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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Realizing their season-long goal of being the best |
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4A basketball team in Texas, the Georgetown High School Lady Eagles |
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won the University Interscholastic League state championship with a |
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victory in the title game on March 2, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Playing the team from Dallas Lincoln High School in |
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the tournament final at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, the Lady |
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Eagles found themselves in a hard-fought battle; trailing by seven |
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points with just over seven minutes remaining, the Georgetown |
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players demonstrated their undeniable will to win; they turned the |
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momentum in their favor by pressuring their opponent into mistakes |
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and mounted a thrilling comeback; championship game Most Valuable |
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Player Kaitlin Walla nailed a key jump shot with 1:36 to play to |
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give the Lady Eagles a one-point lead, and clutch free-throw |
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shooting in the final minute sealed a 65-60 triumph; and |
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WHEREAS, The win gave Georgetown High its second hoops crown |
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in school history, and the Lady Eagles have made a strong bid for |
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the title on numerous other occasions; this was the team's ninth |
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appearance in the trophy matchup, six of which have come under the |
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exceptional leadership of coach Rhonda Farney; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Walla was joined on the All-Tournament Team by |
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Lorrie Santoy; the Lady Eagles also received valuable contributions |
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throughout the year from the other members of the roster: Hayley |
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Hunter, MacKayla Embry, Sandi Harris, Samantha Lee, Abby Saenz, |
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Aubrey Simon, Stephanie Sovereen, Remy Wassom, Haley Frias, |
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Kendrick Clark, Nicole Elliott, Amanda Johnson, Caitlyn Buttram, |
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Avery Kelly, Bree Smith, Hayley White, Rikki Blue, Christine |
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Mersiosky, Taylor LaCour, Khadijah Conway, and Maddie Anderson; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Farney was aided in her efforts by assistant |
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coaches Kellye Richardson, Kristin Curtis, and Jordan Ramey; the |
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team also benefited from the efforts of managers Grant Anderson, |
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Hope DeLatorre, Amanda Goode, Kamille Lyons, and Seth Sossner, |
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athletic trainers Chad Hennessey and Vanessa Morales, student |
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trainer Emily Baldwin-Pena, statistician Andrea Kauitzsch, and |
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video technician Mary Lucas; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an enduring |
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commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes have |
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become a source of great pride to their school and community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Georgetown High School girls' |
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basketball team on winning the UIL 4A state championship for 2013 |
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and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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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. |