| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Brazoswood High School boys' and girls' water |
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| 6 | 7 | | polo players turned in exceptional performances at the 2022 |
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| 7 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League Water Polo State Tournament, |
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| 8 | 9 | | held on October 29 in San Antonio, earning a place among the state's |
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| 9 | 10 | | elite teams in the sport's first year of UIL competition; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Brazoswood boys' team claimed the District 12-6A |
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| 11 | 12 | | title and then continued to excel with a series of wins during the |
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| 12 | 13 | | postseason; in the regional finals, the Buccaneers notched a 15-13 |
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| 13 | 14 | | victory over Dawson High School to advance to the state tournament; |
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| 14 | 15 | | the team faced off against Southlake Carroll High in the 6A |
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| 15 | 16 | | semifinals and recorded a dramatic 16-14 win; that set the stage for |
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| 16 | 17 | | a showdown with Boerne Champion High in the finals, with Brazoswood |
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| 17 | 18 | | emerging triumphant by the decisive score of 19-10 to take the |
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| 18 | 19 | | inaugural 6A title; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The district champion Brazoswood girls were also |
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| 20 | 21 | | unstoppable on the road to the state tournament and dispatched |
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| 21 | 22 | | Cypress Ranch 13-7 in the regional final to punch their ticket to |
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| 22 | 23 | | San Antonio; there, the Buccaneers bested Northside Brandeis High |
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| 23 | 24 | | 15-4 to reach the finals, and they ultimately finished as runner-up |
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| 24 | 25 | | after a hard-fought loss to Richmond Foster High School; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Sury paced the Brazoswood boys as the |
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| 26 | 27 | | championship match Most Valuable Player, and Mason Potter and |
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| 27 | 28 | | Jayden Arana joined him on the All-Tournament Team; the Buccaneers |
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| 28 | 29 | | also received vital contributions from the other members of the |
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| 29 | 30 | | roster: Ethan Lower, Braylon Ponzi, Sean Brown, Luke Mixon, Jack |
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| 30 | 31 | | Lower, Brady James, Landon Castor, Jackson Cobb, Zeyad Chouai, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Kasen Corn, Collin Pyeatt, Hayden Donley, Michael Johnson, Ben |
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| 32 | 33 | | Gonzalez, and Nathan Napoli; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The Brazoswood girls were led by All-Tournament Team |
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| 34 | 35 | | selections Gigi Lower and Mallory Kesler and benefited from the |
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| 35 | 36 | | determined efforts of the other Buccaneers: Minnie Tran, Jaycie |
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| 36 | 37 | | Fort, Sarah Gambrel, Sarah Mitterling, Maria Afonso, Sidney Slater, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Emma Meservy, Alex Sparkman, Allie Jones, Victoria Martin, Kendall |
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| 38 | 39 | | Dane, Michelle Ebey, Mallory Varga, Anna Reuschle, and Hannah |
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| 39 | 40 | | Poore-Pekar; these talented student-athletes were guided by head |
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| 40 | 41 | | coach Robert Brown and assistant coach Kiel Haner; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, The Brazoswood water polo teams are a source of |
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| 42 | 43 | | great pride to their community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join |
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| 43 | 44 | | in recognizing their achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | hereby congratulate the Brazoswood High School boys' and girls' |
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| 46 | 47 | | water polo teams on their exceptional performances at the 2022 UIL |
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| 47 | 48 | | Water Polo State Tournament and extend to the Buccaneers sincere |
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| 48 | 49 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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