LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High
School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of their outstand-
ing season

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 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys Varsity Basketball
Team enjoyed an outstanding overall season and compiled a superb 12-8
winning record; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys
Varsity Basketball Team captured the Suffolk County Class D Championship
with a 53-40 win over Shelter Island; the team also defeated Stonybrook
54-41 to win the Suffolk County Class C/D Championship; and
WHEREAS, The Killer Bees of the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys
Varsity Basketball Team also outscored John A. Coleman High School 71-55
in their victory in the Southeast Regional Tournament semi-final game;
and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Carl Johnson and Assistant Coach Joe
Zucker, 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 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys
Varsity Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to captur-
ing both the Suffolk County Class C and C/D championships, were a broth-
erhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scho-
larship, 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, Head Coach Carl Johnson and Assistant Coach Joe Zucker 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 Head Coach Carl Johnson and Assistant Coach Joe
Zucker and the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys Varsity Basketball
Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys Varsity Basket-
ball Team, its members: Devin Bevard, Tylik Furman, Jerome Walker, Adit-
ya Nugraha, Jason Hopson, Anajae Lamb and Joshua Lamison; Head Coach
Carl Johnson, Assistant Coach Joe Zucker, and Athletic Director Mary
Anne Jules; on their outstanding season, overall team record and captur-
ing both the Suffolk County Class C and C/D championships; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2012-13 Bridgehampton High School Boys

Varsity Basketball Team, and to Head Coach Carl Johnson, Assistant Coach
Joe Zucker, and Athletic Director Mary Anne Jules.