By: Johnson, J. H.R. No. 9
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R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Tenaha High School football team enjoyed a
1-2 highly successful season of University Interscholastic League (UIL)
1-3 competition in 1992, compiling an outstanding 12-1 season record
1-4 and closing out the season among the top Class A teams in the
1-5 state; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Posting an unblemished 10-0 record during the
1-7 regular season, including a 5-0 mark against their district foes to
1-8 claim the UIL District 21-A crown and a berth in the postseason
1-9 playoffs, the Tigers had proven themselves worthy of their
1-10 championship aspirations and justifiably set their sights on higher
1-11 goals; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Drawing a bye in the first round of the playoffs,
1-13 the Tigers were able to focus on the area championship game and
1-14 their next opponent, a 5-4-1 team from Burkeville High School; in
1-15 that contest, the Tigers were clearly the superior team, defeating
1-16 the outmatched Burkeville squad 21-6 to win the area championship
1-17 trophy; and
1-18 WHEREAS, The Tigers' victory over Burkeville High School set
1-19 up a showdown the following week against a tough Celeste High
1-20 School team for the regional title; again, the Tigers demonstrated
1-21 their superior talent and teamwork as they prevailed over Celeste
1-22 20-12 to claim the UIL Class A Region III championship and advance
1-23 to the state quarterfinals; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Although they fell short of their ultimate goal,
2-1 losing to Valley View High School in a hard-fought quarterfinal
2-2 match to end their season with a 12-1 mark, the Tenaha Tigers
2-3 nevertheless can look back with undiminished pride on the enviable
2-4 record of success they achieved during the 1992 gridiron campaign;
2-5 and
2-6 WHEREAS, Highlighted by exceptional team and individual
2-7 performances throughout the year, the Tenaha Tigers' success during
2-8 this truly memorable season is a tribute to the hard work and the
2-9 selfless dedication to the team's goals demonstrated by every
2-10 member of the squad: Kevin Bush, Ray Robertson, Stacy Thompson,
2-11 Joey Latham, Robert Gray, Anthony Robertson, Willie Pipkin, Darrell
2-12 Robertson, Chregg Henderson, Cochise Calloway, Shone Thomas, Robert
2-13 Bowden, Cornelius Gray, Chris Evans, Ken McClure, Bronson Holmes,
2-14 Mac McCrory, Lee Baker, Gabe Owens, Mike Scruggs, Leslie Hicks,
2-15 Korey McClure, Kevin Parker, Spencer Crawford, Jacob Martin, Chass
2-16 Gregory, Scott Olliff, Chad Sherrod, Patrick Porter, David Barton,
2-17 Marcus Horton, Robert Gray, Freeman Thomas, Howard Williams, and
2-18 Bobby Williams; and
2-19 WHEREAS, The success of the team also is attributable to the
2-20 superb leadership and guidance provided by Tenaha High School
2-21 athletic director and head football coach Raymond Jackson and his
2-22 staff of dedicated assistants, Larry Williams, Ray Jackson, Clark
2-23 Partin, and Mike Ramsey, who molded this outstanding assembly of
2-24 football talent into a championship-caliber unit; and
2-25 WHEREAS, Together with their coaches, these young men have
2-26 been a source of great pride for the students and faculty at Tenaha
2-27 High School and for their many loyal supporters throughout the
3-1 community, and their noteworthy achievements truly merit special
3-2 praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
3-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-4 Legislature hereby congratulate the Tenaha High School Tigers on
3-5 their unblemished 10-0 record during the 1992 regular season and on
3-6 their impressive postseason achievements in winning UIL district,
3-7 bi-district, area, and regional championships; and, be it further
3-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-9 prepared for the members of the team and the coaching staff of the
3-10 Tenaha Tigers as an expression of high esteem by the Texas House of
3-11 Representatives.