LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Victor High School Blue Devil
Boys Volleyball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2011 New York
State Division 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, On Saturday, November 19, 2011, the Victor High School Blue
Devil Boys Volleyball Team captured its second consecutive New York
State Division II championship with a stellar 3-0 shutout victory over
the Section II Eastport-South Manor Sharks at a game played at Cicero-
North Syracuse High School; and
WHEREAS, The Victor High School Blue Devil Boys Volleyball Team found
themselves down by three early in the first set of the championship game
but prevailed by a score of 25-16; they won the second set 25-18 and
went on to win the third set and the championship by a score of 25-16;
and
WHEREAS, Led by several key players, including Division II tournament
Most Valuable Player, Matt DeLong, as well as Erik Dechow, Erik Griffin
and Mitch Segbers, the Victor High School Blue Devil Boys Volleyball
Team played their best game of the season with their trademark fast-
paced team approach; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Jake Martin, a skilled and inspira-
tional mentor, respected for his ability to develop potential into
excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record was 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 Victor High School Blue Devil Boys
Volleyball Team, from the opening game of the season to capturing the
New York State Division II Championship were a brotherhood of athletic
ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrat-
ing 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 Jake Martin has done a superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the 2011 Victor High School Blue Devil Boys
Volleyball team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Jake Martin, and the 2011 Victor High School
Blue Devil Boys Volleyball 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 Victor High School Blue Devil Boys Volleyball
Team; its members and Head Coach, Jake Martin; on their New York State
Division II Championship, their outstanding season and their overall
team record; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2011 Victor High School Blue Devil Boys
Volleyball Team and Head Coach Jake Martin.