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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Longview High School football team reached the |
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pinnacle of success by winning the 2018 University Interscholastic |
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League 6A Division 2 state championship, claiming the school's |
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first state crown in 81 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing for the title in front of more than 48,000 |
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fans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on December 22, Longview faced a |
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talented team from Beaumont West Brook High School; the Lobos took |
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the lead early, going up 13-7 as the first quarter came to a close, |
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but they trailed 34-29 late in the game; the Longview offense kept a |
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crucial drive alive with a 54-yard reception and followed with a |
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2-yard touchdown run to take a 1-point lead with just under five |
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minutes left in the game; the Lobos' defense then preserved the win |
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by pouncing on a West Brook fumble, and the team hoisted the trophy |
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with a thrilling 35-34 victory; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lobos were led by Offensive Most Valuable Player |
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Haynes King, who threw for 423 yards and 2 touchdowns and also ran |
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for a score; his favorite target, Kamden Perry, set a UIL 6A |
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championship game record with 218 receiving yards, and Defensive |
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MVP Jephaniah Lister collected 12 tackles; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach John King and his |
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assistants, Longview excelled throughout the year; unbeaten in the |
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regular season, the Lobos won the District 11 title and then bested |
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Copperas Cove, Prosper, Austin Vandegrift, Spring Westfield, and |
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Amarillo Tascosa High Schools on their march through the playoffs; |
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with the championship triumph, the 2018 Longview players ended the |
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season with a perfect 16-0 record and joined the 1937 squad as the |
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school's two title-winning teams; and |
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WHEREAS, Through countless hours of hard work and an |
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unwavering commitment to excellence, the Longview Lobos proved |
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themselves one of the top teams in Texas high school football in |
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2018, and they are a source of great pride to their school and |
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community; now, 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 Longview High School football |
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team on winning the 2018 UIL 6A Division 2 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. |