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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The football team of Thurgood Marshall High School |
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in Missouri City enjoyed an exceptional 2018 season, advancing all |
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the way to the University Interscholastic League 5A Division 2 |
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state championship game; and |
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WHEREAS, After going undefeated in the regular season and |
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claiming the District 11 title, the Buffalos posted initial playoff |
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victories over Santa Fe, College Station A&M Consolidated, Port |
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Neches-Groves, and Huntsville High Schools; in the semifinal |
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showdown with Corpus Christi Calallen, Marshall trailed at |
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intermission but took control with two second-half touchdowns and |
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held on for a 19-17 win; that victory was all the more poignant |
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because it came just four days after the tragic death of senior |
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defensive back Drew Conley, and the Buffalo players held his memory |
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close in the season's final games; and |
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WHEREAS, Advancing to the state title contest for the first |
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time in school history, Marshall matched up against top-ranked |
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Aledo High on December 21 in a meeting of two unbeaten teams; though |
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the Buffs saw their season come to an end in a hard-fought loss, the |
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team's overall success in 2018 set a new standard of achievement for |
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the Marshall High football program; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach James Williams and his |
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assistants, the Buffs received valuable contributions from each |
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member of the roster over the course of the 2018 campaign, finishing |
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with an impressive record of 15 wins and just a single loss; and |
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WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the Marshall |
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High School football team have realized an exceptional |
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accomplishment by advancing to the state championship game, and in |
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so doing, they have become a source of great pride for their fellow |
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students and their many supporters in the community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Thurgood Marshall High School |
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Buffalos on their successful 2018 season and extend to the team's |
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players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the future; |
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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. |