LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the John S. Burke Catholic High
School Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2011 New
York State 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, On March 19, 2011, the John S. Burke Catholic High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team captured the New York State Public High
School Athletic Association Class B title at the Glens Falls Civic
Center by defeating Potsdam High School by a score of 62-52; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 championship victory by the John S. Burke Catholic
High School Boys Basketball Team was the first boys' basketball New York
State title for the Goshen-based school since New York adopted its
current playoff structure in 1978; its victory advanced the team to the
State Federation Tournament of Champions at the Albany Times Union
Center; and
WHEREAS, In winning the 2011 New York State Class B Basketball Champi-
onship, the John S. Burke Catholic High School Boys Basketball Team
avenged its loss in last year's Class B title game to Westhill High
School; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 John S. Burke Catholic High School Boys Basketball
Team had an outstanding 22-3 overall season record; the team was the
2010-2011 Section IX Class B champions, as well as the 2011 Region I
champions, in addition to being the New York State PHSAA champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Doug Janeczko and Assistant Coaches,
Bobby Rahn and John Kelly, skilled and inspirational mentors, respected
for their 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 2011 John S. Burke Catholic High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season, to
participation in league play, to capturing the New York State Public
High School Athletic Association Class B championship, were a brother-
hood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of schol-
arship, 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, Head Coach Doug Janeczko, and Assistant Coaches, Bobby Rahn
and John Kelly, have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring
the 2011 John S. Burke Catholic High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team
members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Doug Janeczko, his coaching staff, and the
2011 John S. Burke Catholic 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 2011 John S. Burke Catholic High School Varsity Boys

Basketball Team, its members: Captain Richard Douglas, Brandon DeJesus,
Kevin Adelman, Dan-Shmuel Allonce, Zach Rufer, Kyle Smith, Jesse Long-
mire, Captain Brendan Miller, David Polman, Captain Dante Cowart, Stan
Buczek, Andrew Nutt, Sean Duurloo, Tommy Mahoney, Nick Yates, Billy
Garneau and Danny Boylan; Head Coach, Doug Janeczko, and Assistant
Coaches, Bobby Rahn and John Kelly; Team Managers, Neil Dwyer and Brian
Mortimore; and Statistician, Rick Welch; on their outstanding season,
overall team record and 2011 New York State Class B Championship; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2011 John S. Burke Catholic High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team and to: Head Coach, Doug Janeczko; Assist-
ant Coaches, Bobby Rahn and John Kelly; Team Managers, Neil Dwyer and
Brian Mortimore; and Statistician, Rick Welch.