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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 155
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-4     recognizing the Midland Christian High School Mustangs on their
 1-5     Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 4A state
 1-6     championship; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Bringing home the first-ever 11-man football state
 1-8     championship trophy for Midland Christian proved to be a most
 1-9     satisfying experience; the decisive 48-24 victory over the
1-10     Fort Worth Christian Cardinals was exceptionally sweet, for the
1-11     Mustangs lost the district title to the Cardinals four weeks prior
1-12     to the championship game; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Demonstrating a total team effort with aggressive
1-14     ball handling and outstanding defensive maneuvering, the Mustangs
1-15     displayed exceptional skill and determination with their
1-16     accumulation of 556 total yards and 36 first downs in the final
1-17     showdown; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Head Coach Greg McClendon and Assistant Coaches
1-19     Chris McKinney, Dub Huckabee, Van Gravitt, John Hufford,
1-20     Reagan Key, Kenneth Smith, and Dave Stroud brought the Mustangs
1-21     to their impressive 10-3 season performance and deserve credit
1-22     for instilling in their players a desire to perform to their
 2-1     highest potential; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, The Midland Christian High School team members,
 2-3     David Guerrero, Garrett Hellums, Coy Riley, Jamie Beeghley,
 2-4     Justin Kuethe, Jordan Wilson, Phillip Prude, Timmy Brock,
 2-5     Cliff Richardson, Colby Gann, Paul Bezinque, Josh Gunter,
 2-6     Kacy Groves, T. J. Midkiff, Chase Feeler, Thomas Minihan,
 2-7     Greg Ross, Colby Turnbough, James Vallee, Colby Ansley,
 2-8     Roy Geer, Blake Morphew, Jonathan Grosse, Cody Crossland,
 2-9     Hunter Hill, Cad Davis, Jordan Swinney, Casey Lagan, Jacob Cannon,
2-10     Brandon Tobias, Brandon Quick, Dustin Hull, Justin Carlile,
2-11     Jack Grist, J. D. Machacek, Cliff McGraw, Ben Fair, Roan Moreno,
2-12     Aaron Schrank, Bruce Sheppard, A. J. Eaton, J. T. Snelson, Drew Scott,
2-13     Gavon Sanchez, Nick McAdams, and Matt Daugherty, are truly deserving
2-14     of the title they worked so hard and sacrificed so much to attain;
2-15     now, therefore, be it
2-16           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-17     77th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Midland Christian
2-18     Mustangs on winning the Texas Association of Private and
2-19     Parochial Schools Class 4A state football championship; and,
2-20     be it further
2-21           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-22     the Mustangs as a memento of this outstanding achievement.
2-23                                                                  Bivins
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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 February 6, 2001.
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 3-5                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-7                                           Member, Texas Senate