TITLE: Congratulating the Cuero High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 2 state championship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Cuero High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 2 state championship.

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WHEREAS, The Cuero High School football team reached the pinnacle of success by winning the University Interscholastic League 4A Division 2 state championship on December 21, 2018; and WHEREAS, Under the direction of head coach Travis Reeve, the Cuero Gobblers marched through the postseason with triumphs over Pearsall, Rio Hondo, West Oso, Navarro, and Silsbee High Schools, setting the stage for a showdown with Pleasant Grove High of Texarkana in the title game; and WHEREAS, Taking the field before more than 12,700 fans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Cuero trailed by as much as 14 points in the first half but rallied to draw within a point of Pleasant Grove at intermission; both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter, but Cuero launched a devastating ground assault in the final frame, tallying three touchdowns to win by a score of 40-28; with the victory, Cuero clinched its fourth state title in school history, and its first since 1987; and WHEREAS, Senior Jordan Whittington was named both the offensive and the defensive player of the game after scoring 6 touchdowns, making 11 tackles, and rolling up 334 rushing yards to set a new state finals record; valuable contributions were also made throughout the season by the other members of the roster as the Gobblers relentlessly pursued their goal of becoming state champions; and WHEREAS, In winning the 4A Division 2 title, the Cuero High football team has become a source of great pride to its school and community, and the players will forever treasure their memories of this notable achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Cuero High School football team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 2 state championship and extend to the team's 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. Morrison Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray Goldman Murr Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Neave Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Nev rez Zerwas Goodwin Noble Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 160 was adopted by the House on February 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House