MS HR77

Commends the 2019-2020 Simpson Academy Cougars Boys Basketball Team for winning the 2020 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Overall State Basketball Championship, the first in school history.

Team finished the season with a 37-6 record and won 14 consecutive games, defeating Jackson Prep 45-32 in the championship game at A.E. Wood Coliseum.

Team also achieved State 4A Champions, South 4A Champions, and District 3 4A Champions titles with Head Coach James Crain and Assistant Coach Carey Crain.

Roster included 17 student-athletes: Joe Berry, Jaden Wedgeworth, Scott Maddox, Jered Smith, Todd Larkin, Drew Williams, Cole Groover, Travis Cockrell, Seth Cooper, Parker Jones, Zach Brown, Cameron Larkin, Warner Watkins, Dawsan Drennan, Josh Flynt, Crosby Mullins, and Wesley Boyd.

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Head Coach James Crain, Assistant Coach Carey Crain, school leadership, and the Capitol Press Corps.