach Ed Cossgrove.