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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Martins Mill Mustangs completed an outstanding |
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season by advancing to the UIL 1-A Division I boys' basketball |
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championship final at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on March 10, |
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2007; and |
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WHEREAS, In a hard-fought championship final that featured |
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five ties and seven lead changes, the Mustangs fell to the Thorndale |
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High School Bulldogs by the score of 39-37; the two championship |
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contenders were ranked number one and number two throughout the |
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year, and the season-ending showdown lived up to the expectations |
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of the teams' many fans; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by head coach Trae Moore, the Mustangs finished |
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the season with an impressive 35-5 record, demonstrating a |
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commitment to teamwork and sportsmanship in their pursuit of the |
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coveted state crown; the team relied on the additional support of |
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assistant coaches Chris Hightower and Keith O'Brien as well as that |
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of team managers Miguel Durham, Whitney Johnson, and Haley |
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Brantley; and |
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WHEREAS, Team members include Cody Brantley, Ernesto |
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Hernandez, Cody Mewbourn, Aubrey Green, Grant Baldwin, Jared |
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Snyder, Travis Womble, Justin Wilson, B. J. Brawner, Parker |
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Stringer, David Spradling, Isaac Fuller, Austin Tindle, Brant |
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Etheridge, Darell Johnson, Chris Rumsey, and Dax Alexander; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated student-athletes have earned the |
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respect and admiration of their supporters in the Martins Mill |
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community, and it is a pleasure to recognize them for their |
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achievements; now, 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 Martins Mill boys' basketball |
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team on its outstanding 2007 season and extend best wishes to its |
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players and coaches for continued success in all their endeavors; |
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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. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1398 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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