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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats football |
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team captured the 2008 University Interscholastic League 4A |
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Division 2 state championship on December 20, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, In a record-breaking performance, the Wildcats |
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defeated the Broncos of Dayton High School by a 20-point margin, |
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69-49, and became the highest scoring 11-man team in the history of |
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Texas state title games; the Wildcats tallied 10 touchdowns and |
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racked up an unprecedented 859 yards of total offense during the |
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game; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout this extraordinary season, head coach |
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Greg Owens provided exceptional guidance and inspiration to the |
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Sulphur Springs team, which was the first football squad from the |
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school to play for the state championship; moreover, Wildcat |
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athletes Tyrik Rollison, Jace Jackson, and Ryan Young set numerous |
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team records in the course of the 2008 campaign, raising the bar for |
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future Sulphur Springs players; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and dedication, and the |
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student-athletes of the Sulphur Springs High School football team |
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will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for many years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the Sulphur Springs Wildcats on winning the |
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2008 UIL 4A Division 2 state football championship and extend to the |
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players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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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 and Senate. |