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Commends the 2023-2024 Raymond High School Rangers Basketball Team and Head Coach Tony Tadlock for winning the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4A State Basketball Championship with a 31-4 record.

Team defeated McComb High School Tigers 53-28 in the championship game after finishing 10-0 in district play and winning eight consecutive state championship appearances (winning five of them).

Rangers achieved the number one ranking in all state polls and won the Gulfport Holiday Classic, defeating teams from Ohio and Florida during the tournament.

Team roster includes nine seniors, nine juniors, one sophomore, and six managers, coached by Head Coach Tony Tadlock and assistant coaches Richard Caston, Joyce Moore Dawson, and Satoria McPhearson.

Directs the House to recognize the team's excellence and have copies of the resolution furnished to Head Coach Tadlock and the Capitol Press Corps.