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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Highland Park High School Division 1 and |
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Division 2 lacrosse teams both captured titles at the 2015 Texas |
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High School Lacrosse League State Championships on May 10, 2015, in |
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Round Rock; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by head coach Derek Thomson, the Division 1 |
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squad finished the season with an outstanding record of 14 wins and |
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just 3 losses; the team's exciting run through the postseason |
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included a victory against Memorial High School for the |
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super-regional championship and a dominating 15-6 win over Allen |
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High School in the semifinals; matching up against The Woodlands in |
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the title contest, Highland Park took control of the game by scoring |
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three goals in the closing minutes of the first half and adding |
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three more shortly after the intermission; the Scots employed a |
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sound defensive strategy the rest of the way to secure a 10-4 |
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triumph and the school's sixth lacrosse championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Highland Park's Division 2 team compiled an equally |
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impressive 15-3 overall record in 2015 on their way to the state |
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title; the Scots began the playoffs by defeating Greenhill and |
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Magnolia High Schools before clinching the super-regional title |
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with a 12-6 victory over the Texas Military Institute-Episcopal |
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School of Texas; Highland Park then took down McKinney High School |
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in the semifinals to earn a spot in the Division 2 finale; with the |
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state crown on the line, the team turned in a clutch performance |
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against Colleyville High School, building an early lead and then |
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putting the game away with seven goals in the final quarter to claim |
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the state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, With the immense success of both teams in 2015, |
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Highland Park has become only the third lacrosse program in THSLL |
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history to win the Division 1 and Division 2 titles in the same |
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season; and |
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WHEREAS, The talented lacrosse athletes from Highland Park |
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High School have demonstrated the skill and dedication of true |
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champions, and they may take great pride in their exceptional |
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achievements; 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 Highland Park High School |
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Division 1 and Division 2 lacrosse teams on winning 2015 Texas High |
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School Lacrosse League state championships and extend to the |
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players and coaches sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |