Mississippi SR78: Commend 2025 Callaway Girls Basketball Team for 6A Championship.

What the bill says

A resolution commending and congratulating the callaway high school lady chargers girls basketball team and coaches ashli sutton and deyano martin for winning their first 2025 mhsaa class 6a girls basketball championship.

From the engrossed text:

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL LADY CHARGERS GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM AND COACHES ASHLI SUTTON AND DEYANO MARTIN FOR WINNING THEIR FIRST 2025 MHSAA CLASS 6A GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. WHEREAS, when the buzzer sounded, star player Jahanna Wilson immediately fell to the floor. Coach Ashli Sutton started to circle around the court with her hands in the air because the Callaway Girls Basketball Team had just won its first MHSAA State Championship. Coach Sutton said, "So now to have one on the wall for ourselves, its a good feeling. We say every day 'chasing history,' and today we made history"; and WHEREAS, the Lady Chargers (30-3) defeated West Jones (28-5) by a score of 51-46 to win the Class 6A Title on March 1, 2025, at the Mississippi Coliseum. The win was Jackson Public Schools' first basketball title since the Lanier boys won in 2021; and WHEREAS, "It feels amazing," Jahanna Wilson said, who led Callaway with 21 points. "You know, it's a long-time coming. We came here two years ago, and we fell short, but today we came here with one goal, and that one goal was to win, and we did it"; and WHEREAS, "I was out of timeouts, but not one time did I worry, not one time did I trek because I had …

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Sponsors

• John Horhn (D) · primary sponsor
• Frazier, Hillman Terome (D, 27)
• Blount, David (D, 29)
• Norwood, Sollie B. (D, 28)
• Blackmon, Lawrence (D, 57)

Latest actions

1. March 13, 2025: Immediate Release
2. March 13, 2025: Adopted
3. March 12, 2025: Title Suff Do Be Adopted
4. March 5, 2025: Referred To Rules

Votes

• Adopted (March 13, 2025): 50 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SR78?

SR78 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Commend 2025 Callaway Girls Basketball Team for 6A Championship.

What does SR78 do?

In its own words: A resolution commending and congratulating the callaway high school lady chargers girls basketball team and coaches ashli sutton and deyano martin for winning their first 2025 mhsaa class 6a girls basketball championship.

What is the status of SR78?

Passed both chambers as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Immediate Release (March 13, 2025).

Who sponsored SR78?

John Horhn (D), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SR78?

On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SR/SR0078.xml