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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The boys' soccer team from Rivera High School in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Brownsville proved itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2015 University Interscholastic League 6A state championship on |
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| 8 | 9 | | April 18 at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The championship victory closed out an |
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| 10 | 11 | | unforgettable year in which Rivera recorded a perfect record of 28 |
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| 11 | 12 | | wins and zero defeats; after claiming the District 32-6A regular |
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| 12 | 13 | | season title, the Raiders carried their momentum into the |
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| 13 | 14 | | postseason with a dominant 5-0 shutout of Edinburg High School in |
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| 14 | 15 | | the opening round of the playoffs; subsequent victories over Del |
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| 15 | 16 | | Rio, Juarez-Lincoln, Reagan, and Brandeis High Schools secured the |
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| 16 | 17 | | team's spot in the state tournament for the third time in school |
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| 17 | 18 | | history; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In the semifinals, Rivera overwhelmed North |
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| 19 | 20 | | Mesquite High School by a score of 5-1 to advance to the |
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| 20 | 21 | | championship contest; matching up against Cinco Ranch High School |
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| 21 | 22 | | from Katy with the state crown on the line, the Raiders took control |
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| 22 | 23 | | in the first half with goals from Isidro Martinez and David |
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| 23 | 24 | | Alexander that were scored just two minutes apart; the team's stout |
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| 24 | 25 | | defense did the rest, shutting out the opposing team to earn Rivera |
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| 25 | 26 | | a 2-0 triumph and the 6A title; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Martinez was named Most Valuable Player of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | championship game, and he was joined on the All-Tournament Team by |
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| 28 | 29 | | Israel Acero, Eliezer Acero, Eliseo Ortiz, and Alexis Herrera; the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Raiders also received essential contributions throughout the |
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| 30 | 31 | | season from the other members of the roster: Jesus Zaragoza, Jorge |
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| 31 | 32 | | Cordova, Jesus Torres, Jose Villanueva, Alfredo Villareal, Abdon |
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| 32 | 33 | | Cruz, Hernan Cruz, Erik Alonso, Ray Alvarez, Lee Roy Martinez, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Carlos Alvarez, Eduardo Salinas, Julian Espinoza, Edward Rojas, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Roberto Melendez, Roberto Castro, Jose Muniz, Marcos Hernandez, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | Ivan Cruz; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, These talented student-athletes were inspired to |
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| 37 | 38 | | play at the top of their game by head coach Salvador Garcia and |
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| 38 | 39 | | assistant coaches Andres Macias, Jose Dominguez, and Jimmy |
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| 39 | 40 | | Montalvo; additional support was provided by managers Sergio Soto |
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| 40 | 41 | | and Francisco Cardenas; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, In reaching their season-long goal of a state |
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| 42 | 43 | | championship without losing a single game, the members of the |
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| 43 | 44 | | Rivera High School soccer team have demonstrated exemplary teamwork |
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| 44 | 45 | | and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and the players and |
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| 45 | 46 | | their many supporters in the local community will forever cherish |
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| 46 | 47 | | the memory of this remarkable accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Rivera High School boys' soccer |
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| 49 | 50 | | team on winning the 2015 UIL 6A state championship and extend to the |
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| 50 | 51 | | team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 51 | 52 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 54 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 54 | 55 | | House of Representatives. |
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