| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 64 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Allen High School Eagles football team won the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2008 University Interscholastic League 5A Division 1 state |
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| 7 | 7 | | championship with a 21-14 victory over previously unbeaten Fort |
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| 8 | 8 | | Bend Hightower at Reliant Stadium in Houston on December 20, 2008; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, This memorable triumph brought Allen High its first |
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| 11 | 11 | | state football title in the school's history, and it capped a |
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| 12 | 12 | | playoff run in which the squad bested two other undefeated teams, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Odessa Permian and Euless Trinity; finishing the season with 15 |
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| 14 | 14 | | wins and only 1 defeat, the Eagles thrived under the inspired |
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| 15 | 15 | | leadership of head coach Tom Westerberg; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Quarterback Tucker Carter threw three touchdown |
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| 17 | 17 | | passes for the Eagles in the hard-fought championship game, and his |
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| 18 | 18 | | performance earned him the offensive MVP honor; Allen's stout |
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| 19 | 19 | | defense also contributed several key plays to the victory, |
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| 20 | 20 | | including a second-quarter goal-line stand that stopped Hightower |
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| 21 | 21 | | at the Eagles' one-yard line and a fourth-quarter interception by |
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| 22 | 22 | | linebacker Mitch Hartshorne; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the culmination of |
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| 24 | 24 | | countless hours of hard work and dedication, and these talented |
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| 25 | 25 | | student-athletes may take justifiable pride in their exceptional |
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| 26 | 26 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Allen High School Eagles on |
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| 29 | 29 | | winning the 2008 UIL 5A Division 1 state football championship and |
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| 30 | 30 | | extend sincere best wishes to the players, coaches, and staff for |
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| 31 | 31 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 33 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Paxton |
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| 36 | 36 | | Laubenberg |
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| 37 | 37 | | McCall |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.R. No. 64 was adopted by the House on January |
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| 41 | 41 | | 22, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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