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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2010-2011 season was indeed memorable for the |
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Georgetown High School girls' basketball team, as the Lady Eagles |
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compiled 33 wins and advanced all the way to the University |
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Interscholastic League Class 5A state final; and |
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WHEREAS, The year began with exciting news for the program as |
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Krystal Forthan signed a letter of intent to attend Louisiana State |
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University, and fellow senior Briana Bogard did the same with East |
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Tennessee State University; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Eagles won their first 7 games and 17 of |
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their first 18, including two contests in which they held opponents |
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to just 8 and 12 points, respectively; the team's early success also |
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included a triumphant outing at the Winnsboro Hoop Fest, where |
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Georgetown downed Bullard High School to hoist the trophy; and |
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WHEREAS, In late December, the Lady Eagles traveled to |
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Antioch, California, to participate in the West Coast Jamboree; |
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playing against some of the toughest teams in that state, |
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Georgetown High opened the tournament with a victory over |
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Presentation High School of San Jose and then topped the previously |
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unbeaten girls from Del Oro High School of Loomis; in the |
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semifinals, the squad lost a tough game against Long Beach |
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Polytechnic High School, then ranked second in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Back in the Lone Star State, the winning continued; |
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on January 25, the Lady Eagles defeated Leander High School to give |
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head coach Rhonda Farney her 900th career victory, and by season's |
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end her total had grown to 910; since she began guiding the |
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Georgetown team in 1988, the Lady Eagles have amassed an impressive |
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617-176 record and have never had a losing year; and |
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WHEREAS, Georgetown High went undefeated against its |
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District 16-5A opponents in 2010-2011 and finished the season with |
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a school record 32-game district winning streak; in mid-February, |
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the Lady Eagles began their thrilling run through the 5A playoffs, |
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knocking off five straight opponents to earn their spot in the state |
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tournament in Austin; there, they bested Elsik High School in the |
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semifinals before falling to Irving MacArthur in the title game to |
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finish as runner-up; and |
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WHEREAS, There were many individual honors for the Lady |
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Eagles; Ms. Forthan was selected to play in the McDonald's |
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All-American game in Chicago and the Women's Basketball Coaches |
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Association/Nike All-America Game in Indianapolis; in addition, |
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she, Ms. Bogard, and Emily Johnson were named to the Texas Girls |
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Coaches Association Class 5A All-State team; on the district level, |
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Ms. Forthan was named most valuable player and Ms. Bogard, Ms. |
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Johnson, Amanda Bizzell, and Kaitlin Walla were all named to the |
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first team, while Ms. Farney was named coach of the year; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning with a true team effort, the Lady Eagles |
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also received valuable contributions from the other members of the |
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roster: Elizabeth Kniffin, Katie Youngblood, Astrid Roman, Misty |
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Walden, Lauren Ferrell, Cassie Vick, Lorrie Santoy, Bree Smith, |
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Meghan White, and Alex Larsen; Coach Farney was ably assisted by |
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Kellye Richardson, Dave Walla, Jordan Ramey, and Kristin Curtis; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The talented and dedicated student-athletes of the |
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Lady Eagles basketball team are a source of great pride to their |
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many supporters in the community, and their outstanding performance |
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on the court is most deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Georgetown High School girls' |
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basketball team on its successful 2010-2011 season and extend |
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sincere best wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff for |
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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. |