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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The boys' basketball team from Summit High School in |
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Arlington closed out a historic campaign by winning the 2025 |
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University Interscholastic League 5A Division 2 state |
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championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Summit began its journey to the title with an |
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impressive run in the regular season that yielded the district |
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crown; continuing to excel in the playoffs, the Jaguars dispatched |
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Fort Worth Polytechnic, Argyle, Canutillo, and Colleyville |
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Heritage High Schools to earn their second state tournament |
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appearance after having first advanced to the final four in 2023; |
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with a 48-40 victory against Killeen Ellison in the semifinals, the |
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team punched its ticket to the state championship contest; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 8, Summit battled Missouri City Marshall |
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High School in a rematch of a regular-season game; determined to |
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avenge their loss in that outing, the Jaguars unleashed their |
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tenacious defense, holding the Buffalos to 31 percent shooting in |
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the first half to take a 25-13 lead at intermission; Summit was up |
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by 12 points entering the fourth quarter and then exhibited great |
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resilience down the stretch after its foe narrowed the margin to |
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48-43 with just over a minute left; the Jaguars closed strong, and |
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when the final seconds ticked off the clock, they celebrated a 54-47 |
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victory and the program's inaugural state title; and |
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WHEREAS, The Jaguars were led by Ian Sedah, the championship |
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game Most Valuable Player who was joined by Theo Brannan, Caleb |
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Richard, and Javon Ross on the All-Tournament Team; Summit also |
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received valuable contributions throughout the year from the other |
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members of the roster: Mason Williams, Isaiah Walker, Michael |
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Gibbs, David Bardere, Sam Getnet, Zion Lewis, Jaxon Sneed, DeMarus |
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Bird, Braylon Turner-Somerville, and Emund Prichett II; these |
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determined student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Emund |
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Prichett and assistant coaches Kevin Barona, Shane Earwood, and |
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Windley Laborte; 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 Summit Jaguars will treasure the |
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memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Summit High School boys' |
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basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state |
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championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere |
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best 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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |