TITLE: Congratulating the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.

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WHEREAS, The boys' basketball team from Summit High School in Arlington closed out a historic campaign by winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League 5A Division 2 state championship; and WHEREAS, Summit began its journey to the title with an impressive run in the regular season that yielded the district crown; continuing to excel in the playoffs, the Jaguars dispatched Fort Worth Polytechnic, Argyle, Canutillo, and Colleyville Heritage High Schools to earn their second state tournament appearance after having first advanced to the final four in 2023; with a 48-40 victory against Killeen Ellison in the semifinals, the team punched its ticket to the state championship contest; and WHEREAS, On March 8, Summit battled Missouri City Marshall High School in a rematch of a regular-season game; determined to avenge their loss in that outing, the Jaguars unleashed their tenacious defense, holding the Buffalos to 31 percent shooting in the first half to take a 25-13 lead at intermission; Summit was up by 12 points entering the fourth quarter and then exhibited great resilience down the stretch after its foe narrowed the margin to 48-43 with just over a minute left; the Jaguars closed strong, and when the final seconds ticked off the clock, they celebrated a 54-47 victory and the program's inaugural state title; and WHEREAS, The Jaguars were led by Ian Sedah, the championship game Most Valuable Player who was joined by Theo Brannan, Caleb Richard, and Javon Ross on the All-Tournament Team; Summit also received valuable contributions throughout the year from the other members of the roster: Mason Williams, Isaiah Walker, Michael Gibbs, David Bardere, Sam Getnet, Zion Lewis, Jaxon Sneed, DeMarus Bird, Braylon Turner-Somerville, and Emund Prichett II; these determined student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Emund Prichett and assistant coaches Kevin Barona, Shane Earwood, and Windley Laborte; and WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and the Summit Jaguars will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Turner Cook Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 629 was adopted by the House on March 26, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House