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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A select group of athletes from the boys' high |
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school soccer teams in Hardin, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, and Newton |
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Counties have been recognized with postseason honors as a result of |
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their exceptional performances during 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Three players on the Lumberton High School squad, |
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forwards Alejandro Becerra and Kolson Watts and defender Andrew |
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Smith, were named to the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Team; in |
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addition, each of these young men received All-District accolades; |
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Mr. Becerra was Co-Most Valuable Player, Mr. Watts was a Forward of |
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the Year, and Mr. Smith was a Defensive Player of the Year; the |
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other Lumberton team members receiving District 37-4A honors were |
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Oliver Jiminez, who was deemed the Newcomer of the Year, Jansen |
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Wahl, Nathan Benson, and Jonathan Delaune, who were selected for |
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the first team, and Kilby Pope, Dakota Kline, and Josh Fusilier, who |
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were chosen for the second team; and |
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WHEREAS, The Silsbee High School team was also well |
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represented in the awards selections, with Karl Elers winning a |
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spot on the Super Gold Team and being named All-District Midfielder |
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of the Year, while Brandon Morales earned a Forward of the Year |
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accolade; in addition, Cristobal Aboytes and Niko Santini were |
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tapped for the All-District first team, and Moises Martinez, Evan |
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Craft, and Micah Ayers for the second team; and |
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WHEREAS, Four Hardin-Jefferson High School athletes were |
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lauded, as Bailey Bledsoe was singled out as the District 37-4A |
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Utility Player of the Year, Eddie Alvarez was part of the first-team |
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roster, and Ryan Leger and Quade Robertson joined the second-team |
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lineup; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the Livingston High School competitors, |
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Carlos Davalos was a recipient of a District 37-4A Co-Most Valuable |
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Player award, Kade Burman was the Goalkeeper of the Year, and Javier |
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Davalos was a Defensive Player of the Year; rounding out the list of |
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All-District honorees were Jasper High School's Samuel Navarro, who |
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was chosen for the first team, and Cesar Sierra and Cesar Galvan, |
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who were selected for the second team; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating skill and commitment, these athletes |
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made important contributions to their teams during the 2013 season, |
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and they may reflect with pride on their achievements and on the |
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prestigious recognition they have received; now, 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 boys' high school soccer |
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players from Hardin, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties who |
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garnered Super Gold or All-District awards for their performances |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the players as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |