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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The men's basketball team of Mountain View College |
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in Dallas won the National Junior College Athletic Association |
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Division III championship with a victory in the title game on March |
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12, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing in the championship tournament at |
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Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake, New York, the |
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Mountain View Lions reached the title game by defeating the College |
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of Davidson and Davie Counties, North Carolina, and Ocean County |
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College of New Jersey; and |
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WHEREAS, In the championship showdown, Mountain View met a |
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talented team from Rochester Community and Technical College in |
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Minnesota; despite the fact that most of the Lions team members are |
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freshmen, they played with calm precision and emerged with a 72-64 |
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triumph and a national championship, while improving their final |
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record to an impressive 26-8; and |
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WHEREAS, Mountain View head coach LeRoi Phillips and |
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assistant coaches Belvis Noland and Frederick Washington received |
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valuable contributions from each member of the roster: Marcus |
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Price, Stephen Manago, Jr., Gary Talton, Jhordan Mason, Elisawa |
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Baker, Simeon Brinkley, Ashley J. Crayton, Darnell Taylor, Bryan |
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Rollins, Horace Hicks, Josh Harris, Jeremiah Ford, and Patrick |
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Howard; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and an enduring commitment to |
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excellence, the Mountain View College basketball team reached the |
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ultimate level of success during the 2010-2011 season, and these |
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skilled athletes may take justifiable pride in this accomplishment; |
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now, 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 Mountain View College men's |
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basketball team on winning the National Junior College Athletic |
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Association Division III championship and extend sincere best |
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wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff 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. |