Bill Text: TX HR975 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Judson High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2019 UIL 6A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR975 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR975-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 975 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Judson High School girls' basketball team closed | ||
| out an unforgettable year in triumphant fashion by winning the 2019 | ||
| University Interscholastic League 6A state championship on March 2 | ||
| at the Alamodome; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After claiming the district crown during the regular | ||
| season, the Lady Rockets dispatched playoff foes Austin, Northside | ||
| O'Connor, Austin Westlake, and Laredo United High Schools to reach | ||
| the 6A Region IV final; prevailing 71-44 over Northside Clark High | ||
| School, Judson earned its third consecutive trip to the state | ||
| tournament in the UIL's highest classification, the first time a | ||
| San Antonio-area team has done so; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Determined to reverse the heartbreak of 2018, when | ||
| their title bid fell short by just four points, the Judson players | ||
| opened the 2019 state tournament with a 58-47 semifinal victory | ||
| over Allen High School; the team then battled DeSoto High for the | ||
| crown in a hard-fought contest that saw Desoto take the lead in the | ||
| third quarter; showing tremendous heart down the stretch, the Lady | ||
| Rockets scored two clutch baskets and two free throws in the final | ||
| two minutes to win by a final score of 49-46; with the victory, | ||
| Judson became the first local school to claim a girls' basketball | ||
| state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judson was led by championship game Most Valuable | ||
| Player Corina Carter, who scored 20 points, and she was joined on | ||
| the 6A All-Tournament Team by Kierra Sanderlin and Kyra White; the | ||
| Lady Rockets also received valuable contributions throughout the | ||
| 2018-2019 campaign from the other members of the roster: Keanalei | ||
| Aukuso, Jonmecia Baskin, Elena Blanding, Ziyya Brown, Teanna | ||
| Huggins, Chriresha King, Elisha Mackey, Tiffany McGarity, and | ||
| Tianna Rome; these dedicated athletes were ably guided by head | ||
| coach Triva Corrales and assistant coaches Tosha Kennedy, William | ||
| McKethan, and Tamara Torru, and the squad received vital support | ||
| from director of athletics Ryanne DuPree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the members of the Judson Lady | ||
| Rockets basketball team will treasure the memory of this | ||
| accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Judson High School girls' | ||
| basketball team on winning the 2019 UIL 6A state championship and | ||
| extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Gutierrez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 975 was adopted by the House on | ||
| April | ||
| 2, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
