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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A remarkable season came to a triumphant conclusion |
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as the boys' soccer team of Carroll High School in Southlake won the |
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University Interscholastic League 5A state championship with a |
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victory in the title game on April 16, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Facing Round Rock McNeil High School in the finals |
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of the UIL tournament, the Dragons benefited from an outstanding |
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showing by goalkeeper Oshick Shams, the game's most valuable |
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player, as well as goals by Karl de Zoeten and Mac McGuire to post a |
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2-0 win and claim the team's first state championship since 2001; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Southlake Carroll finished the season with an |
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incredible record of 28 wins, zero losses, and three ties, and it |
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held its opponents scoreless in 22 matches, a new school record and |
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the second-most shutouts ever recorded in UIL competition; as a |
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result of their commanding performance, the Dragons have been |
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recognized as one of the top teams in the nation, earning the No. 1 |
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spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America High |
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School Winter Rankings and the No. 2 slot in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 |
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Final Winter Rankings; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to being an unforgettable achievement |
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for the athletes, the 2011 5A championship marks another milestone |
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in the career of head coach Greg Oglesby, who has seen his teams win |
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more than 400 games since founding the school's soccer program; the |
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Carroll players also received vital guidance from assistant coaches |
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Sal Richie, Dusty Allen, and Joe Barton; and |
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WHEREAS, By proving themselves the finest 5A team in Texas, |
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the Dragons have furthered their school's notable record of |
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athletic excellence, and their accomplishment will be a source of |
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pride for Carroll High students and supporters for many years to |
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come; 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 boys' soccer team of Carroll |
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High School in Southlake on winning the 2010-2011 UIL 5A state |
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championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere |
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best wishes 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. |