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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Continuing a notable tradition of success on the |
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| 6 | 7 | | gridiron, the Crowell High School football team captured the 2014 |
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| 7 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League Six-Man 1A Division 1 state |
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| 8 | 9 | | championship on December 13, 2014, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington; |
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| 9 | 10 | | and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Wildcats claimed their second consecutive state |
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| 11 | 12 | | championship with a dominating 62-16 triumph over May High School, |
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| 12 | 13 | | in a rematch of the 2013 title game; Crowell's explosive offense |
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| 13 | 14 | | proved too much for its opponent to handle, as the team tallied 56 |
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| 14 | 15 | | first-half points and closed the game out with a third-quarter |
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| 15 | 16 | | score that invoked the 45-point "mercy rule"; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Pacing the Wildcats offense was quarterback |
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| 17 | 18 | | Mitchell Parsley, who racked up 224 total yards and accounted for |
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| 18 | 19 | | seven touchdowns on his way to earning the Offensive Most Valuable |
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| 19 | 20 | | Player award; the Crowell defense was led by linebacker Steven |
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| 20 | 21 | | Perez, who was named the game's defensive MVP for his exceptional |
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| 21 | 22 | | efforts; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Following in the tradition of previous Crowell |
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| 23 | 24 | | teams, the Wildcats excelled as a result of the determination |
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| 24 | 25 | | demonstrated by each member of the roster: in addition to |
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| 25 | 26 | | Mr. Parsley and Mr. Perez, the team includes Nathan Moya, Taylor |
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| 26 | 27 | | Burkett, Evan De Los Santos, Joey Taylor, Tyler Durham, Kevin |
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| 27 | 28 | | Strickland, Bucky Robinson, Nathan Richardson, Will Hogan, Rylie |
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| 28 | 29 | | Kajs, Javier Aguilera, Danny De La Pena, Tristen Hayes, Nick |
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| 29 | 30 | | Gonzales, Jared Brown, Scotty Barberee, and Trevor Johnson; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The 2014 Crowell squad thrived under the leadership |
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| 31 | 32 | | of head coach Nathan Hayes, as they compiled the school's first |
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| 32 | 33 | | undefeated record, with 14 wins and no losses; moreover, the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Wildcats received additional guidance from defensive coordinator |
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| 34 | 35 | | Reece Walker and assistant coaches Anthony Barrera and Scott |
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| 35 | 36 | | Bearden; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Winning consecutive state championships is a rare |
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| 37 | 38 | | feat that requires countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 38 | 39 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of the Crowell High |
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| 39 | 40 | | School football team may take justifiable pride in their remarkable |
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| 40 | 41 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Crowell High School football |
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| 43 | 44 | | team on winning the 2014 UIL Six-Man 1A Division 1 state |
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| 44 | 45 | | championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 45 | 46 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | House of Representatives. |
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