| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 643 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating great skill and dedication, the |
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| 6 | 6 | | six-man football team from Greenville Christian School captured the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2008 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division 1 |
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| 8 | 8 | | state six-man football championship on December 6, 2008; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Greenville Eagles took the title in a thrilling |
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| 10 | 10 | | contest with the team from Heritage Christian Academy in Rockwall; |
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| 11 | 11 | | the two teams stood even at 48-48 going into the fourth quarter at |
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| 12 | 12 | | Moody ISD Stadium, but Greenville stayed tough on both sides of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | ball to leave the field victorious by a 72-48 margin, clinching its |
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| 14 | 14 | | second state title in as many years; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The championship triumph capped a spectacular year |
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| 16 | 16 | | for Greenville, in which the Eagles completed the first undefeated |
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| 17 | 17 | | season in school history, winning 12 games and dispatching several |
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| 18 | 18 | | opponents by seven touchdowns or more; several Eagles players |
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| 19 | 19 | | received all-state honors for their exceptional play, including |
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| 20 | 20 | | Brandon Fauley, Josh Rook, Tanner Barnes, Blake Caspari, Jake |
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| 21 | 21 | | Schumann, Jordan Henderson, and Andrew Wombaker; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Head coach Larry Uland and his assistants David |
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| 23 | 23 | | Wombaker, Todd Barnes, Rene Aja, Kelly Garrett, Jim Johnson, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Dan Uland provided inspiration and guidance to the Greenville |
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| 25 | 25 | | athletes throughout the season, encouraging them at every step to |
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| 26 | 26 | | apply and improve their skills; moreover, Larry Uland's excellent |
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| 27 | 27 | | record earned him the 2008 TAPPS Division 1 Coach of the Year honor; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 30 | 30 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 31 | 31 | | commitment to excellence, and the Greenville Eagles football team |
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| 32 | 32 | | will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for many years to |
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| 33 | 33 | | come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Greenville Christian School |
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| 36 | 36 | | Eagles on winning their second consecutive TAPPS Division 1 state |
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| 37 | 37 | | six-man football championship and extend to the players, coaches, |
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| 38 | 38 | | and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Flynn |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 643 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 47 | 47 | | 5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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