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State Champion Harrisville Boys Basketball Team Honored in Albany

April 08, 2019   05:30 p.m.
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    Press Release:

    Sen. Griffo and Assemblyman Blankenbush honor Harrisville High School
    Boys Varsity Basketball Team in Albany
























    Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-I-C-Rome, right, and Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush, R-
    C-I-Black River, left, were proud to host the Harrisville High School Boys Varsity
    Basketball team and coaches in Albany today. The two legislators honored and
    recognized the team, which won 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D
    Championship in March.


    ALBANY – Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-I-C-Rome, and Assemblyman Ken
    Blankenbush, R-C-I-Black River, proudly hosted the Harrisville High School Boys
    Varsity Basketball team and coaches in Albany today and recognized the team
    for winning the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D Championship in March.
    The Pirates captured the state title after defeating Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
    Johnsville High School by a score of 67-54. They ended their impressive season
    with a 21-6 overall record.

    The New York State Legislature recently adopted a legislative resolution
    honoring the Harrisville Boys Basketball team. A Senate Resolution sponsored
    by Sen. Griffo was adopted on March 26, 2019, while Assemblyman
    Blankenbush sponsored an identical resolution in the Assembly. The Assembly
    resolution was adopted on March 25, 2019.

    The full text of the resolution is below:

    CONGRATULATING the Harrisville High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team
    upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D
    Championship on March 17, 2019
     
    WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly sought after in high
    school sports; this Legislative Body commends rare athletic achievements and
    pays special recognition to  those who pursue such excellence and become
    examples for the youth of this great Empire State; and
     
    WHEREAS, Athletic competition helps to enhance both the moral and physical
    development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by instilling in
    them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy living, and
    developing a sense of fair play and competition; and
     
    WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the Harrisville
    High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the
    2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class D Championship; and
     
    WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the Pirates
    defeated Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville High School in a decisive 67-54
    victory to capture their first  Championship on Sunday, March 17,  2019, at the
    Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York; and
     
    WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of maroon and white, family,
    friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically supported the
    Pirates throughout their journey  as they ended their season with an impressive
    21-6 overall record; and
     
    WHEREAS, In a sport such as basketball, which demands athletic prowess,
    speed and agility,  Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand and
    Ed Jenack have worked hard to hone  the skills of this championship team,
    teaching these outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable both on
    and off the court; and
     
    WHEREAS, Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand and Ed
    Jenack and all of the  outstanding athletes on the Harrisville High School Boys
    Varsity Basketball Team have clearly  utilized dedication, determination and
    teamwork in providing a lasting 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 members of the Harrisville High School Boys Varsity
    Basketball Team: Nathan Schmitt, Mathias Duut, Bill Monira, Nolan Parow,
    Nikola Granolic, Jadon Sullivan, Dalton Church, Adam Szlamczyski, Nathaniel
    Woodward, Matthew Allen, Peyton Schmitt, Scott Roberts, Foster Neeley and
    Christian Butler; Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand and Ed
    Jenack upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class
    D Championship on March 17, 2019; and be it further
     
    RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted
    to the members of the Harrisville High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team;
    Coaches Brian Coloney, Tom Coloney, Rick Chartrand and Ed Jenack; and
    Managers Maddox Sullivan and Jackson Jenack.

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