WHEREAS, During the 2012-3013 season, the Roberts Vaux High School Basketball Team (the Cougars), led by Head Coach Jamie Ross, had a phenomenal run, finishing the year with an overall record of 24-9, and 9-2 record in Public League play; and
WHEREAS, The Cougars were the 2012-2013 runner-ups in the Philadelphia Public League, reaching the championship game against eventual Class 3A State Champions Imhotep Institute Charter High School; and
WHEREAS, Guard Rysheed Jordan turned in one of the most spectacular performances in recent Public League Championship History by scoring 45 points, only second to the great Wilt Chamberlin,
and has been named the Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year by the Associated Press, the Public League's Player of the Year, and The Philadelphia Inquirer's Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2013, The Cougars won the PIAA Class A State Championship by defeating Johnsonburg High 83-63 to give The Cougars its first state championship in basketball since becoming a high school; and
WHEREAS, The Student Athletes and Coaching Staff exhibited great pride, hard work, and determination in leading the team to a remarkable season, while remaining positive in the face of adversity with the knowledge of the closure of their school at the end of school year; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby congratulate and honor the Roberts Vaux High School Basketball Team for their outstanding season, winning the 2012-2013 PIAA Class A State Championship.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to The Roberts Vaux High School Boys Basketball Team, further evidencing the sincere sentiments of this legislative body.
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