MS SR57

East Rankin Academy "Lady Patriots" girls basketball team (39-8 record) won the 2024 MAIS Overall Tournament Championship, defeating Madison-Ridgeland Academy 41-39 on February 29, 2024

Head Coach Brooke Rhodes won the championship 14 years after winning a state championship as a player for East Rankin Academy

Senior Addison Brown scored the game-winning layup with a spin move and drive to the basket in the final possession, finishing with a team-high 12 points

Resolution commends and congratulates the 12-player roster, Head Coach Brooke Rhodes, and Assistant Coaches Keith Rhodes and Austin Banes for bringing honor to their school and community

Directs the resolution be presented to Head Coach Rhodes and East Rankin Academy Head of School Robyn Winstead and forwarded to the Board of Trustees and Capitol Press Corps