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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The soccer team from Central Catholic High School in |
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| 6 | 7 | | San Antonio once again reached the pinnacle of success by winning |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools boys' |
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| 8 | 9 | | Division I state championship with a victory in the title game on |
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| 9 | 10 | | March 8, 2017, in Waco; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, During their thrilling postseason run, the Buttons |
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| 11 | 12 | | dispatched formidable teams from Dallas Parish Episcopal School, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Plano John Paul II High School, and Plano Prestonwood Christian |
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| 13 | 14 | | Academy to advance to the finals against St. Pius X High School of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Houston; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Taking the field with the state title on the line, |
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| 16 | 17 | | the Buttons set the tone early, as Frankie Armijo, Diego Gonzalez, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Kyle Murray, Franco Querido, and Greg Petri each scored goals to |
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| 18 | 19 | | give the team a 5-0 advantage at the intermission; Rob Smith punched |
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| 19 | 20 | | in another goal in the second half to extend the lead, and the team |
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| 20 | 21 | | clinched the trophy by a final score of 6-1; the victory marked |
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| 21 | 22 | | Central Catholic's fifth state crown in the past 11 years and capped |
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| 22 | 23 | | a season in which the squad compiled an impressive overall record of |
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| 23 | 24 | | 16 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie; moreover, Mr. Murray, Mr. Smith, Jose |
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| 24 | 25 | | Gallegos, and Nicolas Legarreta were named to the TAPPS All-State |
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| 25 | 26 | | First Team, while Mr. Armijo and Drew Henry made Second Team and |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mr. Gonzalez received an honorable mention; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The Buttons also received valuable contributions |
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| 28 | 29 | | throughout the season from the other members of the roster: |
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| 29 | 30 | | Alejandro Chavarría, Chris Rios, Sean McLoughlin, Jacob Bañuelos, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Zach Rodriguez, Angel Bacho, Rob Anderson, Juan Jaén, Elijah |
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| 31 | 32 | | Hernandez, John Garcia, Josh Castro, Efrain Leuck, and Luis Jaén; |
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| 32 | 33 | | these determined athletes benefited from the skilled guidance of |
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| 33 | 34 | | head coach Edward Cartee and his staff; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 35 | 36 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 36 | 37 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of the Central Catholic |
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| 37 | 38 | | High School soccer team will treasure the memory of this |
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| 38 | 39 | | accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Central Catholic High School |
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| 41 | 42 | | soccer team on winning the 2016-2017 TAPPS Division I state |
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| 42 | 43 | | championship and extend to everyone associated with the team |
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| 43 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for the Buttons as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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