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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mart High School football team once again proved |
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itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the 2018 University |
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Interscholastic League 2A Division 2 state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, The defending champs in their class, the Panthers |
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won 9 of 10 regular-season contests and claimed the District 11 |
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title; Mart continued to excel throughout the playoffs, defeating |
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Saratoga West Hardin, Simms Bowie, Grapeland, Muenster, and Falls |
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City High Schools to earn its 11th trip to the state championship |
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contest; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing in front of a crowd of more than 7,000 fans |
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at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Mart faced off against Gruver High |
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School in the December 19 finale; the Panthers unleashed a |
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devastating ground assault, rushing for nine touchdowns in the |
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first half alone; by intermission, the team had already set the |
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record for the most points scored in a 2A state championship game, |
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and it ultimately rang up a total of 76 to achieve a commanding |
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victory; when the final seconds ticked off the clock, Mart |
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collected its seventh title overall and celebrated the first |
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back-to-back crowns in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, The Panthers were led by Offensive Most Valuable |
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Player Tyrek Horne, who ran for seven touchdowns and 291 yards to |
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set a pair of 2A title game records; on the other side of the ball, |
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Defensive MVP Jacob Ybarra paced Mart with 6.5 tackles, two |
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interceptions, and four pass breakups; ably guided by head coach |
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Kevin Hoffman and his assistants, Mart received valuable |
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contributions from each member of the roster over the course of the |
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2018 campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes will |
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treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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lives; 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 Mart High School football team |
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on winning the 2018 UIL 2A Division 2 state championship and extend |
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to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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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. |