On April 22 the
DeSoto (TX) boys basketball team was honored on the 11th Annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard, which is in its 10th year honoring basketball. MaxPreps recognizes the top 10 boys basketball teams out of 20,000 each year and Texas 6A state champion DeSoto is certainly a worthy team to celebrate as they were ranked No. 4 in the entire country.
Sergeant First Class Marcellous Williams of the Texas Army National Guard greeted the coaches and players as they entered the school's auditorium to join the celebration. Before the ceremony, the players and coaches quickly gathered and met with a state representative from Texas, who was also there to honor the basketball team.
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To kick it off, Athletic Director Larry Davis welcomed everyone to the athletic assembly and introduced MaxPreps representative Ray Dungee. Dungee recapped the team's accomplishments and thanked the Army National Guard for their partnership. SFC Williams followed and compared the similar character traits between a championship team and each member of the Army National Guard, including teamwork and dedication.
SFC Williams then presented the Army National Guard national ranking trophy to head coach Chris Dyer and the team captains. The trophy consists of a Minuteman statue symbolizing discipline, hard work, dedication and a commitment to excellence. These are all traits the Army National Guard adheres to and traits that were displayed by the Eagles throughout the season. It is simply impossible to become the No. 4 team in the country without exhibiting teamwork, discipline and dedication!
Coach Dyer was very appreciative of this prestigious team award which is perhaps the best team award in all of high school sports. He thanked his coaching staff and players along with the school for their support and encouragement. He also thanked MaxPreps and the Texas Army National Guard for this memorable award and national recognition.
Congratulations to the Eagles on a great season and high national ranking!
To view the DeSoto TOC photo gallery, click
here.
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