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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The football team of Bishop Dunne High School in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Dallas reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2018 Texas |
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| 7 | 8 | | Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I state |
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| 8 | 9 | | championship on December 7 in Waco; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After going undefeated in district play during the |
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| 10 | 11 | | regular season, the Falcons opened the playoffs with two dominant |
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| 11 | 12 | | victories, 45-7 over Trinity Christian Academy and 42-0 over |
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| 12 | 13 | | St. Pius X High School, to advance to the semifinals against Parish |
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| 13 | 14 | | Episcopal School; in that contest, quarterback Simeon Evans passed |
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| 14 | 15 | | for two touchdowns and ran for two more while the defense recorded |
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| 15 | 16 | | six sacks and held the Parish Episcopal running game in check en |
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| 16 | 17 | | route to a 31-20 triumph that punched the team's ticket to the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Division I title game; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, With the state crown on the line, Bishop Dunne |
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| 19 | 20 | | matched up against Bishop Lynch High School in a rematch of the 2016 |
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| 20 | 21 | | championship showdown; in a closely contested thriller, the Falcons |
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| 21 | 22 | | took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on a touchdown pass from |
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| 22 | 23 | | Mr. Evans to Andrew Armstrong, but Bishop Lynch rallied to carry a |
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| 23 | 24 | | 9-7 lead into the final minute of the game; with just 42 seconds to |
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| 24 | 25 | | play, Mr. Evans connected with Mr. Armstrong on another scoring |
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| 25 | 26 | | strike to recapture the advantage, and the Falcon defense held firm |
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| 26 | 27 | | on the final Bishop Lynch drive to secure the 13-9 victory and the |
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| 27 | 28 | | state championship; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the efforts of Mr. Evans and |
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| 29 | 30 | | Mr. Armstrong, Bishop Dunne received valuable contributions |
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| 30 | 31 | | throughout the season from each of the other members of |
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| 31 | 32 | | the roster: Logan Wilson, Kendall Paul, Ryan West, Nicholas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Nakwaasah, Jaden Hullaby, Jabari Khepera, Landon Hullaby, Brennon |
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| 33 | 34 | | Scott, Nicholas Johnson, Brian Williams, Elijah Yelverton, Joshua |
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| 34 | 35 | | Emmanuel, Kofi Thompson, Patrick Ugbede, Matthew Yelverton, Peyton |
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| 35 | 36 | | Culberson, Coby Cavil, John Emmanuel, JaDarrion Herrod, Fred |
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| 36 | 37 | | Henderson, Jeremiah Bodwin, Pearson Hendrix, Cory Cavil, Kendall |
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| 37 | 38 | | Newsom, Cameron Wilson, Greg Lane, Raymond Evans, Jason Aaruz, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Grant Barksdale, Adrian Munoz, Samuel Strong, Gabe Matous, Mykell |
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| 39 | 40 | | Sutton, Tim Peterson, James Clark, Thomas Gort, Josh Ramos, Chans |
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| 40 | 41 | | Jones, Gabriel Betancourt, Denim Brown, Kobe Singleton, Elijah |
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| 41 | 42 | | Moore, Donovan Stiles, Colby Culberson, Kobe Paul, Mekhi Collins, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Tucker Littleton, and Kevin Washington; and |
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| 43 | 44 | | WHEREAS, The steady guidance of head coach Michael Johnson |
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| 44 | 45 | | led the Falcons to an outstanding overall record of 11 wins and 3 |
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| 45 | 46 | | losses, and he was ably assisted by a skilled staff that included |
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| 46 | 47 | | coaches Walter Johnson, Myron Hawthorne, Delone Williams, Zach |
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| 47 | 48 | | Coleman, Bobby Watkins, Bryson Lewis, John Johnson, Robert Brodner, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Chris Walton, Chad Morris, and Rodney Hawkins, as well as head |
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| 49 | 50 | | athletic trainer Tye Burch-Bowers and video coordinators Stephen |
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| 50 | 51 | | James, David Johnson, and Ron Johnson; the team also received vital |
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| 51 | 52 | | support from athletic director Kenneth Davis and principal Mary |
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| 52 | 53 | | Beth Marchiony; and |
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| 53 | 54 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 54 | 55 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 55 | 56 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of the Bishop Dunne |
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| 56 | 57 | | Falcons football team will treasure the memory of this |
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| 57 | 58 | | accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 58 | 59 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 59 | 60 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Bishop Dunne High School |
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| 60 | 61 | | football team on winning the 2018 TAPPS Division I state |
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| 61 | 62 | | championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 62 | 63 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 63 | 64 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 64 | 65 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 65 | 66 | | House of Representatives. |
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