Senate Resolution 46

(As Adopted by Senate)

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL "LADY DORES" GIRLS SOCCER TEAM AND HEAD COACH MELINDA SCRUGGS FOR WINNING THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THIRD OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

WHEREAS, Caroline Perkins #24 received a pass from Kateline Johnson #18 and scored the eventual game-winning goal with 26 minutes remaining to lift Lafayette County High School past East Central High School 2-1 to claim the program's second consecutive Mississippi High School Activities Association Girls Class 5A State Championship at Brandon High School's Bulldog Stadium on February 8, 2020. It was the Lady Commodores' Third State Title overall; and

WHEREAS, "I'm so proud of the fact that the girls were able to rise to the occasion," Lafayette Coach Melinda Scruggs said. "We made a couple of adjustments at halftime and told the girls they had to dig deep for 40 minutes and they did"; and

WHEREAS, Lafayette scored the first 10 minutes into the game when Leslie Perkins scored off a pass from Hudson Lindsay to give the Lady Commodores a 1-0 lead. East Central tied the game at 1-1 ten minutes later on a shot by Alexis Cochran. In the second half, Lafayette controlled possession of the ball and held East Central to two shots on goal in the second half and three for the entire game. When Johnson got the ball at the top of the 18-yard mark, her pass got over the East Central goalkeeper's hands and Perkins was there to finish; and

WHEREAS, the 2020 Varsity Team Championship Roster: Anna Kate Trost; Caitlyn Rhea; Grace Foster; Avery Treloar; Sarah Perkins; Bayleigh Moore; Sara Grace Moore; Lillie Grace McCutchen; Hudson Lindsay; Caroline Wilson; Katelin Johnson; Valerie Smith; Lucy Wilson; Emma Hayes Roberts; Caroline Perkins; and Julia Perkins; Head Coach, Melinda Scruggs; Assistant Coaches: Cullen Pollard, Madi Sherer, Lance McGregor and Katie Shepherd; and

WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we recognize this outstanding group of student athletes who have brought honor to their school, their community and to the State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby congratulate and commend the Lafayette County High School "Lady Dores" Girls Soccer Team and Head Coach Melinda Scruggs for winning their second consecutive Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A State Championship and third overall championship, and extend to the team, the coaches, the parents and sponsors our best wishes for future athletic and academic success.

Be it further resolved, that this resolution be presented to Head Coach Melinda Scruggs for the team, forwarded to Lafayette County High School Principal Dr. Glenn Kitchens and the Lafayette County Board of Education, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.