By:  Kamel                                              H.R. No. 35
       72S40206 JLZ-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Rated as the top team in its class at the end of the
    1-2  1991-1992 regular season, the Troup High School boys' basketball
    1-3  team lived up to its lofty ranking throughout the playoffs to claim
    1-4  the 1992 University Interscholastic League Class 2A state
    1-5  basketball championship; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The team's victory in the March 14 championship game
    1-7  secured its reputation as one of the basketball powerhouses in
    1-8  Class 2A in recent years, capping the Tigers' meteoric rise to
    1-9  prominence under the capable leadership of head coach Leland Hand;
   1-10  and
   1-11        WHEREAS, During Coach Hand's six-year tenure at the helm of
   1-12  the basketball program, the Troup Tigers have improved steadily
   1-13  each year en route to basketball supremacy in Class 2A, earning
   1-14  four trips to the state basketball tournament in the last five
   1-15  years and making three consecutive appearances in the state
   1-16  championship game; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, In 1988, in Coach Hand's second year at the school,
   1-18  Troup posted an impressive 31-3 record, finishing as one of the top
   1-19  four teams in the state and advancing to the state tournament for
   1-20  the first time since 1956; after a year's absence from the state
   1-21  tournament, the team posted back-to-back records of 33-3 in 1990
   1-22  and 1991, each time reaching the state final; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The Tigers completed their ascent to the top in
   1-24  1992, compiling a remarkable 35-1 season record against top-notch
    2-1  competition, falling only to a Class 5A team in mid-season for the
    2-2  Tigers' only loss of the 1991-1992 campaign; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, The state champion Tigers earned their distinction
    2-4  as the premier Class 2A team in the state with a deep and talented
    2-5  lineup of outstanding young athletes, including three members named
    2-6  to the Class 2A All-Tournament team:  Greg Austin, Edward Jasper,
    2-7  and Joey Martin; a repeat All-Tournament team selection, Greg
    2-8  Austin garnered additional honors for his superb performance in the
    2-9  1992 tournament by also being voted the tournament's Most Valuable
   2-10  Player; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, The Tigers' state title is also attributable to the
   2-12  total team effort that complemented its members' individual
   2-13  talents, and the team's success reflects the selfless contributions
   2-14  made throughout the year by teammates David Mills, Nicky Lacy,
   2-15  Jerome Jiles, Billy Matlock, Samuel Myers, Anthony Jones, Tony
   2-16  White, Ray Franklin, Chuck Lafferty, Adrean Matlock, and Tony
   2-17  Kincade; and
   2-18        WHEREAS, The noteworthy achievements of the Troup High School
   2-19  boys' basketball team are in keeping with the standards of
   2-20  excellence espoused by the Troup Independent School District in all
   2-21  academic and extracurricular endeavors, and this exceptional group
   2-22  of young student-athletes has truly earned special legislative
   2-23  praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-24        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 72nd Texas
   2-25  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate head coach
   2-26  Leland Hand and the Troup High School Tigers on their achievement
   2-27  in winning the 1992 UIL Class 2A state basketball championship to
    3-1  culminate an outstanding season of athletic competition; and, be it
    3-2  further
    3-3        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-4  prepared for the members of the team and the coaching staff and
    3-5  that a copy of this resolution be prepared for prominent display at
    3-6  Troup High School as an expression of high regard by the Texas
    3-7  House of Representatives.