By Denny                                               H.R. No. 278
       74R6166 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Denton Liberty Christian High School Warriors
    1-2  football team has achieved the pinnacle of success by winning the
    1-3  1994 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)
    1-4  Class 2A state championship; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Warriors started the 1994 campaign by winning
    1-6  only two of their first five contests but regrouped to go
    1-7  undefeated through the remainder of the regular season, taking the
    1-8  district title and earning a spot in the state playoffs; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, After winning dramatically in its first playoff
   1-10  contest against Tyler T. K. Gorman, Denton Liberty Christian took
   1-11  the field against 1993 Class 2A state champion and TAPPS powerhouse
   1-12  Halletsville Sacred Heart in a semifinal matchup and again won in
   1-13  heart-stopping fashion, coming from behind in the game's waning
   1-14  moments to triumph 13-12; and
   1-15        WHEREAS,  With the ultimate prize at stake, Denton Liberty
   1-16  Christian faced its second defending state champion in as many
   1-17  weeks, taking on the 1993 Class 1A titleholder, Dallas Tyler Street
   1-18  Christian Academy, but the Warriors refused to be denied,
   1-19  dominating their opponent 15-0 to claim the coveted state crown;
   1-20  and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Head coach Mark Bowles, who has helmed the Warriors
   1-22  football program since its inception, honed his players' skills and
   1-23  instilled in them the unshakable belief that they could capture the
   1-24  title that previously had eluded their grasp; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches
    2-2  and staff have been a tremendous source of pride for the students
    2-3  and faculty at Denton Liberty Christian High School and their many
    2-4  supporters in the community, and their exceptional accomplishments
    2-5  have rightfully earned them special legislative recognition; now,
    2-6  therefore, be it
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-8  Legislature hereby congratulate the Denton Liberty Christian High
    2-9  School football team on winning the 1994 TAPPS Class 2A state
   2-10  championship and extend to all of the players and coaches best
   2-11  wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-13  for the members of the team and coaching staff and that a copy be
   2-14  prepared for prominent display at Denton Liberty Christian High
   2-15  School as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
   2-16  Representatives.