81R4209 JKB-D
By: Laubenberg H.R. No. 208
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Celina High School Bobcats captured the
University Interscholastic League 3A Division 2 state football
championship on December 22, 2007, with a victory over China Spring
High School in the title game; and
WHEREAS, A battle-tested gridiron powerhouse, the Celina
Bobcats won all 16 games they played in 2007; seven of their
victories came by 40 points or more, including a 62-13 defeat of
Prosper and 62-0 triumph over Van Alstyne; the 21-14 clincher
against China Spring in the state finals was the only time all
season that the Bobcats won by less than 13 points; and
WHEREAS, The 2007 championship game marked the seventh time
in 10 years that Celina has played for the crown; moreover, the
Bobcats' victory brought their school its eighth state football
title, which set a new record for the most total championships;
Celina's record of excellence stretches back to the mid-1970s, and
the community has come to symbolize the Lone Star State's passion
for high school football, a status documented in the 2004 film
Power, Passion, & Glory: The Real Story of Texas Football Madness;
and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of head coach Butch Ford, Jr.,
the outstanding student athletes on the 2007 Celina roster have
furthered their team's reputation as one of the best in the history
of Texas high school football, and they may take justifiable pride
in their exceptional achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Celina High School Bobcats
football team on winning the UIL 3A Division 2 state championship
for 2007 and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.