| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 230 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Gunter High School football team continued |
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| 3 | 3 | | its proud tradition of success by winning the 2022 University |
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| 4 | 4 | | Interscholastic League 3A Division 2 state championship; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ranked No. 1 to start the year, the Tigers lived |
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| 6 | 6 | | up to that billing, dominating their regular-season foes to take |
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| 7 | 7 | | an unbeaten record into the playoffs; after securing victories |
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| 8 | 8 | | over Trinity Leadership Cedar Hill and Jacksboro and Palmer High |
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| 9 | 9 | | Schools, Gunter dispatched Holliday High 31-7 in the state |
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| 10 | 10 | | quarterfinals; in the semifinals, the Tigers bested Canadian |
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| 11 | 11 | | 21-20 to earn a repeat trip to the state title game and their |
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| 12 | 12 | | fifth finals appearance over the past seven seasons; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Competing at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on |
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| 14 | 14 | | December 15, Gunter and Poth High School faced off in a battle of |
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| 15 | 15 | | undefeated teams; the Tigers took control from the outset, going |
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| 16 | 16 | | up 21-0 at halftime and extending their advantage in the second |
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| 17 | 17 | | half; triumphing by the final score of 42-7, the team's players |
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| 18 | 18 | | hoisted the championship trophy for the third time in program |
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| 19 | 19 | | history, adding to the crowns the school collected in 2016 and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2019; Gunter closed 2022 with a perfect record of 16 wins and no |
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| 21 | 21 | | losses; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Gunter was paced by Ashton Bennett, who ran for |
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| 23 | 23 | | two scores to earn the Offensive Most Valuable Player honor; |
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| 24 | 24 | | teammate Colin Peacock produced 4 1/2 tackles and an interception |
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| 25 | 25 | | to become the Defensive MVP; the team also received valuable |
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| 26 | 26 | | contributions throughout the year from the other members of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | roster, and these talented student-athletes were ably guided by |
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| 28 | 28 | | head coach Jake Fieszel and his staff; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is a daunting task |
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| 30 | 30 | | that requires countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 31 | 31 | | commitment to excellence, and the Gunter Tigers may take |
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| 32 | 32 | | justifiable pride in their accomplishments on the gridiron; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate the Gunter High School football |
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| 36 | 36 | | team on winning the 2022 UIL 3A Division 2 state championship and |
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| 37 | 37 | | extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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| 38 | 38 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Springer |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on February 28, 2023. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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