78R3182 JHS-D

By:  Puente                                                       H.R. No. 78 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, San Antonio's Judson High School Rockets varsity 
football team earned the 2002 Class 5A Division I state football 
championship with a thrilling 33-32 victory over Midland High 
School at the Alamodome on December 14, 2002; and
	WHEREAS, After a tough loss in the season opener to the Waco 
High School Lions, the Rockets dominated their remaining regular 
season opponents and swept through the playoffs to capture the 
state crown and complete their season with a 14-1 record; and
	WHEREAS, Head coach Jim Rackley schooled his young charges in 
gridiron fundamentals while also emphasizing the importance of 
teamwork and sportsmanship; he was aided in his efforts by 
assistant head coach Pete Gibbens, first assistant coach Sterling 
Jeter, assistant coaches Melvin Boelter, David Brothers, Charles 
Bruce, Jimmy Dykes, Billy Hall, Stan Hodges, Danny Lengyel, Kelly 
Monk, Clint Rutledge, and Bruce Webb, and trainers David 
Stickelbault and Chris Granger; and
	WHEREAS, Behind the power running of junior tailback Chancy 
Campbell, the Rockets built an early first-half lead only to see 
Midland charge back in the second half; with 17 seconds remaining in 
the game and Midland leading 32-27, quarterback Dustin Quinney 
connected with wide receiver Andre Williams, who sprinted into the 
end zone to recapture the lead and effectively seal the improbable 
victory; and
	WHEREAS, The team's last-second win in the state championship 
game will surely go down in the annals of Texas high school football 
lore, and the team members are to be commended for their exemplary 
effort and for their unwavering determination in the face of 
looming defeat; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That head coach Jim Rackley and the members of the 
Judson High School Rockets varsity football team be congratulated 
on winning the 2002 Class 5A Division I state football 
championship; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for prominent display at Judson High School as an 
expression of the sentiment of the Texas House of Representatives.