By Uher H.R. No. 103 77R4192 MJS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Bay City High School Black Cats defeated the 1-2 Denton Ryan High School Raiders 24-2 to win the 2000 UIL Class 4A 1-3 Division I state football championship, and this outstanding team 1-4 accomplishment is worthy of special recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, First-year Bay City head coach Chad Morris 1-6 skillfully guided the Black Cats to a 14-1 overall record and had 1-7 them ably prepared for their title showdown against the resilient 1-8 Raiders; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In the championship contest, Bay City's 1-10 opportunistic defense played an integral role in helping the school 1-11 secure its first state title since 1983; the Black Cats' defensive 1-12 unit forced eight turnovers and stifled Denton Ryan's prolific 1-13 offensive attack; and 1-14 WHEREAS, After completing a stellar regular season, the Black 1-15 Cats marched to the championship in impressive fashion, outscoring 1-16 their five postseason opponents by a combined score of 121-34; 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 Kevin Austin, Nick Williams, Andrew Smith, Ryan Luedecke, 1-20 Robert Lewis, John Roberson, Bryon Jones, Derek Cumbie, Scott 1-21 Elliott, Albert Castenada, Lonnie Woodard, Reggie Jefferson, Freddy 1-22 Green, Shaun Green, Chad Price, Toby Claxton, Adam Pointer, Noe 1-23 Cano, Kenneth Quinn, Jose Trevino, Archie McDaniel, Nurahnda 1-24 Manning, Chad Cassle, Jared Kaspar, Joshua Shine, Derek Humes, 2-1 Brandon Calhoun, Lester Johnson, Mike Hawkins, Brodrick Gartica, 2-2 Rocky Garcia, Zack Kramer, Fred Ramirez, Chad Craft, Brian Knight, 2-3 Evert Williams, Chris Clifton, Matt Mote, Jonathon Miller, Nathan 2-4 Russell, Craig Grebe, John Michael Solis, Thomas Lukefahr, Garrett 2-5 Dodd, Taylor Coppock, Tell BoKomey, Montana Wallace, Jimmie Revis, 2-6 Kevin Van Daalen, Phillip Tyler, Tony Maxwell, Daniel Walsh, James 2-7 Shipp, Chris Baker, Victor Gonzales, Steve Jordan, Ike Uluh, Noah 2-8 Marburger, Chase Taylor, Josh Villalovos, Terence Waldron, Matt 2-9 Harrison, and Bo BoKomey; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The team also received invaluable support from 2-11 assistant coaches Kris Iske, Robert Rayos, Tim Hensley, Brad 2-12 Wisener, Kreg Kimple, Rob Schoenfeld, Mike Zierline, Manny 2-13 Rodriguez, Jeff Kocurek, Hank Carter, Eddie Nelson, David Kautz, 2-14 Bruce Beets, Jeremy Beeson, Brandon Hood, and Matt Stovall; trainer 2-15 Brian Stuart; student trainers David Green, Gus Oros, Jr., Juan 2-16 Augilar, Jason Morales, Devette George, Robert Rodriguez, Chris 2-17 Williams, and Sandra John; and athletic secretary Diana Osborne; 2-18 and 2-19 WHEREAS, The Bay City gridiron standouts have distinguished 2-20 themselves as formidable competitors, and as the Black Cats take 2-21 great pride and satisfaction in their state championship, it is 2-22 indeed fitting to pay tribute to them at this time; now, therefore, 2-23 be it 2-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-25 Legislature hereby congratulate the 2000 Bay City High School 2-26 football team on winning the UIL Class 4A Division I state title 2-27 and extend to its team members, coaches, and supporters sincere 3-1 best wishes for continued good fortune and happiness; and, be it 3-2 further 3-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-4 prepared for the Bay City High School football team as a token of 3-5 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.