Senate Concurrent Resolution 632

(As Adopted by Senate)

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING SIMPSON ACADEMY BOYS BASKETBALL COACH JAMES CRAIN ON HIS LANDMARK 1,000TH WIN AS A HEAD COACH.

WHEREAS, Coach James Crain is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Simpson Academy in Mendenhall, Mississippi, where his "Cougars" have won the 2019 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) AAA Division 2 State Championship. The State Championship Game was a landmark personal achievement for Coach Crain: HIS 1,000TH WIN AS A BASKETBALL COACH!; and

WHEREAS, Coach James Crain's overall record is now 1,001 wins and 326 losses. His career record is as follows:

• Coached Mendenhall High School for 23 years with 586 wins and the #500 win in the 1997 season;

• Coached Hillcrest Christian School for six years, with 167 wins, #600 win in the 2005 season and #700 win in the 2008 season;

• Coached Simpson Academy for nine years with 248 wins, #800 win in the 2012 season, #900 win in the 2016 season and win #1,000 in the 2019 season;

• 1,000th win in the State Championship Game 2; and

WHEREAS, Coach James has instilled in his students the values and skills necessary to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st Century; and

WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we join the team members, faculty colleagues, parents, family and friends of an outstanding Mississippi High School Coach whose incredible leadership achievement has brought honor to his school, his community and to the State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Simpson Academy Boys Basketball Coach James Crain on his landmark 1,000th win as a Head Coach, and extend to Coach Crain and his family the best wishes of the Legislature for future victories.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Coach Crain, forwarded to the Board of Trustees of Simpson Academy, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.