LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Peekskill High School Girls
Basketball Team and Coach Rodney Headley, Jr. upon the occasion of
capturing the NYSPHSAA Class A 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 18, 2011, the Peekskill High School Girls Basketball
Team won its first state championship by beating defending state cham-
pion, Averill Park, by a score of 53-28 at Hudson Valley Community
College; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Red Devils began their quest into the state tourna-
ment by capturing their first ever Section I championship on March 6,
2011, over Pearl River by the score of 62-54; on March 11, 2011, Peeks-
kill won their first Regional title by defeating Maine-Endwell by a
score 39-35; and in the state semifinal, the Lady Red Devils defeated
the then No. 1 ranked in the state, Grand Island by a score of 41-34;
and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Rodney Headley, Jr., a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for his ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, The team's historical overall record of 24-2 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 Peekskill High School Girls Basketball
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, were a sisterhood 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, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Rodney Headley, Jr. and the outstanding
athletes on the Peekskill High School Girls Basketball Team 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 Peekskill High School Girls Basketball Team, its
members: Tanisha Crewe, Shaina Iton, Shonae Draper, Sheridan Taylor,
Aubrey Dabbs, Tasia Nolan, Kiana Letsinger, Jazmin Garcia, Latisha
Clark, Troi Nolan, Samantha Jackson, Asia Jackson, Adriane Jackson,
Dottie Bradshaw, and Morgan Beechum, and Coach Rodney Headley, Jr., as
well as Assistant Coaches James Smith, Rodney Headley, Sr., and Kim
Saxton 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 Peekskill High School Girls Basketball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.