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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 Trinity Christian Academy in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Willow Park reached the pinnacle of success by winning the Texas |
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| 7 | 8 | | Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division III state |
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| 8 | 9 | | championship on December 7, 2018, at Panther Stadium in Hewitt; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, In only its third year of competition as an 11-man |
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| 10 | 11 | | team, the TCA squad enjoyed a historic season as it went unbeaten in |
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| 11 | 12 | | district play and then claimed playoff victories over Covenant |
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| 12 | 13 | | Christian Academy, Pantego Christian Academy, and Coram Deo |
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| 13 | 14 | | Academy; that set the stage for a showdown with Geneva School of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Boerne in the state finals; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The title game proved to be a defensive struggle, |
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| 16 | 17 | | with few points being scored; trailing 14-3 at halftime, TCA |
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| 17 | 18 | | battled back in the fourth quarter, tallying two touchdowns to |
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| 18 | 19 | | secure a thrilling 15-14 victory; the team brought home the first |
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| 19 | 20 | | 11-man state football trophy in program history and finished the |
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| 20 | 21 | | season with an overall record of 11 wins and 3 losses; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Under the direction of head coach Joe Hamstra, the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Eagles received essential contributions from each member of the |
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| 23 | 24 | | roster as they earned a place among the top teams in the Lone Star |
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| 24 | 25 | | State; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Trinity Christian Academy football players |
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| 26 | 27 | | demonstrated admirable skill and determination in becoming state |
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| 27 | 28 | | champions, and these talented student-athletes will treasure the |
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| 28 | 29 | | memory of this accomplishment for years to come; now, therefore, be |
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| 29 | 30 | | it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Trinity Christian Academy |
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| 32 | 33 | | football team on winning the 2018 TAPPS Division III state |
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| 33 | 34 | | championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 34 | 35 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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