Bill Text: TX SR436 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Hitchcock High School boys' basketball team on winning a state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [SR436 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR436-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Hitchcock High School boys' basketball team | ||
| closed out a historic campaign by winning the 2023 University | ||
| Interscholastic League 3A state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hitchcock began its journey to the title with an | ||
| impressive run in the regular season, winning the district crown | ||
| with a perfect record of 14-0 against league opponents; | ||
| continuing to excel in the playoffs, the Bulldogs dispatched | ||
| Shepherd, Diboll, Orangefield, Lorena, and New Waverly High | ||
| Schools to earn the school's fourth state tournament appearance; | ||
| with a 69-36 blowout victory against Hooks High School in the | ||
| semifinals, the team punched its ticket to the state finale for | ||
| the first time since 2003; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On March 11, Hitchcock battled for the title | ||
| against Childress High School; the Bulldogs trailed early in the | ||
| first quarter but led 28-20 at halftime and stymied their foe's | ||
| comeback attempt in the third frame; holding a six-point | ||
| advantage entering the fourth quarter, the team erupted on | ||
| offense, going on a 14-3 run to seal the outcome; emerging | ||
| triumphant by the final score of 68-45, the Bulldogs claimed the | ||
| program's inaugural state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hitchcock was led by Championship Game Most | ||
| Valuable Player Damien McDaniel, who was joined by Lloyd Jones | ||
| III and Elijah Sherwood on the 3A All-Tournament Team; the | ||
| Bulldogs also received valuable contributions throughout the | ||
| year from the other members of the roster: Isaac Garza, Kelshaun | ||
| Johnson, Taron Elam, Bryce Dorsey, Tahara Goins Jr., | ||
| Kamari McNeal, Tyler Crear, Trevor Gregory, and Jayden | ||
| Saxton-Rivera; these determined student-athletes were ably | ||
| guided by head coach Christopher Jordan-Foster and assistant | ||
| coaches Rogers Davis and Lloyd Jones; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the Hitchcock Bulldogs will | ||
| treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their | ||
| lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Hitchcock High School boys' | ||
| basketball team on winning the 2023 UIL 3A state championship and | ||
| extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Bulldogs as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 18, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
