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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Cedar Park High School girls' basketball team |
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closed out a historic season by winning the 2021 University |
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Interscholastic League 5A state championship on March 10 at the |
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Alamodome in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, During the regular season, the Lady Timberwolves |
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lost just a single game early in the year and went on to sweep the |
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league schedule and claim their fourth straight district title; |
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continuing to excel in the playoffs, they bested Kerrville Tivy, |
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San Antonio Highlands, Comal Canyon, and Corpus Christi Veterans |
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Memorial High Schools to reach the regional final against |
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Georgetown; playing stifling defense that almost completely shut |
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down their opponent's scoring, the Cedar Park players recorded a |
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commanding 44-12 win, earning the school's first trip to the state |
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tournament; the team then bested Beaumont United High 75-51 in the |
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semifinals to advance to the title game; and |
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WHEREAS, Top-ranked Cedar Park battled for the crown against |
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defending state champion Frisco Liberty High School; the Lady |
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Timberwolves took charge early, building a double-digit lead by the |
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third quarter, but were tested late in the game; clinging to a one |
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point lead with three and a half minutes remaining, the Cedar Park |
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players gathered themselves and then demonstrated tremendous |
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resolve down the stretch; they outscored Liberty 12-6 in the |
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closing minutes and triumphed by the final score of 46-39, |
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clinching the inaugural state basketball championship for their |
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school and for the entire Leander Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Timberwolves were led by championship game |
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Most Valuable Player Gisella Maul, who joined Sarai Estupinan and |
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Shelby Hayes on the 5A All-Tournament Team; Cedar Park also |
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received valuable contributions throughout the season from the |
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other members of the roster: Molly Ly, Amesley Davis, Elaine King, |
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Isabel Peters, Megan Woods, Alisa Knight, Madison Radke, Rece |
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Prater-Merrill, Anna Minor, and Angie Sacco; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated athletes were ably guided by head |
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coach Donny Ott and assistant coaches Kami Williamson, |
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J. R. Romero, and Rebecca Zabel-Brewer; the squad also received |
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vital support from student trainer Seyda Aleman, student assistants |
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Dora Ann Cooper, Katie Whitmarsh, Hope Rasberry, Ridgely Hernandez, |
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Avery Allmer, and Bree Bland, athletic trainers Stefany Austin and |
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David Bowman, and radio announcers Mike Rose and Brad Cones; 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 the Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves are |
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a source of great pride to their school and community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Cedar Park High School girls' |
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basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 5A 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 Lady Timberwolves as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |