MS HC98

Commends and congratulates the Neshoba Central High School "Lady Rockets" Bowling Team and Head Coach Joey Blount for winning the Mississippi High School Activities Association Division II State Bowling Championship

The Lady Rockets went undefeated in the regular season with a 9-0 record and won both the North Regional and State Tournament

This marks the team's second state championship in three years; in their five-year history they have reached the state tournament every year with two first places, one second place, and two third places

Senior Hailey Copeland clinched the championship with a spare and strike in the final frame, winning the decisive fifth game against D'Iberville by a narrow margin

Individual standouts included Hannah Wallace (184 average, second place overall at State Tournament), Hailey Copeland (167 average), and Destiny Dill (161 average)