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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Martin's Mill High School Lady Mustangs proved |
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themselves one of the finest basketball teams in Texas by capturing |
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the 2015 University Interscholastic League 2A state championship |
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with a victory on March 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The title game win closed out an unforgettable year |
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in which Martin's Mill claimed the district crown with its |
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outstanding play during the regular season and then blazed a path |
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through the playoffs; the team reeled off commanding victories in |
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its first four games of the postseason and was not tested until the |
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semifinals of the state tournament, when it edged LaPoynor High |
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School by a score of 36-33 to advance to the 2A title game; and |
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WHEREAS, Playing the team from Gruver High School in the |
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tournament final, the Lady Mustangs found themselves in a |
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hard-fought battle but held the lead for nearly the entire game; up |
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by only three points with just under seven minutes to play, the |
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Martin's Mill players kept their composure and put the contest away |
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with strong free-throw shooting down the stretch to seal a 49-36 |
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triumph; and |
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WHEREAS, Senior Cheyenne Brown scored 29 points in this final |
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appearance of her high school basketball career and was honored as |
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the game's Most Valuable Player; vital contributions were also made |
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throughout the year by the other members of the roster: Madi Daniel, |
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Hannah Celsur, Hailey Hawes, Alyssa Pate, Jocie Bennett, Sarah |
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Munns, Hannah Munns, Hailey Celsur, Jacee Greenlee, Briley Moon, |
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and Calli Camacho; and |
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WHEREAS, With its win in the 2A final, Martin's Mill claimed |
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its fourth state championship in the past nine years and has been a |
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contender in every state tournament but one since 2006; the |
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2014-2015 squad was ably led by head coach Laura Jenkins, who took |
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the helm at the beginning of the season after previously serving as |
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an assistant coach for the Lady Mustangs; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state title represents the culmination of |
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countless hours of hard work and an enduring commitment to |
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excellence, and the talented student-athletes of the Lady Mustangs |
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basketball team have become a source of great pride to their school |
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and community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Martin's Mill High School |
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girls' basketball team on winning the UIL 2A state championship and |
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extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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wishes for the future; 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. |