Senate Resolution 119

A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING TISHOMINGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STANDOUT MEG MOORE AS "GATORADE MISSISSIPPI GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 2026."

WHEREAS, in its 41 years of celebrating the nation's best high school athletes, Gatorade on March 13, 2026, announced Meg Moore of Tishomingo County High School is the "2025-2026 Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year;" and

WHEREAS, Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation's best high school athletes for their excellence in sports, academics and community service. The award recognizes Meg as Mississippi's best high school girls basketball player, and she joins an elite legacy that spans professional athletes and coaches to CEOs; and

WHEREAS, the six-foot-one sophomore guard led the Lady Braves (28-2) to the 2025 4A State Championship. Moore averaged 23.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks, sinking 87.2 percent of her free throws. The MVP of the 4A State Championship game averaged 25.5 points and 10 rebounds a game in the Final Four while shooting 60 percent from the floor and 12-for-12 at the free throw line; and

WHEREAS, Tishomingo County girls basketball coach John Strickland knows the importance of talented players. He also knows how crucial it is for talented players to show up in big games. And that's exactly what took place for the Strickland's Lady Braves' squad after Meg Moore's team-high 20 points. Tishomingo County defeated Louisville, 64-29, at the Mississippi Coliseum on March 6, 2026; and

WHEREAS, an active participant in Tishomingo County High School basketball team's Service to Others project, Moore has volunteered locally supporting county youth programs. She has also donated her time to a Trunk or Treat event, providing candy and basketball counsel; and

WHEREAS, Meg Moore has maintained an A average in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall; and

WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we recognize this incredible milestone in the career of a talented student-athlete whose commitment to excellence brings honor to her school, her community and to the State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Tishomingo County High School Basketball standout Meg Moore as the "2026 Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year for 2026," and extend to Meg and her family our best wishes for future success.

BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Meg Moore and her family, forwarded to Tishomingo Coach John Strickland and Tishomingo County High School Principal Jeff Palmer and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.