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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Silsbee High School boys' basketball team |
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| 6 | 7 | | reached the ultimate level of achievement by winning the University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League 4A state championship on March 11, 2017, at |
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| 8 | 9 | | the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After collecting the district title with their |
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| 10 | 11 | | outstanding play in the regular season, the Tigers advanced through |
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| 11 | 12 | | the playoffs with victories against Huntington, Sour Lake |
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| 12 | 13 | | Hardin-Jefferson, Houston North Forest, Waco La Vega, Houston |
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| 13 | 14 | | Yates, and Argyle High Schools to set up a championship battle |
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| 14 | 15 | | against Brazosport High School of Freeport; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In the title contest, the Tigers trailed 39-36 at |
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| 16 | 17 | | halftime but went on a 33-point offensive frenzy in the third |
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| 17 | 18 | | quarter to take a 69-58 lead; they then held off Brazosport in the |
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| 18 | 19 | | final frame to capture the trophy by a final score of 89-83; the |
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| 19 | 20 | | triumph earned Silsbee High its first boys' basketball state crown |
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| 20 | 21 | | in school history and capped an unforgettable season in which the |
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| 21 | 22 | | squad compiled an impressive record of 33 wins and only 6 losses; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Tigers were led by sophomore guard Jordyn Adams, |
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| 24 | 25 | | who was named the championship game's Most Valuable Player after |
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| 25 | 26 | | tallying 26 points and 9 rebounds; he was joined on the |
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| 26 | 27 | | All-Tournament Team by fellow Silsbee standouts Braelon Bush, a |
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| 27 | 28 | | freshman guard, and Willie Jones, a senior forward; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The Silsbee High team also received valuable |
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| 29 | 30 | | contributions throughout the season from the other members of the |
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| 30 | 31 | | roster: Bruce Newton, Calvin Tyler, Michael McCain, Trajan Harris, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Adonis Thomas, Jadon Bass, Landyn Tyler, Chris Martin, Chris |
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| 32 | 33 | | Thomas, Decoby Jones, and Kalon Barnes; these determined athletes |
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| 33 | 34 | | were ably guided by head coach Joe Sigler and assistant coaches Ira |
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| 34 | 35 | | Brooks and James Collins; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 36 | 37 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an enduring |
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| 37 | 38 | | commitment to excellence, and the Silsbee Tigers may take |
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| 38 | 39 | | justifiable pride in this noteworthy accomplishment; now, |
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| 39 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Silsbee High School boys' |
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| 42 | 43 | | basketball team on winning the 2017 UIL 4A state championship and |
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| 43 | 44 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 44 | 45 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for the Tigers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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