| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 84 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats football |
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| 6 | 6 | | team captured the 2008 University Interscholastic League 4A |
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| 7 | 7 | | Division 2 state championship on December 20, 2008; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In a record-breaking performance, the Wildcats |
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| 9 | 9 | | defeated the Broncos of Dayton High School by a 20-point margin, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 69-49, and became the highest scoring 11-man team in the history of |
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| 11 | 11 | | Texas state title games; the Wildcats tallied 10 touchdowns and |
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| 12 | 12 | | racked up an unprecedented 859 yards of total offense during the |
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| 13 | 13 | | game; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Throughout this extraordinary season, head coach |
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| 15 | 15 | | Greg Owens provided exceptional guidance and inspiration to the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sulphur Springs team, which was the first football squad from the |
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| 17 | 17 | | school to play for the state championship; moreover, Wildcat |
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| 18 | 18 | | athletes Tyrik Rollison, Jace Jackson, and Ryan Young set numerous |
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| 19 | 19 | | team records in the course of the 2008 campaign, raising the bar for |
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| 20 | 20 | | future Sulphur Springs players; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 22 | 22 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and dedication, and the |
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| 23 | 23 | | student-athletes of the Sulphur Springs High School football team |
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| 24 | 24 | | will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for many years to |
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| 25 | 25 | | come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | hereby congratulate the Sulphur Springs Wildcats on winning the |
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| 28 | 28 | | 2008 UIL 4A Division 2 state football championship and extend to the |
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| 29 | 29 | | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 30 | 30 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Homer |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 38 | 38 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 42 | 42 | | March 25, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Date |
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| 47 | 47 | | __________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Governor |
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