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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Grandview High School football team closed out |
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| 6 | 7 | | an unforgettable year in triumphant fashion by winning the 2018 |
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| 7 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League 3A Division 1 state championship |
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| 8 | 9 | | on December 20; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Following a stellar performance in the regular |
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| 10 | 11 | | season, the Zebras dispatched playoff opponents Rockdale, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Woodville, Franklin, and Winnie East Chambers High Schools to reach |
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| 12 | 13 | | the state semifinals; there, Grandview earned its first trip to the |
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| 13 | 14 | | state title game with a 28-14 win over Yoakum High School; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Competing in front of more than 18,000 fans at AT&T |
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| 15 | 16 | | Stadium in Arlington, Grandview faced the team from Malakoff High |
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| 16 | 17 | | School, which it had defeated earlier in the season; the Zebras held |
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| 17 | 18 | | a 21-14 halftime advantage and snapped a 21-21 deadlock in the third |
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| 18 | 19 | | quarter with a dramatic touchdown scoring drive that included |
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| 19 | 20 | | daunting 4th-and-2 and 3rd-and-12 conversions; Grandview then |
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| 20 | 21 | | cranked up the defensive pressure to protect its lead and added an |
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| 21 | 22 | | insurance touchdown with 23 seconds remaining; prevailing by the |
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| 22 | 23 | | final score of 35-21, the Zebras celebrated the first state crown in |
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| 23 | 24 | | the school's history and closed out the season with an impressive |
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| 24 | 25 | | record of 14 wins and only 2 losses; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Leading the Grandview attack was Dane Jentsch, who |
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| 26 | 27 | | collected both Offensive and Defensive Most Valuable Player honors |
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| 27 | 28 | | after accounting for 260 total yards, 4 touchdowns, and 9 tackles in |
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| 28 | 29 | | the state finale; moreover, Mr. Jentsch was both an Offensive and |
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| 29 | 30 | | Defensive Honorable Mention pick on the Associated Press Sports |
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| 30 | 31 | | Editors 3A All-State Team; Jake Bons made the APSE second team, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | Cole Cannon and Michael Lehnhardt garnered Honorable Mention |
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| 32 | 33 | | recognition; excelling through teamwork, the Zebras also received |
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| 33 | 34 | | valuable contributions from the other members of the roster over |
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| 34 | 35 | | the course of the 2018 campaign; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The Grandview athletes were ably guided by head |
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| 36 | 37 | | coach Brad Davis, who announced his retirement from a 34-year |
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| 37 | 38 | | career following the season; Coach Davis led the Zebras to a state |
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| 38 | 39 | | title and a remarkable record of 26-4 in his two seasons at the |
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| 39 | 40 | | program's helm; additional support was provided by assistant |
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| 40 | 41 | | coaches Paige Burelsmith, Ryan Ebner, Thomas Fulenwider, Chris |
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| 41 | 42 | | Hill, Todd Jarrell, John Jay, Clint Jentsch, Jesse Jones, and Joel |
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| 42 | 43 | | Moore; and |
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| 43 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Through countless hours of hard work and an |
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| 44 | 45 | | unwavering commitment to excellence, the Grandview Zebras proved |
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| 45 | 46 | | themselves one of the top teams in Texas high school football in |
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| 46 | 47 | | 2018, and they are a source of great pride to their school and |
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| 47 | 48 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 49 | 50 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Grandview High School football |
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| 50 | 51 | | team on winning the 2018 UIL 3A Division 1 state championship and |
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| 51 | 52 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 52 | 53 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 54 | 55 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 55 | 56 | | House of Representatives. |
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