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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The McLean High School football team reached the |
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| 6 | 7 | | pinnacle of success by capturing the 2018 University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League 1A Six-Man Division 1 state championship on |
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| 8 | 9 | | December 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, During the regular season, the Tigers posted six |
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| 10 | 11 | | shutouts and claimed the District 1 title; McLean continued its |
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| 11 | 12 | | dominance in the playoffs, besting Petersburg, Aspermont, White |
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| 12 | 13 | | Deer, and Garden City High Schools to advance to the state finale; |
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| 13 | 14 | | and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, McLean matched up against Milford High School in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | championship game, and the two teams were locked in a tight battle |
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| 16 | 17 | | for much of the contest; the Tigers erupted for 44 points in the |
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| 17 | 18 | | last stanza, however, tacking on a final 57-yard touchdown run with |
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| 18 | 19 | | less than a minute to play; that score brought the final tally to |
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| 19 | 20 | | 100-70, which gave McLean the distinction of being the only team to |
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| 20 | 21 | | date to rack up a triple-digit total in a six-man state title |
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| 21 | 22 | | contest; when the last seconds ticked off the clock, the Tigers |
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| 22 | 23 | | collected the first state crown in school history and celebrated an |
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| 23 | 24 | | unblemished season record of 15 wins and no losses; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Leading the McLean attack was Ben Crockett, who was |
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| 25 | 26 | | named Offensive Most Valuable Player after setting a championship |
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| 26 | 27 | | game record by running for nine touchdowns and throwing for three |
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| 27 | 28 | | more; on the other side of the ball, Defensive MVP Chism Henderson |
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| 28 | 29 | | contributed eight tackles and two sacks; ably guided by head coach |
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| 29 | 30 | | Clinton Linman and his assistants, the Tigers received valuable |
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| 30 | 31 | | contributions from each member of the roster over the course of the |
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| 31 | 32 | | 2018 campaign; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 33 | 34 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 34 | 35 | | commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes will |
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| 35 | 36 | | treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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| 36 | 37 | | lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the McLean High School football |
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| 39 | 40 | | team on winning the 2018 UIL 1A Six-Man Division 1 state |
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| 40 | 41 | | championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 41 | 42 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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