| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 489 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The boys' basketball team of Lubbock Christian |
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| 6 | 6 | | School brought its season to a triumphant close by winning the 2023 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 3A state |
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| 8 | 8 | | championship; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, During their regular schedule, the Eagles dropped |
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| 10 | 10 | | just two games, and they claimed the District 1-3A title with a |
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| 11 | 11 | | perfect record against their league rivals; in the playoffs, the |
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| 12 | 12 | | team recorded blowout victories against Trinity School of Midland, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Lucas Christian Academy, and Akiba Yavneh Academy of Dallas to |
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| 14 | 14 | | advance to the state finale; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Lubbock Christian took the floor against |
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| 16 | 16 | | St. Francis Episcopal School of Houston on February 23 with the |
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| 17 | 17 | | state crown on the line; in the second quarter, the Eagles outscored |
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| 18 | 18 | | their opponent 17-10 to take a six-point lead into halftime, but |
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| 19 | 19 | | repeated rallies by St. Francis in the second half kept the game |
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| 20 | 20 | | close into the final minutes; making key defensive stops and |
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| 21 | 21 | | demonstrating tremendous poise from the charity stripe, the Eagles |
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| 22 | 22 | | sank several clutch free throws in the last minute to triumph by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | final score of 55-51; the win secured the program's first state |
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| 24 | 24 | | championship since 2013; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Asher Fleming led the Eagles with 23 points in the |
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| 26 | 26 | | title game, and Trew Farris and Riley Schroeder joined him on the 3A |
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| 27 | 27 | | All-Tournament Team; Lubbock Christian also received valuable |
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| 28 | 28 | | contributions throughout the season from the other members of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | roster: Hays Hubik, Luke Lee, Welker Horn, Joseph Fernihough, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Carson Farnsley, Cooper Carthel, Ben Hawley, Cade Larson, Josh |
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| 31 | 31 | | Rogers, Major Tucker, Will Hawley, and Dai Dai Atkins; these |
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| 32 | 32 | | talented student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Curt |
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| 33 | 33 | | Softley and his staff; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is a daunting task that |
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| 35 | 35 | | requires countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment |
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| 36 | 36 | | to excellence, and the Lubbock Christian Eagles are a source of |
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| 37 | 37 | | great pride to their school and their many supporters in the |
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| 38 | 38 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Lubbock Christian School boys' |
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| 41 | 41 | | basketball team on winning the 2023 TAPPS 3A state championship and |
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| 42 | 42 | | extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Tepper |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 489 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 51 | 51 | | 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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