R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The James Madison High School boys' basketball team 1-2 has achieved the pinnacle of success by winning the 1997 University 1-3 Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 3-A state championship; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Having finished as runner-up in last year's Class 1-5 4-A state title game, the Trojans refused to be denied the coveted 1-6 state crown on this occasion, coming from behind to defeat Tulia 1-7 High School 64-58 to claim the championship and complete their 1-8 storybook season with a record of 28 wins against only 7 defeats; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, The season's outstanding accomplishments were the 1-11 result of total dedication to the team concept by players Carl 1-12 McClenton, Addae Houston, Robert Hart, Sherman Tyler, Jerome 1-13 Rogers, Archie Beason, Terrance Samuel, Tonaris Johnson, Lamon 1-14 Hartfield, Tyrone Palmer, Ellis Rogers, Damon Ford, Latronio 1-15 Sheffield, and Larry House; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Although each team member made significant 1-17 contributions to the Trojans' overall success, several players also 1-18 attained individual distinction; Archie Beason was chosen as most 1-19 valuable player at the Class 3-A state tournament, and Tyrone 1-20 Palmer and Latronio Sheffield were selected to the all state 1-21 tournament team; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Head Coach Ellis B. Kidd, who was named Class 3-A 1-23 Coach of the Year, provided outstanding leadership and guidance to 1-24 his young charges, enabling each to perform to the best of his 2-1 ability, and he was ably supported in his efforts by assistant 2-2 coaches Samuel West, Jr., and Larry Lewis and manager Jeffery 2-3 Marshall; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Throughout the proud history of James Madison High 2-5 School, its faculty, staff, and students have endeavored to fulfill 2-6 the words of the school's mission statement "knowledge today, the 2-7 world tomorrow" and this crowning athletic achievement is but one 2-8 manifestation of the success that the pursuit of that goal has 2-9 brought; and 2-10 WHEREAS, This dedicated group of young men, along with their 2-11 coaches and staff, are a source of tremendous pride to the students 2-12 and faculty at James Madison High School and their many supporters 2-13 in the community, and their significant contributions to the 2-14 school's legacy are indeed worthy of special legislative 2-15 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-17 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the James Madison 2-18 High School boys' basketball team on winning the 1997 UIL Class 3-A 2-19 state championship and extend to them sincere best wishes for 2-20 continued success in all future endeavors; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-22 prepared for the team members and coaching staff as an expression 2-23 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hodge Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 754 was adopted by the House on April 29, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House