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By:  Berman                                                     H.C.R. No. 15 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Arp High School boys' basketball team captured 
the school's first state title by winning the University 
Interscholastic League 2A State Championship on March 11, 2006; and
	WHEREAS, The Arp Tigers proved their mettle throughout the 
regular season and won their place in the state semifinals by 
upsetting the top-ranked Kountze Lions, the defending state 
champions, in a masterful exhibition of defensive basketball; and
	WHEREAS, After besting their semifinal opponent, Arp 
grappled with a determined Ponder High School team in the state 
finals; displaying the same pluck and precision that had seen them 
through the rest of the season, the Tigers overcame a first-half 
deficit to claim a 65-49 victory and take home the coveted state 
title; and
	WHEREAS, In posting an impressive 32-4 record for the season, 
the Tigers were driven by the contributions of each member of their 
talented team: seniors Brandon Battiste, Mark Gill, Charles Holder, 
Tommy Reese, and Wes Wills, juniors Kendal McClendon and Zack 
Spears, and sophomores Sedrick Johnson, Trumaine Jones, 
Christopher Keith, and Corey Walker; and
	WHEREAS, Head coach Brian Keith and assistant coach Justin 
Hunley gave these young men a thorough how-to in hardwood 
fundamentals and also taught them the importance of conducting 
themselves with pride and dignity; and
	WHEREAS, A state championship can only be won through 
dedication and hard work, and this moment of glory will forever be a 
proud moment in the history of Arp High School and in the lives of 
the 11 players who so proudly wore the school's maroon and white; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Arp High School boys' 
basketball team for winning the UIL 2A State Championship and 
extend to them sincere 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 and Senate.