78R7213 WMS-D

By:  Truitt                                                     H.C.R. No. 153



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football 
team has achieved the pinnacle of success by winning the 2002 UIL 
Class 5A, Division II, state championship in their first year of 
competition in that classification; and
	WHEREAS, Although the team had staged dramatic comebacks 
during their march through the playoffs, Southlake Carroll needed 
no last-second heroics in the championship game, where they 
overwhelmed Spring Branch Smithson Valley High School 45-14 to 
claim the coveted crown; and
	WHEREAS, A gridiron powerhouse at the 3A level, Southlake 
Carroll confounded football prognosticators and pollsters who had 
predicted little success for the Dragons during the 2002 campaign; 
and
	WHEREAS, Head coach Todd Dodge, with his coaches and staff, 
provided exceptional leadership and guidance to his young athletes, 
enabling them to make Texas high school football history by 
becoming the first team ever to win a state championship in their 
inaugural year in a new UIL classification; and
	WHEREAS, The Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football 
team, along with the school's band, drill team, crew, and 
cheerleaders, is a source of great pride to its many supporters in 
the community, and it is indeed appropriate that the team receive 
special legislative recognition for its remarkable achievements; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby congratulate the members of the Southlake Carroll High 
School football team for their commitment to excellence and their 
willingness to work hard in pursuit of their goal, which resulted in 
the 2002 UIL Class 5A, Division II, state championship; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the team members and coaching staff as an expression of 
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.