1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2197 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Katy High School Tigers football team won the |
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6 | 6 | | 2008 University Interscholastic League 5A Division II state |
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7 | 7 | | championship with a 17-3 victory over Wylie High School on December |
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8 | 8 | | 20 at Reliant Stadium in Houston; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This title game triumph gave Katy its second |
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10 | 10 | | consecutive state crown and the sixth in school history, with other |
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11 | 11 | | titles coming in 1959, 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2007; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Overcoming two early-season losses, the Tigers were |
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13 | 13 | | inspired by the steady leadership of head coach Gary Joseph, taking |
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14 | 14 | | to heart his emphasis on perseverance as they rebounded to finish |
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15 | 15 | | the season with a record of 13 wins and just 3 defeats; a key to |
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16 | 16 | | Katy's success in 2009 was a smothering defense that held opponents |
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17 | 17 | | without a touchdown in four separate contests; the Tigers also got a |
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18 | 18 | | boost from their dominating victory over a high school team from |
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19 | 19 | | Florida in a game broadcast live on ESPN in October, which was the |
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20 | 20 | | school's first-ever national television appearance; and |
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21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In the championship game, the defense set the tone |
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22 | 22 | | early as linebacker Sebi Carbajal, the game's defensive MVP, |
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23 | 23 | | recorded a sack to thwart Wylie's opening possession; Katy's ground |
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24 | 24 | | attack asserted itself late in the first half, as Michael Webber |
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25 | 25 | | scored the first of his two touchdowns to give the Tigers a halftime |
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26 | 26 | | lead of 10-0; the rushing game continued to roll in the second half |
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27 | 27 | | as running back Will Jeffery, the game's offensive MVP, picked up |
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28 | 28 | | more than 80 of his 148 total yards; the defense continued to do its |
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29 | 29 | | part as well, and when the final seconds ticked off the clock, the |
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30 | 30 | | Katy High School team had once again proven itself the finest 5A |
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31 | 31 | | Division II football squad in the Lone Star State; and |
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32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, The members of the 2008 Katy High School |
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33 | 33 | | championship football team are fine upstanding young men; proudly |
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34 | 34 | | representing the Katy area and the Katy Independent School District |
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35 | 35 | | are freshman player Brooks Haack, sophomore players Colt Atwood, |
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36 | 36 | | Kevin Blanchard, Tyler Buzan, Joey Chapman, Grant Clifton, Conner |
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37 | 37 | | Cox, Jake Dill, Josh Dill, Cameron Hancock, Mike Hinks, Vernon |
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38 | 38 | | Jeffries, Greg Morris, Nick Narcisse, Eric Needham, Channing Pate, |
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39 | 39 | | Brandon Price, John Sampa, Christian Sandoval, Taylor Stringer, |
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40 | 40 | | Kevin Turcios, and Tanner Ursell, junior players Tyler Adams, Manny |
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41 | 41 | | Alexander, Terrance Barley, Michael Bray, Duece Brown, Tyler |
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42 | 42 | | Chapman, Robert Felegi, Jonathon Fisher, Quentin Garrison, Alfredo |
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43 | 43 | | Gonzalez, Trevor Hansen, Sam Holl, Devvi Hurtado, Will Jeffery, |
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44 | 44 | | Andrew Johnson, Matt Jones, Ryan Jones, Ron Jov, Travis Krauss, |
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45 | 45 | | Shep Klinke, Corey Matnev, James Marks, Blake Meuth, Tyler Moore, |
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46 | 46 | | Ricardo Morris, Ed Okruhlik, Garret Oliver, Antony Quintanilla, |
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47 | 47 | | Ryan Rose, Kendall Sizemore, Hunter Smith, Colten Sommers, Robert |
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48 | 48 | | Stagg, Michael Stojkovic, Zach Swanson, Nick Taylor, Dusty |
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49 | 49 | | Vandenberg, Carlo Villarreal, Colton Vix, Patrick Wert, Bob |
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50 | 50 | | Wiesner, and Dustin Wilson, and graduating seniors Van Atwood, Raul |
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51 | 51 | | Balbuena, Jonathan Barnette, Blake Bell, Corbin Blair, Jonathan |
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52 | 52 | | Bomar, Jessell Boseman, Taylor Brandt, Bryce Callender, Sebi |
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53 | 53 | | Carbajal, Adam Castro, Caleb Chandler, Bryce Collins, Zach |
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54 | 54 | | DeGhelder, Alex Donahue, Tyler Felegi, Daniel Garcia, Jonathan Gil, |
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55 | 55 | | Garrett Glover, Zac Griffin, Matt Guajardo, James Gumbert, Clint |
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56 | 56 | | Hamilton, Kyle Hirschfelder, Dylan Jamnik, Kyle Jamnik, George |
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57 | 57 | | Jimenez, Joey Killion, Sean Lopez, Nick Marlow, Brandon McGuire, |
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58 | 58 | | Jason Mecum, Matt Mecum, Cody Oswald, Jay Patel, Aaron Poteet, |
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59 | 59 | | Parker Ray, John Reeves, Dawoud Rivas, Chris Roberson, Callen |
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60 | 60 | | Roundtree, Ryan Sadler, Dillon Steadman, Austin Sumrall, Elvin |
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61 | 61 | | Tapong, Cameron Travis, Jake Vaden, John Waldo, Michael Webber, |
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62 | 62 | | Matt Wiens, Ben Wiesner, and Andre Wright; and |
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63 | 63 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the culmination of |
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64 | 64 | | countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to |
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65 | 65 | | excellence, and these dedicated student-athletes may take |
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66 | 66 | | justifiable pride in their outstanding accomplishment; now, |
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67 | 67 | | therefore, be it |
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68 | 68 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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69 | 69 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Katy High School football team |
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70 | 70 | | on winning the UIL 5A Division II state championship and extend |
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71 | 71 | | sincere best wishes to the players, coaches, and staff for |
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72 | 72 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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73 | 73 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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74 | 74 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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75 | 75 | | House of Representatives. |
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76 | 76 | | Callegari |
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77 | 77 | | ______________________________ |
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78 | 78 | | Speaker of the House |
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79 | 79 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2197 was adopted by the House on May |
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80 | 80 | | 25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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81 | 81 | | ______________________________ |
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82 | 82 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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