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| 2 | 2 | | By: Geren H.R. No. 828 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team from Boswell High School |
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| 9 | 9 | | in Fort Worth closed out an unforgettable season by winning the 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | University Interscholastic League 6A Division 2 state |
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| 11 | 11 | | championship; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Pioneers began their journey to the title by |
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| 13 | 13 | | going undefeated in district play; continuing to excel in the |
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| 14 | 14 | | postseason, Boswell bested Southlake Carroll, El Paso Eastwood, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Little Elm Braswell, and Wolfforth Frenship High Schools to advance |
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| 16 | 16 | | to the state semifinals against Lancaster High School; delivering a |
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| 17 | 17 | | 48-32 victory, Boswell secured the inaugural state final appearance |
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| 18 | 18 | | in program history; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, On March 1, the Pioneers battled Hightower High |
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| 20 | 20 | | School for the state crown at the Alamodome in San Antonio; |
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| 21 | 21 | | following a scoreless opening three and a half minutes, Boswell got |
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| 22 | 22 | | on the board first and then ignited a 6-0 run at the end of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | second quarter to take a 25-18 advantage at the half; combining a |
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| 24 | 24 | | stout defense with sharp shooting from three-point range, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Pioneers built a 13-point lead entering the final frame; emerging |
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| 26 | 26 | | triumphant by the final score of 51-42, Boswell became the first |
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| 27 | 27 | | girls' basketball team from the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent |
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| 28 | 28 | | School District to claim a state championship, and it capped the |
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| 29 | 29 | | year with an impressive 39-2 record; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Boswell was led by Seleste Massey, the championship |
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| 31 | 31 | | game Most Valuable Player who was joined by Camille Williams on the |
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| 32 | 32 | | All-Tournament Team; excelling through teamwork, the Pioneers also |
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| 33 | 33 | | received valuable contributions throughout the year from the other |
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| 34 | 34 | | members of the roster: Kaliyah Hyman, Kaydence Daniels, Aniya |
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| 35 | 35 | | Jones, Sydney Durrah, Haleigh Jackson, Simaii Andrews, Salena |
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| 36 | 36 | | Carrasco, and Destiny O'connor; these determined student-athletes |
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| 37 | 37 | | were ably guided by head coach John Reese and assistant coaches |
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| 38 | 38 | | Ginger Williams, Brad Ingram, and Jason Hensley, and they received |
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| 39 | 39 | | additional support from principal Vaughn Flagler; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 41 | 41 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 42 | 42 | | commitment to excellence, and the Boswell Pioneers will treasure |
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| 43 | 43 | | the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, |
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| 44 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Boswell High School girls' |
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| 47 | 47 | | basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 6A Division 2 state |
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| 48 | 48 | | championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere |
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| 49 | 49 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 51 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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