OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
April 2, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with Alderman O'Shea, a congratulatory resolution concerning the Morgan Park Mustangs.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL
resented by ALDERMAN MATTHEW J. O'SHEA Qn APRIL 2, 2014
6T6QS > 2014 has been a blockbuster year for basketball at Chicago's Morgan Park High School, where the boys basketball team, known as the "Mustangs," put on a full-court press to win the Illinois High School Association Class 3A State Championship; and
WHEREAS, Located at the intersection of IIIth Street and Vincennes Avenue on Chicago's South Side, Morgan Park High School has a long tradition of excellence in academics and athletics; and
WHEREAS, On March 22, 2014, Morgan Park's star-studded boys basketball team captured the state title with a strong fourth-quarter performance to overcome the Lincoln High School Railsplitters, 59-49, at Bradley University's Carver Arena in Peoria; and
WHEREAS, Lincoln High School went from "in control" to "out of the game" in a matter of minutes after the Mustangs went on a 26-2 run, erasing a 13-point advantage and ripping the first-place trophy from Lincoln High School. Leading 39-26 with two minutes left in the third quarter, the Mustang's game-changing run was ignited by a Torry Johnson steal that led to a Lamont Walker lay-up and a steal of an inbound pass and two lay-ups within one minute by reserve guard Dellan Whately; and
WHEREAS, In the fourth quarter, after Morgan Park took the lead on two Josh Cunningham free throws, the Mustangs head coach, Nick Irvin, made adjustments by extending the zone and pressuring the opposition, causing Lincoln High School to make turnovers and miss shots; a...
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