MS SC638

Commends the Bay Springs High School "Bulldogs" boys basketball team and head coach Corey Mackey for winning the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A State Title on March 8, 2019, defeating Ingomar High School 56-51.

Recognizes this as the team's second state championship in five years, with the previous title won in 2015 under coach Bruce Stevens.

Highlights freshman Chad Jones scoring 21 points (including 9 in the fourth quarter) and senior Kevin Grimes adding 20 points despite a fourth-quarter ankle injury in the championship game.

Notes the team finished with a 31-3 record and defeated three teams that had beaten them in the previous two seasons.

Directs that the resolution be presented to coach Corey Mackey, Bay Springs High School Principal Dr. Kesia Pope, and the Jasper County Board of Education.