H.R. No. 449 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The East Central High School Hornets boys' 1-2 basketball team has ascended to the pinnacle of success, winning 1-3 the 1995 University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A state 1-4 championship and finishing the season undefeated; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Taking the floor of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr., Special 1-6 Events Center in Austin in a state semifinal matchup, the Hornets, 1-7 the state's number one rated team, lived up to their ranking, 1-8 overwhelming El Paso Riverside High School 107-94; and 1-9 WHEREAS, East Central faced Dallas Carter High School in the 1-10 5A championship game and dominated the Dallas team at both ends of 1-11 the floor en route to a 108-86 victory, setting state tournament 1-12 records for tournament team scoring and championship game team high 1-13 scoring; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Although each player made significant contributions 1-15 to the team's overall success, Stanley Bonewitz, Jr., and Donte 1-16 Mathis also earned individual honors as members of the All-State 1-17 tournament team; Bonewitz's record-setting 78 points during the 1-18 tournament also earned him designation as tournament most valuable 1-19 player; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Head coach Stanley Bonewitz tirelessly labored to 1-21 mold his players' individual skills into the team concept, and his 1-22 exceptional efforts in this regard helped to make this East Central 1-23 squad an unstoppable basketball juggernaut; averaging 108.9 points 1-24 per game, the Hornets posted a perfect 35-0 mark and attained 2-1 national recognition and a ranking among the top 10 teams in the 2-2 country; and 2-3 WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches 2-4 and staff have been a tremendous source of pride to the students 2-5 and faculty of East Central High School and their many supporters 2-6 in the community, and their outstanding achievements are indeed 2-7 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby congratulate the East Central High School 2-10 Hornets boys' basketball team on winning the 1995 UIL Class 5A 2-11 basketball championship and extend best wishes for continued 2-12 success in the future; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-14 for the team members and coaching staff and that a copy be prepared 2-15 for prominent display at East Central High School as an expression 2-16 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.