| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1906 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Gruver High School girls' basketball team proved |
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| 6 | 6 | | itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the 2022 University |
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| 7 | 7 | | Interscholastic League 2A state championship; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Gruver began its journey to the crown by posting an |
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| 9 | 9 | | unblemished record during the regular season and clinching the |
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| 10 | 10 | | district title; continuing to excel in the playoffs, the Lady |
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| 11 | 11 | | Hounds bested Memphis, Olton, Panhandle, New Home, and Wellington |
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| 12 | 12 | | High Schools to advance to the state tournament for the fourth time |
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| 13 | 13 | | in program history; after dominating San Saba High School 69-29 in |
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| 14 | 14 | | the semifinals, Gruver moved on to the state finale; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, On March 5 at the San Antonio Alamodome, Gruver took |
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| 16 | 16 | | the floor against Stamford High School; the Lady Hounds were in |
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| 17 | 17 | | command from the outset, showcasing a balanced scoring attack as |
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| 18 | 18 | | they built a 23-14 halftime advantage and a 36-26 lead entering the |
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| 19 | 19 | | fourth quarter; emerging triumphant by the final score of 50-38, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Gruver claimed the school's second 2A state title and closed out the |
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| 21 | 21 | | year with a perfect record of 33 victories and no losses; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The Lady Hounds were led by Bailey Maupin, the |
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| 23 | 23 | | championship game Most Valuable Player, who was joined by Callie |
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| 24 | 24 | | Conyers on the 2A All-Tournament Team; Gruver also received |
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| 25 | 25 | | valuable contributions throughout the year from the other members |
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| 26 | 26 | | of the roster: Camryn Armes, Brenna Butler, Brooklyn Vasquez, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Jaylee Lane, Maizie Kelp, Kimber Whitehead, Kinley Callaway, Hannon |
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| 28 | 28 | | Lankford, Kami Whitehead, and Allie Sparks; these talented |
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| 29 | 29 | | student-athletes benefited from the able leadership of head coach |
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| 30 | 30 | | Trent Lankford and assistant coaches Jill Butler, Terry Davis, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Scotty Hintergardt, and Steven Livingston; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 33 | 33 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 34 | 34 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of the Gruver Lady Hounds |
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| 35 | 35 | | basketball team will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for |
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| 36 | 36 | | the rest of their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Gruver High School girls' |
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| 39 | 39 | | basketball team on winning the 2022 UIL 2A state championship and |
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| 40 | 40 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 41 | 41 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Price |
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| 46 | 46 | | King of Hemphill |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1906 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 50 | 50 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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