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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Panthers football team of Liberty Hill High |
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School won the University Interscholastic League Class 3A Division |
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II State Championship on December 23, 2006, taking home the first |
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state title in the school's history; and |
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WHEREAS, The championship was the culmination of a thrilling |
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and hard-fought season in which the Panthers matched up against a |
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long list of talented opponents and posted an impressive record of |
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13 wins and just two losses; the team's success was driven by a |
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hard-charging rushing attack and a spirited defense that |
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stonewalled opponents on crucial plays; and |
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WHEREAS, At no time was that more true than in the |
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championship game, where Liberty Hill faced off against the Bobcats |
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of Celina High School, a team that had won numerous state |
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championships and had posted 31 straight victories; throughout the |
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game, the Panther defense rose up on key fourth-down plays and |
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turned back Celina, including two decisive stops in the final five |
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minutes of the game; and |
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WHEREAS, Grinding out yards, the Liberty Hill offense put 19 |
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points on the board in the first three quarters of the title game; |
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then, with the score tied in the final minutes of play, they took |
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possession of the ball on their own 40 yard line and engineered a |
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dramatic drive down the field; with just six seconds on the clock, |
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placekicker Gio Magallon booted a 31-yard field goal to make the |
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score 22-19 and give Liberty Hill the state title; and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional Liberty Hill football players, |
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together with head coach Jerry Vance and the other members of the |
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Panthers staff, have achieved the ultimate level of success, and |
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the entire Liberty Hill community can take pride in this tremendous |
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achievement; the team received crucial support from the school |
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band, the cheerleaders, the Liberty Hill Belles drill team, and the |
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enthusiastic student body, and the winning spirit they helped |
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create was carried forth by parents, business owners, teachers, |
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school district administrators, and the huge number of Panther fans |
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in the local area; together, they brought about a special moment in |
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the town's history, and the 2006 football season will long be |
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remembered and celebrated by the residents of Liberty Hill; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Liberty Hill High School |
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football team for winning the UIL Class 3A Division II State |
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Championship and extend best wishes to the players, coaches, and |
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staff for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |