| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 638 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Duncanville High School girls' basketball |
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| 3 | 3 | | team again reached the pinnacle of success by winning the |
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| 4 | 4 | | University Interscholastic League 6A state championship on |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 4, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, During their thrilling postseason run, the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Pantherettes dispatched teams from Shoemaker, Plano West Senior, |
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| 8 | 8 | | DeSoto, Keller, South Grand Prairie, and Converse Judson High |
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| 9 | 9 | | Schools to set up a championship battle against Cypress Ranch |
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| 10 | 10 | | High; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, In the title contest, the Pantherettes came |
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| 12 | 12 | | roaring back from a first-quarter deficit to enter halftime with |
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| 13 | 13 | | a 33-31 edge; never trailing again, Duncanville went on to clinch |
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| 14 | 14 | | the trophy by a final score of 76-65; the triumph marked the |
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| 15 | 15 | | team's second consecutive state crown and the 10th girls' |
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| 16 | 16 | | basketball title in school history and capped an unforgettable |
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| 17 | 17 | | season in which the squad compiled an impressive record of 39 |
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| 18 | 18 | | wins and just two losses; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Pacing the group was junior guard-forward |
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| 20 | 20 | | Zarielle Green, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player |
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| 21 | 21 | | after tallying 25 points and seven rebounds; Zarielle was joined |
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| 22 | 22 | | on the All-Tournament team by fellow Duncanville standouts Starr |
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| 23 | 23 | | Jacobs, a junior forward-center, and Aniya Thomas, a junior |
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| 24 | 24 | | guard; throughout the season, the Pantherettes also received |
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| 25 | 25 | | valuable contributions from the other members of the roster: |
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| 26 | 26 | | Nina Alvarez, Angel Flowers, Aakilah Caldwell, Tae Davis, |
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| 27 | 27 | | LaMoyah Lott, Tiara Franklin, Hannah Gusters, Krislyn Marsh, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | Lauryn Bowie; they were ably guided by head coach Cathy |
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| 29 | 29 | | Self-Morgan, who notched her 1,100th career victory with the |
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| 30 | 30 | | title win, and assistant coaches Destiny Castillo, Stephanie |
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| 31 | 31 | | Cooper, Teranie Thomas, and Thomas Webber; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In winning back-to-back state titles, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Duncanville Pantherettes have earned a place among the elite |
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| 34 | 34 | | teams in Texas high school basketball, and this outstanding |
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| 35 | 35 | | accomplishment will be a source of community pride for many years |
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| 36 | 36 | | to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate the Duncanville High School |
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| 39 | 39 | | girls' basketball team on winning the 2017 University |
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| 40 | 40 | | Interscholastic League 6A state championship and extend to the |
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| 41 | 41 | | team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 42 | 42 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 44 | 44 | | the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 45 | 45 | | West |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | President of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 49 | 49 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 50 | 50 | | the Senate on April 19, 2017. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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