| 7 | | - | with a perfect record of 14-0 against league opponents; |
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| 8 | | - | continuing to excel in the playoffs, the Bulldogs dispatched |
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| 9 | | - | Shepherd, Diboll, Orangefield, Lorena, and New Waverly High |
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| 10 | | - | Schools to earn the school's fourth state tournament appearance; |
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| 11 | | - | with a 69-36 blowout victory against Hooks High School in the |
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| 12 | | - | semifinals, the team punched its ticket to the state finale for |
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| 13 | | - | the first time since 2003; and |
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| 14 | | - | WHEREAS, On March 11, Hitchcock battled for the title |
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| 15 | | - | against Childress High School; the Bulldogs trailed early in the |
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| 16 | | - | first quarter but led 28-20 at halftime and stymied their foe's |
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| 17 | | - | comeback attempt in the third frame; holding a six-point |
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| 18 | | - | advantage entering the fourth quarter, the team erupted on |
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| 19 | | - | offense, going on a 14-3 run to seal the outcome; emerging |
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| 20 | | - | triumphant by the final score of 68-45, the Bulldogs claimed the |
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| 21 | | - | program's inaugural state championship; and |
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| 22 | | - | WHEREAS, Hitchcock was led by Championship Game Most |
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| 23 | | - | Valuable Player Damien McDaniel, who was joined by Lloyd Jones |
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| 24 | | - | III and Elijah Sherwood on the 3A All-Tournament Team; the |
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| 25 | | - | Bulldogs also received valuable contributions throughout the |
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| 26 | | - | year from the other members of the roster: Isaac Garza, Kelshaun |
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| 27 | | - | Johnson, Taron Elam, Bryce Dorsey, Tahara Goins Jr., |
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| 28 | | - | Kamari McNeal, Tyler Crear, Trevor Gregory, and Jayden |
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| 29 | | - | Saxton-Rivera; these determined student-athletes were ably |
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| 30 | | - | guided by head coach Christopher Jordan-Foster and assistant |
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| 31 | | - | coaches Rogers Davis and Lloyd Jones; and |
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| 11 | + | with a perfect record of 14-0 against league opponents; continuing |
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| 12 | + | to excel in the playoffs, the Bulldogs dispatched Shepherd, Diboll, |
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| 13 | + | Orangefield, Lorena, and New Waverly High Schools to earn the |
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| 14 | + | school's fourth state tournament appearance; with a 69-36 blowout |
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| 15 | + | victory against Hooks High School in the semifinals, the team |
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| 16 | + | punched its ticket to the state finale for the first time since |
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| 17 | + | 2003; and |
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| 18 | + | WHEREAS, On March 11, Hitchcock battled for the title against |
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| 19 | + | Childress High School; the Bulldogs trailed early in the first |
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| 20 | + | quarter but led 28-20 at halftime and stymied their foe's comeback |
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| 21 | + | attempt in the third frame; holding a six-point advantage entering |
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| 22 | + | the fourth quarter, the team erupted on offense, going on a 14-3 run |
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| 23 | + | to seal the outcome; emerging triumphant by the final score of |
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| 24 | + | 68-45, the Bulldogs claimed the program's inaugural state |
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| 25 | + | championship; and |
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| 26 | + | WHEREAS, Hitchcock was led by Championship Game Most Valuable |
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| 27 | + | Player Damien McDaniel, who was joined by Lloyd Jones III and Elijah |
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| 28 | + | Sherwood on the 3A All-Tournament Team; the Bulldogs also received |
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| 29 | + | valuable contributions throughout the year from the other members |
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| 30 | + | of the roster: Isaac Garza, Kelshaun Johnson, Taron Elam, Bryce |
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| 31 | + | Dorsey, Tahara Goins Jr., Kamari McNeal, Tyler Crear, Trevor |
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| 32 | + | Gregory, and Jayden Saxton-Rivera; these determined |
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| 33 | + | student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Christopher |
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| 34 | + | Jordan-Foster and assistant coaches Rogers Davis and Lloyd Jones; |
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| 35 | + | and |
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| 34 | | - | commitment to excellence, and the Hitchcock Bulldogs will |
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| 35 | | - | treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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| 36 | | - | lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 38 | | - | Legislature, hereby congratulate the Hitchcock High School boys' |
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| 39 | | - | basketball team on winning the 2023 UIL 3A state championship and |
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| 40 | | - | extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 41 | | - | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 38 | + | commitment to excellence, and the Hitchcock Bulldogs will treasure |
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| 39 | + | the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, |
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| 40 | + | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 42 | + | hereby congratulate the Hitchcock High School boys' basketball team |
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| 43 | + | on winning the 2023 UIL 3A state championship and extend to the |
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| 44 | + | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 45 | + | success; and, be it further |
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