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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Canadian High School boys' basketball team |
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| 6 | 7 | | reached the pinnacle of success by winning the University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League 2A state championship on March 14, 2015, at |
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| 8 | 9 | | the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Wildcats finished with a record of 21 wins and |
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| 10 | 11 | | just 1 defeat, and their impressive run through the postseason |
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| 11 | 12 | | included victories over Claude, Panhandle, Smyer, and Farwell High |
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| 12 | 13 | | Schools to clinch Canadian's first trip to the UIL state tournament |
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| 13 | 14 | | since 1945; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In the 2A semifinals, the Wildcats jumped out to a |
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| 15 | 16 | | double-digit halftime lead over the squad from Martin's Mill High |
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| 16 | 17 | | School and went on to record a 68-62 win; that set the stage for the |
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| 17 | 18 | | title game, where Canadian matched up against the top-ranked team |
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| 18 | 19 | | from Big Sandy High School in a hard-fought contest that featured 4 |
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| 19 | 20 | | ties and 10 lead changes; trailing by two points entering the fourth |
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| 20 | 21 | | quarter, the Wildcats took the lead for good on a three-pointer by |
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| 21 | 22 | | senior guard Braiden Galla with just under five minutes to play and |
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| 22 | 23 | | closed out a 68-60 triumph with clutch free-throw shooting down the |
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| 23 | 24 | | stretch; the victory was all the more special because it earned |
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| 24 | 25 | | Canadian High School its first state championship in the sport; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Galla was named the title game Most Valuable |
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| 26 | 27 | | Player after scoring 17 points and hauling in 3 rebounds, while |
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| 27 | 28 | | teammates Sawyer Cook and Cameron Copley joined him on the |
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| 28 | 29 | | All-Tournament Team; excelling with a true team effort, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Wildcats also received essential contributions throughout the |
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| 30 | 31 | | season from the other members of the roster: Caleb Davis, Tanner |
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| 31 | 32 | | Schafer, Ethan Lusk, Cooper Trolinger, Matthew Lynch, Branden |
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| 32 | 33 | | Carson, Trae Dwyer, Cory Chidester, Corbin Douthitt, Cody Gill, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Cody Wolfe, Tyler Richardson, Alexander Cervantes, Manny Ramsey, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and Bryce Chidester; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, These dedicated competitors were ably guided by head |
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| 36 | 37 | | coach Andy Copley and assistant coaches Jeff Isom, Hayden Merket, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and Tim Fletcher; additional support was provided by managers Ben |
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| 38 | 39 | | Bryant, Reagan Cochran, and Josh Culwell, trainer Brian Mullins, |
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| 39 | 40 | | statistician Jamie Copley, and videographer Gage Greenhouse; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the goal of every |
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| 41 | 42 | | high school athlete; the hard work and skill demonstrated by the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Canadian High School players have enabled them to realize that |
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| 43 | 44 | | dream, and they will treasure the memory of this outstanding |
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| 44 | 45 | | accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Canadian High School boys' |
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| 47 | 48 | | basketball team on winning the 2015 UIL 2A state championship and |
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| 48 | 49 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 49 | 50 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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