By: Madla S.R. No. 472 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to honor 1-3 the team players, coaches, assistant coaches, and managers of East 1-4 Central High School for winning the Class 5A Boys Basketball 1-5 Championship recently in Austin; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Under the capable leadership of head coach 1-7 Stan Bonewitz, and the team's dedicated assistant coaches, Jim Mead, 1-8 Matt Oden, and Steve Ochor, the East Central High School squad 1-9 enjoyed a perfect season, finishing with a 35-0 record; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The East Central High School Hornets won their 1-11 victory over Dallas' Carter High School, 108 to 86; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Stanley Bonewitz, the coach's son, led East Central 1-13 to its hard-won victory, scoring 36 points against Carter and being 1-14 named the tournament's Most Valuable Player; and 1-15 WHEREAS, East Central's highly successful year is a tribute 1-16 to the boys' outstanding talent and the loyal team spirit they 1-17 consistently displayed; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The East Central Hornets set several 5A title game 1-19 scoring records; East Central's scoring for the semifinals and 1-20 finals was 215 points, breaking the old record of 211 points; 1-21 Stanley Bonewitz's 78 points beat the 75 point record set by 1-22 Dan Smith in 1961 for the two-game series; the championship game 1-23 team high was 108 points, which ties a 1970 record; and the 2-1 championship game high was 194, which broke the old record of 188; 2-2 and 2-3 WHEREAS, The Hornets basketball team's overwhelming success 2-4 is attributable to the exceptional guidance of the coaching staff 2-5 and to the consistent team play, pressure defense, and competitive 2-6 spirit that characterized the overall performances of team members 2-7 Chip Moxley, David White, Keith Rice, Stanley Bonewitz, 2-8 Oliver House, Josh Barnes, Charles Jackson, Donte Mathis, 2-9 Blake Sims, Eric Luke, Stacey Dudley, Ben Lakey, Jeremy Lear, 2-10 Steve Shrum, Curtis Lundy, Marquieth Braziel, Jason Minica, and 2-11 Matt Divin; and 2-12 WHEREAS, These young athletes and their coaches and managers 2-13 have brought honor to themselves, East Central High School, and 2-14 their community; the Hornets are certainly deserving of the 2-15 recognition bestowed on them; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 74th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the East Central High 2-18 School Hornets boys basketball team and their coaches for winning 2-19 the 1995 Class 5A Boys Basketball Championship and express its 2-20 best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-22 team members and coaching staff as an expression of the high regard 2-23 of the Texas Senate. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the above 3-2 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-3 on March 20, 1995. 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Member, Texas Senate