78R11234 JHS-D

By:  McClendon                                                    H.R. No. 711



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, San Antonio's Sam Houston High School boys' 
basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2003 state 
championship tournament after claiming the Region IV championship; 
and
	WHEREAS, The Hurricanes completed their season with a 29-10 
record and joined the Sam Houston High School girls' basketball 
team to become the first two teams from the San Antonio Independent 
School District to compete in the state tournament in the same sport 
during the same season; and
	WHEREAS, Schooled in basketball fundamentals by head coach 
Wayne Dickey and assistant coaches Byron Hildebrand, Malachi 
Nellum, and Eric Coleman, the Hurricanes overcame a slow start to 
the season to reach the state tournament for the first time in 20 
years; and
	WHEREAS, Team members include seniors Chris Russell, Arron 
Cockran, Victor Dupree, Ugl Winn, Chris Daniels, and Reggie Dunn; 
juniors Antawon Childs, Jarrett Dillard, and Lionel Ross; and 
sophomores Terrell Nichols, Scott Campbell, and Danny Woods; and
	WHEREAS, Competing for a state title builds character and 
promotes teamwork and trust, and these remarkable young men have 
surely gained a great deal through this memorable experience; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate coach Wayne Dickey and the members 
of the Sam Houston High School boys' basketball team on their fine 
season and extend to them best wishes for continued success; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.