H.C.R. No. 75 


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Kilgore High School Bulldogs football team has reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2004 UIL Class 4A Division II State Football Championship, the school's first ever in gridiron competition; and WHEREAS, Capping a school record-setting 16-0 season, the Kilgore Bulldogs have claimed the coveted state crown with a hard-fought victory over a worthy opponent, the Dallas Lincoln High School Tigers, at Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium; and WHEREAS, Members of this outstanding Bulldog football squad include Pat McCrory, Trey Sands, Nick Sanders, Bronkale Kenney, Keith Gilliam, Daren Chappell, Chase Fisher, Antonio Henderson, Michael Cottier, Kendrick Brown, Jamar Bornes, Rudy Galvan, Courtney Thomas, Keonta Robinson, Keith Lampkin, Jaron Shepherd, Kaleb Nix, Kurt Rossum, Cory League, Brandon Morgan, Tim Davis, Chris Harvey, Casey Whitmer, Antonio Kelly, Kyle Shipp, Eddie Jones, Eddie Rutherford, Chase Patterson, Kendrick Ector, Derrell Moore, Billy Slagle, Josh Mathis, Daniel Swaim, Buddy Davis, Austen Gideon, David Whipkey, Peter Schill, Stephen Foster, Michael Huey, Josh Slagle, Jared Price, Mario Schill, Ryan Whitmer, Adam Wiggins, Joey White, Scipio Sholars, Matt Morris, Jordan Moore, Lon Roberts, Edgar Sanchez, Britt Mitchell, Shane Shaw, Justin Clark, Bryan Brantley, Wayne Daniels, Lawrence Emeadi, Coty Gatewood, Bobby Curnutt, Diego Orta, Paul Springer, Daniel Wheeler, and Artineal Gardner; these talented players received invaluable support from trainers Phillip Mitchell, Brandon Welborn, Ciro Alvarez, Andrew Beason, Creed Hamill, Juan Venegas, Jeremy Armeida, Justin Climer, and Stephen Burch, as well as ball boys Logan Preston and Seth Whisenhunt; and WHEREAS, Coach of the Year Mike Vallery provided inspirational leadership and guidance to his young charges, enabling his players to achieve their ultimate goal of claiming the school's first state football championship; Coach Vallery was ably assisted by offensive coordinator Kenny Ferro, defensive coordinator Mike Wood, assistant athletic director Doug Duke, athletic trainers Darrell Ganus and Kelly Gray, athletic secretary Debbie Copeland, and coaches Chris Vallery, Kyle Preston, Jay Dean, Les Loper, Charles Presley, Drenon Fite, Keith Meyers, Mark Roskos, Jim Hargett, Whitney Keeling, John Lewis, Kris Duplissey, and Jerry Reddic; and WHEREAS, The 2004 Kilgore Bulldogs earned numerous accolades, including the Class 4A Game of the Year award for their 33-27 double overtime victory over Dallas Lincoln for that state championship title; play of the year went to Nick Sanders for a game-winning blocked field goal return for a touchdown in their victory over Dallas Lincoln; individual honors were given to Keith Gilliam, who was named 4A Player of the Year by Texas Football magazine and Fox Sports Network, and Eddie Jones, who received the prestigious defensive player of the year recognition from Blitzy's TV Show; and WHEREAS, First-team players for the 2004 All-Smoaky.com high school football team were Keith Gilliam, Jordan Moore, Billy Slagle, Eddie Jones, and Nick Sanders; second-team players were Courtney Thomas, Lon Roberts, Antonio Henderson, and Nick Sanders; third-team player was Pat McCrory; and WHEREAS, The District 17 4A All-District honorees include most valuable player Keith Gilliam, defensive lineman of the year, Eddie Jones, offensive lineman of the year, Billy Slagle, kick/punt returner of the year, Nick Sanders, offensive newcomer of the year, Derrell Moore, and defensive newcomer of the year, Jason Shepherd; the first team was composed of Chase Fisher, Courtney Thomas, Lon Roberts, Jordan Moore, Lawrence Emadi, Wayne Daniels, Antonio Henderson, Trey Sands, Nick Sanders, and Pat McCrory; second team included Nick Sanders, Britt Mitchell, Bronkale Kenny, Rudy Galvan, Coty Gatewood, Courtney Thomas, and Rudy Galvan; honorable mention recipients were Daniel Swaim, Josh Mathis, Ryan Whitman, Chase Patterson, Antonio Kelly, Chris Harvey, Brandon Morgan, Artineal Gardner, and Buddy Davis; and WHEREAS, All-East Texas award winners were offensive player of the year, Keith Gilliam, defensive player of the year, Eddie Jones, and return specialist, Nick Sanders; the first team had Billy Slagle, Keith Gilliam, Lon Roberts, Courtney Thomas, Eddie Jones, Wayne Daniels, Antonio Henderson, Nick Sanders, and Trey Sands; second-stringers included Britt Mitchell, Jordan Moore, and Rudy Galvan; honorable mention recipients were Bronkale Kenny, Lawrence Emadi, Courtney Thomas, and Pat McCrory; and WHEREAS, The 4A All-State offensive player of the year was Keith Gilliam, and his first-team members included Billy Slagle, Eddie Jones, Wayne Daniels, and Antonio Henderson; the second-team player was Nick Sanders, and third-team players were Lon Roberts, Courtney Thomas, Britt Mitchell, and Nick Sanders; and WHEREAS, These exceptional football players, together with their coaches and staff, are a source of tremendous pride to the students and faculty at Kilgore High School, as well as their many supporters in the community, and it is most appropriate that they be honored for their impressive achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby congratulate the members, coaches, and staff of the Kilgore High School football team, as well as superintendent Jerry Roberts and principal Bobby Wheeley, on winning the 2004 UIL Class 4A Division II State Football Championship and extend to them sincere best wishes for future success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Kilgore High School as an expression of the sentiment of the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Merritt Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 75 was adopted by the House on March 1, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 75 was adopted by the Senate on March 1, 2005, by a viva-voce vote. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor