TITLE: Congratulating the football team of Byron P. Steele II High School in Cibolo on winning the UIL 5A Division II state championship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the football team of Byron P. Steele II High School in Cibolo on winning the UIL 5A Division II state championship.

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WHEREAS, The football team of Byron P. Steele II High School in Cibolo won the University Interscholastic League 5A Division II state championship on December 18, 2010, with a hard-fought 24-21 victory over Guyer High School of Denton; and WHEREAS, The Knights held a talented Guyer team to its second-lowest point total of the season to claim the title in front of nearly 38,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington; Steele High running back Malcolm Brown scored his third touchdown with just 2:33 left in the game to overcome a 21-17 deficit; he also rushed for 112 yards and was named offensive most valuable player of the game; Kwame Clark sealed the victory with an interception that ended Guyer's final drive; and WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Michael Jinks and his staff, the Knights won their last 13 games of the season to finish with a 14-2 record; as a result of its exceptional play, the team achieved national prominence with a rating of number 49 in the country in the final Powerade Fab 50 rankings from ESPN Rise; and WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and these dedicated student-athletes may take justifiable pride in their outstanding accomplishment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Byron P. Steele II High School football team on winning the UIL 5A Division II state championship and extend sincere best wishes to the 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. Kuempel Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 564 was adopted by the House on March 3, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House