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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 from La Vega High School in Waco |
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| 6 | 7 | | reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2018 University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League 4A Division 1 state championship; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After closing out the regular season with seven |
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| 9 | 10 | | straight victories, the Pirates maintained their momentum in the |
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| 10 | 11 | | playoffs, defeating Lake Worth, Melissa, Paris, Argyle, and Decatur |
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| 11 | 12 | | High Schools to advance to the December 21 state title contest; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Competing in front of a crowd of more than 19,000 at |
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| 13 | 14 | | AT&T Stadium in Arlington, La Vega faced off against Liberty Hill |
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| 14 | 15 | | High School with the state championship on the line; after battling |
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| 15 | 16 | | to a 7-7 tie following two quarters of evenly matched play, the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Pirates opened the throttle in the second half, returning a kickoff |
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| 17 | 18 | | for a touchdown and finding the end zone on two aerial strikes; the |
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| 18 | 19 | | La Vega defense halted a Liberty Hill comeback bid in the fourth |
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| 19 | 20 | | quarter, and the Pirates emerged triumphant by a final score of |
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| 20 | 21 | | 35-21 to claim their school's second state title in the past four |
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| 21 | 22 | | years; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Offensive Most Valuable Player Malachi Wright |
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| 23 | 24 | | turned in an electrifying performance for La Vega, tallying 163 |
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| 24 | 25 | | receiving yards and two scores, including a 90-yard reception from |
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| 25 | 26 | | Ara Rauls that was the longest touchdown pass in 4A title game |
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| 26 | 27 | | history; Donta Stuart's 94-yard kickoff return broke another state |
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| 27 | 28 | | record, and Defensive MVP Jared Rogers collected 15 tackles, |
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| 28 | 29 | | including 12 solo stops; ably guided by head coach Don Hyde and his |
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| 29 | 30 | | assistants, the Pirates received valuable contributions from each |
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| 30 | 31 | | member of the roster over the course of the 2018 campaign; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 32 | 33 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 33 | 34 | | commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes will |
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| 34 | 35 | | treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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| 35 | 36 | | lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the La Vega High School football |
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| 38 | 39 | | team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 40 | 41 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for the La Vega High School football team as an expression |
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| 43 | 44 | | of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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