By Pitts                                              H.C.R. No. 82
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Ennis High School Lions defeated the West
 1-2     Orange-Stark High School Mustangs 38-24 to win the 2000 UIL Class
 1-3     4A Division II state football championship, and this outstanding
 1-4     team accomplishment is worthy of special recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Head coach Sam Harrell adroitly guided the Lions to
 1-6     a 14-2 overall record this season and had the team ably prepared
 1-7     for their title showdown against the Mustangs; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, In the championship game, Ennis's prolific offensive
 1-9     attack exploded for 20 first downs and had more than 300 yards of
1-10     total offense; also rising to the occasion was the Lions' stingy
1-11     defense, which did not allow West Orange-Stark to score a point in
1-12     the first half and limited the Mustangs to a total of 24 rushing
1-13     yards; and
1-14           WHEREAS, After completing a stellar regular season, the Lions
1-15     marched to the championship in impressive fashion, outscoring their
1-16     six postseason opponents by a combined score of 252-76; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The superb season would not have been possible
1-18     without the contributions of all the talented team members,
1-19     including Dontay Echols, James Harris, Marlon Jones, Broderic
1-20     Jones, Zac Harrell, Tate Wallis, Rodney Birdow, Vincent Marshall,
1-21     Jeremy Butler, Todd Jackson, Graham Harrell, Josh Cepak, Chris
1-22     Morris, Trey Bates, Lamar Dickerson, Denard Cox, Craig Boggan, Alan
1-23     Lotspeich, Alberto Martinez, Cody Bolton, Cory White, Darrin
1-24     Robinson, Frank Gutierrez, Dwight Coleman, Rudy Dowell, Ben Joslin,
 2-1     Aaron Mireles, Jeremiah Rolen, Darrell Patak, Clint Cooper, Chris
 2-2     Munn, James Lewis, Josh Ludwig, Chris Copeland, Michael Medina,
 2-3     Josh Munn, Cole Monreal, Rusty Allen, Ronnie Cromwell, Greg Melton,
 2-4     Michael Freeman, Tyrone McDaniel, Chris Stroud, Matt Newman, Jeff
 2-5     Holubar, Chris Woods, Jason Orr, Eric Tijerina, Brad Gunn, Brian
 2-6     Lewis, Roy Jefferies, Adam Colunga, Jonathan Kadlubar, Bryan King,
 2-7     Jonathan Cromwell, Steven Cedillo, Joseph Martinez, Brant
 2-8     Southwell, Eric Chmelar, Chris Chandler, Aaron Cornwall, Adam
 2-9     Prachyl, Derek Haskovec, Brad Zhanel, Albert Pereypa, Brian Barto,
2-10     Cody Brown, Greg Coile, Anthony Jenkins, Joey Martinez, Justin
2-11     Dickerson, and Gary Roberts; and
2-12           WHEREAS, The team also received invaluable support from
2-13     assistant coaches Wayne Walker, Steve Marrow, Paul Willingham, Kris
2-14     Boyd, Andy Cellars, Kevin Kalinec, Bill Anderson, Vance Barton,
2-15     Charlie Vineyard, Alex Rendon, Carlyle Locke, Tonny Wallis, Keith
2-16     Cook, and James Childers; trainer Eric Rider; student trainers
2-17     Brooke Gunn, Rufus Manning, Casey Cikanek, Julio Garcia, Patrick
2-18     Mach, Kim Crow, Brittany Spaniel, Junior Orundo, Ben Rejcek; video
2-19     technicians Larry Criner and Cathy Criner; statistician Lawrence
2-20     Kucera; athletic director Bill Cox; principal John Doslich;
2-21     superintendent Mike Harper; cheerleading sponsors Wendi Spencer and
2-22     Mari Hilger; varsity cheerleaders Stephanie Jones, Katie Kowalsky,
2-23     Taren Collard, Bridgette Behne, Holly Jansen, Amy Brazier, Kyle
2-24     Erwin, Kari Hejny, Haley Henning, Brandi Lopez, Carrie Sullivan,
2-25     Katherine Thomas, and Alisha Swearengin; and mascots Christen
2-26     Swearengin and Leila Knight; and
2-27           WHEREAS, These gridiron standouts have distinguished
 3-1     themselves as formidable competitors, and as the Lions take pride
 3-2     and satisfaction in their state championship, it is indeed fitting
 3-3     to pay tribute to them at this time; now, therefore, be it
 3-4           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
 3-5     hereby congratulate the 2000 Ennis High School football team on
 3-6     winning the UIL Class 4A Division II state title and extend to its
 3-7     team members, coaches, and supporters sincere best wishes for
 3-8     continued good fortune and happiness; and, be it further
 3-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-10     prepared for the Ennis High School football team as an expression
3-11     of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.