LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Mattituck High School Boys
Basketball Team and Coach Paul Ellwood upon the occasion of capturing
the Long Island 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 Mattituck Boys Basketball Team are the Long Island Class
B Champions; the Tuckers defeated Malverne at the buzzer by a score of
68-67; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Paul Ellwood, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 16-7 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 Mattituck 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 Paul Ellwood 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 Paul Ellwood and these outstanding athletes
have clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a
tradition of their school; now, therefore, he it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Mattituck High School Boys Basketball Team; its
members: Thomas Ascher, Steven Ascher, Connor Davis, Mike Mangiamele,
Austin Tuthill, Conner Eagan, Yianni Rauseo, Ryan Malone, Cody Huntley,
Matt Jacobs, Jovan Booker, Tom Sledjeski, Ryan Dinizio, and Eugene
Allen; and Coach Paul Ellwood, and Assistant Coaches Kevin Chartrand and
Mike Miller, 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 Mattituck High School Boys Basketball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.