| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1223 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Mansfield Timberview High School boys' |
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| 6 | 6 | | basketball team had an outstanding 2008-2009 season, advancing to |
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| 7 | 7 | | the University Interscholastic League 4A state semifinals for the |
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| 8 | 8 | | first time in school history; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Finishing the campaign with a stellar record of 27 |
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| 10 | 10 | | wins and 11 losses, the Wolves proved themselves clutch performers |
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| 11 | 11 | | who claimed a number of victories with thrilling last-second shots; |
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| 12 | 12 | | in playoff competition, the team triumphed over Fort Worth Trimble |
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| 13 | 13 | | Tech, Azle, Mansfield Legacy, El Paso Andress, and Amarillo Palo |
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| 14 | 14 | | Duro High Schools before finally falling at the hands of eventual |
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| 15 | 15 | | state champion Houston Yates; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The success enjoyed by the Wolves this year was the |
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| 17 | 17 | | result of an exceptional team effort, with valuable contributions |
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| 18 | 18 | | being made by each member of the roster: Jerren Domino, Brandon Pye, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Carl Ellis, Josh Williams, Roosevelt Powell, Mykal Wiley, J. J. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Williams, LaDavid Taylor, Jelon Hornbeak, Amos Mundendi, Cedric |
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| 21 | 21 | | Ivory, Dahir Haji, Omer Neak, Dexter Elliott, Jason Ross, and Josh |
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| 22 | 22 | | Dada; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach Eric McDade, the Wolves |
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| 24 | 24 | | also received vital support from assistant coaches Duane Gregory, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Robert Johnson, Alfred Jones, Matthew Workman, and Desmond Barnes; |
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| 26 | 26 | | and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The hard work and commitment to excellence |
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| 28 | 28 | | demonstrated by these talented student-athletes have earned them |
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| 29 | 29 | | the respect and admiration of their classmates and their many |
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| 30 | 30 | | community supporters, and they may indeed take justifiable pride in |
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| 31 | 31 | | all that they have achieved; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Mansfield Timberview High |
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| 34 | 34 | | School boys' basketball team on reaching the UIL 4A state |
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| 35 | 35 | | semifinals and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 36 | 36 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Turner of Tarrant |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1223 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 44 | 44 | | 6, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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