HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2020-4677

HR 4677

ByRepresentatives Orcutt and DeBolt

WHEREAS, The Onalaska Loggers high school football team, under the leadership of Coach Mazen Saade, finished the 2019 season with a perfect 13-0 record; and

WHEREAS, The Loggers defeated the very tough Kalama Chinook team by a score of 48-30 on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood, WA; and

WHEREAS, No team had scored that many points in a title game since 1998; and

WHEREAS, The Loggers fought tooth and nail to bring home their first state championship in 33 years; and

WHEREAS, Onalaska played in what was, without question, the toughest division in the state, with three 2B League Mountain Division teams making the state semifinals; and

WHEREAS, In their five games against these Mountain Division opponents, the Loggers scored an average of 46.8 points a game and gave up an average of only 9.8; and

WHEREAS, The Loggers' impressive year was led by their five senior captains and All-State Players Hazen Inman, Cade Lawrence, Lucas Kreger, Alex Frazier, and Ashton Haight; and

WHEREAS, Fullback Ashton Haight ran for 2,714 yards on 345 carries and scored 35 touchdowns, logging an incredible 7.86 yards per carry; and

WHEREAS, Ashton's rushing total was the fifth-highest total over the course of a season in state history; and

WHEREAS, The Onalaska Loggers' toughness and resolve, both offensively and defensively, earned them the nickname "Grit-Ville USA";

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate Carter Whitehead, Juan Ibarra, Lane Olsen, Cade Lawrence, Malachi Ratkie, Omar Cardenas, James Mcmillion, Danny Dalsted, Kolby Mozingo, Logan Kreger, Joel Williams, Lucas Kreger, Alex Pannkuk, Gunnar Talley, Braydon Hadaller, Brayden Martin, Braedon Marshall, Marshal Haight, Ashton Haight, Zavon Baldwin, Hazen Inman, Dyllon Dublin, Spencer Hamilton, Justin Bushnell, Aidan Readman, Nick Spillman, Alex Frazier, Cody Myers, Ethan Allen, Joaquin Patraca, Nate Conkey, Andrew Brumley, Josue Roque, Ben Frazier, Baltazar Barrera, Ismael Baires, Hank Rider, Derik Gooch, Daniel Malott, Abel Johnson, and Kayden Allison on their outstanding and well-deserved State Championship victory; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate Head Coach Mazen Saade, as well as Assistant Coaches Wayne Nelson, Weylin Womack, and Kenny Ulery, for the excellent leadership they provide to Washington's student athletes; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to Onalaska High School's Coach Mazen Saade, Principal Jared Schnaffer, and to the players of the Onalaska Loggers football team, to convey the respect of this body for a job well done and to wish them success in all their future endeavors.