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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Canadian High School boys' basketball team |
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reached the pinnacle of success by winning the University |
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Interscholastic League 2A state championship on March 14, 2015, at |
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the Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wildcats finished with a record of 21 wins and |
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just 1 defeat, and their impressive run through the postseason |
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included victories over Claude, Panhandle, Smyer, and Farwell High |
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Schools to clinch Canadian's first trip to the UIL state tournament |
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since 1945; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 2A semifinals, the Wildcats jumped out to a |
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double-digit halftime lead over the squad from Martin's Mill High |
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School and went on to record a 68-62 win; that set the stage for the |
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title game, where Canadian matched up against the top-ranked team |
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from Big Sandy High School in a hard-fought contest that featured 4 |
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ties and 10 lead changes; trailing by two points entering the fourth |
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quarter, the Wildcats took the lead for good on a three-pointer by |
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senior guard Braiden Galla with just under five minutes to play and |
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closed out a 68-60 triumph with clutch free-throw shooting down the |
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stretch; the victory was all the more special because it earned |
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Canadian High School its first state championship in the sport; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Galla was named the title game Most Valuable |
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Player after scoring 17 points and hauling in 3 rebounds, while |
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teammates Sawyer Cook and Cameron Copley joined him on the |
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All-Tournament Team; excelling with a true team effort, the |
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Wildcats also received essential contributions throughout the |
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season from the other members of the roster: Caleb Davis, Tanner |
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Schafer, Ethan Lusk, Cooper Trolinger, Matthew Lynch, Branden |
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Carson, Trae Dwyer, Cory Chidester, Corbin Douthitt, Cody Gill, |
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Cody Wolfe, Tyler Richardson, Alexander Cervantes, Manny Ramsey, |
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and Bryce Chidester; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated competitors were ably guided by head |
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coach Andy Copley and assistant coaches Jeff Isom, Hayden Merket, |
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and Tim Fletcher; additional support was provided by managers Ben |
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Bryant, Reagan Cochran, and Josh Culwell, trainer Brian Mullins, |
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statistician Jamie Copley, and videographer Gage Greenhouse; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the goal of every |
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high school athlete; the hard work and skill demonstrated by the |
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Canadian High School players have enabled them to realize that |
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dream, and they will treasure the memory of this outstanding |
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accomplishment for many years to come; 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 Canadian High School boys' |
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basketball team on winning the 2015 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 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. |
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King of Hemphill |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2042 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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