1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 245 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 congratulate the members of the Grapevine High School football team 1-5 on their victory in the 1998 Class 4A District 1 championship 1-6 football competition; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Mustangs defeated the Bay City Black Cats 22-0 1-8 in Texas Stadium to clinch their championship title; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Exhibiting awesome talent and perseverance 1-10 throughout the season, the Mustangs' team players, Roger Chapman, 1-11 Jason Schindler, Jared Brown, Nick Leckey, Kelly Sayre, Blake Holt, 1-12 Dan Cameron, Jimmy Barnett, Ben Benardino, Ryan Gowdy, Derek Frey, 1-13 Andrew Marr, Chris Gray, Devin Pilgrim, Nick Zies, Curtis Caldwell, 1-14 Trent Scribner, Cody Spencer, Ryan Maxwell, Andy Thompson, 1-15 Josh Born, Joe Stanford, Matt France, Richard Spruell, 1-16 Damon Williams, Saleem Razvi, Stewart Records, Chad White, 1-17 T. J. Howard, Brandon Winner, Sam Robert, Jordan Wilson, 1-18 DeWayne Betik, Cody Koontz, Cole Farden, Alex Martin, Brad Balla, 1-19 Brad Lynes, Matt Cantrell, Mitch Gatlin, Daniel Cheek, Rory Dyck, 1-20 Josh Cook, Matt Baan, Casey Ford, Chris Culver, Taylor Farden, the 1-21 coaches, and the trainers deserve to be proud of their efforts and 1-22 outstanding performance; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Under the superior leadership and expertise of 1-24 their head coach, Mike Sneed, and the assistant coaches, Gary Olivo, 2-1 Gary Mullins, Roger Benefield, Bruce Holmes, Heath Bullard, 2-2 Andy Modica, Dave Sammons, Bill Symon, Bill McClesky, Tim McCune, 2-3 Marty Wyatt, Scott Goodwin, Bryan Higginbotham, J. T. Grubbs, 2-4 Todd Rogers, and Scott Lee, the Mustangs pulled together as a team 2-5 and attained their goal; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Throughout the season, trainers Chriss Burke and 2-7 Tamara LeMay have provided many hours of steadfast support to team 2-8 members and have been available to attend to their needs during each 2-9 of the games; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The Mustangs' team unity, exceptional skills, and 2-11 respect for the highest ideals of American sportsmanship have 2-12 brought honor to the school and to the community; now, therefore, 2-13 be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-15 76th Legislature, hereby commend the Grapevine High School Mustangs 2-16 for their state championship title and extend appreciation to the 2-17 school's principal, Dana Drew, for his outstanding leadership; and, 2-18 be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-20 Grapevine High School Mustangs as an expression of esteem from the 2-21 Texas Senate. 2-22 Nelson 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 2-26 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-27 on February 18, 1999. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate