LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Boys and Girls High School's
Boys Basketball Team and Coach Ruth Lovelace upon the occasion of
capturing its first New York State Class AA Federation 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 Boys and Girls High School's Boys Basketball Team of
Brooklyn, New York, are the New York State Class AA Federation Cham-
pions; and
WHEREAS, The Boys and Girls High Kangaroos won the New York State
Class AA Federation title after defeating the defending champion Mount
Vernon; the Kangaroos have won three consecutive Public Schools Athletic
League AA City titles, but this year they also include their first State
Championship; and
WHEREAS, In her 16th season at her alma mater, Coach Ruth Lovelace
made history as she became the first female head coach of a boys high
school basketball team to win a New York State Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Ruth Lovelace and her team of outstanding
assistant coaches, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 26-6 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 Boys and Girls High School's Boys
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the Championship, 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 Ruth Lovelace and her dedicated staff have 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 Ruth Lovelace and her 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 Boys and Girls High School's Boys Basketball Team; its
members: Joel Angus, Rashad Andrews, Dykweil Bryan, Courtney Solomon,
Leroy "Truck" Fludd, Nicholas Jackson, Bryce Jones, Dimitri Jarrett,
Jamie Killings, Tyliek Kimbrough, Larry Moore, Wesley Myers, Shakur
Pinder, Marvin Prochet, Khalil Risher, and Shaquille Thomas; coaches:
Ruth Lovelace, Elmer Anderson, Gene Carroll, Jeff Wiggins, Kwame
Asante', and Dell Dempsey; skills and drills instructors, Jamel Austin
and Matt Formato; and managers Rahking Williams, Olivier Savain, Cheez
Ezenekwe, and Kristen Marin 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 Boys and Girls High School's Boys Basketball Team and to
the aforementioned coaches and staff.