HR601 - Congratulating the Plano East High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2024 UIL 6A state championship.

      H.R. No. 601       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Plano East boys' basketball team reached the   pinnacle of success during the 2023-2024 season, winning the   University Interscholastic League 6A state championship and   concluding the year with a perfect 40-0 record; and          WHEREAS, Following a dominant run through the regular season,   the Panthers carried their momentum into the playoffs and   dispatched Frisco Rock Hill, Dallas Highland Park, Allen, Fort   Worth Eaton, and Keller High Schools to punch their ticket to the   state tournament for the second time in school history; there,   Plano East toppled Mansfield Lake Ridge 61-45 in the semifinals to   advance to the championship contest; on March 9, 2024, the Panthers   soundly defeated Round Rock Stony Point 53-41 and hoisted the   trophy as state champions; and          WHEREAS, With the victory, Plano East became the first 6A   school to complete an undefeated season and win the state title; the   Panthers also secured the No. 8 spot in the MaxPreps high school   basketball rankings, which was the first Top 25 finish in program   history; head coach Matt Wester was named the 2023-2024 UIL Coach of   the Year, the MaxPreps National Coach of the Year, and the Texas   Association of Basketball Coaches 6A Coach of the Year, among other   accolades; and          WHEREAS, Plano East was led by DJ Hall, the championship game   Most Valuable Player, who was joined by Jordan Mizell on the 6A   All-Tournament Team; the Panthers also received valuable   contributions throughout the year from the other members of the   roster: Rachard Angton, Narit Chotikavanic, Isaiah Brewington,   Ethan Moss, Xavier Miller, Carter Buchanan, Jon Tran, Moustafa   Aboulneel, Seth Romero, Izan Qazi, Amanni Koustakis, and Chima   Chineke; these dedicated student-athletes were ably guided by Coach   Wester and assistant coaches Michael Godwin, Chad Evans, Greg   Thomas, and Jamie Smith; and          WHEREAS, Demonstrating a combination of exceptional talent   and fierce determination, the Plano East Panthers turned in an   unforgettable performance during the 2023-2024 season, and their   accomplishments are a source of great pride to their many   supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate the Plano East High School boys'   basketball team on winning the 2024 UIL 6A state championship and   extend to the players, to Coach Wester, and to all those associated   with the program 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.     Noble     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía 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 Rodríguez 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   Gámez 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   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 601 was adopted by the House on March   25, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House