TITLE: Congratulating the East Bernard High School football team on winning the 2012 UIL 2A Division 2 state championship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the East Bernard High School football team on winning the 2012 UIL 2A Division 2 state championship.

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WHEREAS, The East Bernard High School football team won the 2012 University Interscholastic League 2A Division 2 state championship with a victory in the title game held on December 20, 2012, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington; and WHEREAS, Matching up against Mildred High School of Corsicana, the Brahmas excelled with an outstanding team effort; three players rushed for more than 100 yards, and four players scored touchdowns as East Bernard put points on the board in eight of its first nine drives; meanwhile, the defense tallied six sacks and shut down the Mildred offense for most of the game en route to a commanding 56-14 win; and WHEREAS, The triumph in the state final capped a remarkable season in which the Brahmas went undefeated for the first time in school history; along the way, they posted numerous shutouts and toppled highly regarded foes such as defending state champion Refugio, their opponent in the playoff quarterfinals; and WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach Jerry Long and his staff, the Brahmas also benefited from the strong support of their classmates and the entire East Bernard community; in attaining their season-long goal of winning the state crown, these determined young athletes have become a source of great pride to their fans, and their exceptional performance on the gridiron in 2012 will long be remembered and celebrated; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the East Bernard High School football team on winning the UIL 2A Division 2 state championship and extend sincere best wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff 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. Zerwas Stephenson Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 754 was adopted by the House on March 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House