LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball
Team and Coach Pat Donnelly upon the occasion of winning the New York
State Class B Boys Basketball 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 Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball Team became the 2012 New
York State Class B Champions with a 43-42 victory over Watervliet in the
championship game; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Pat Donnelly and Assistant Coaches, Pete
Ganley and Mike Rogers, as skilled and inspirational tutors, respected
for their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding; with an overall
record of twenty-two wins and two losses, the team went undefeated in
league play; and
WHEREAS, With eighteen consecutive wins to finish the season, the
Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball Team brought home the second state basket-
ball championship in school history; the only other was won in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the season, the team members were loyally and
enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends, and the community
at large; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball Team rallied behind one another
establishing a brotherhood of athletic ability, good sportsmanship,
honor, and 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, Participation in athletic competition instills the values of
teamwork, pride, and accomplishment, and Coach Pat Donnelly and these
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 Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball Team; its members:
Antoine Montgomery, Cameron Littlejohn, Zach Harding, Nick Walker, Ben
Hackett, Kyle Hawk, Matt Rogers, Cory Poplawski, Alex Trunfio, Ben Rath,
Daniel Kaigler, Jack Rauch, and Zach Walser, 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 Bishop Ludden Boys Basketball Team and to the aforemen-
tioned coaches.