Commend Booneville High School Boys Basketball Team for winning fourth State Championship in a row.
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution 540 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing and congratulating the Booneville High School Blue Devils boys basketball team and head coach Michael Smith for winning the MHSAA Class 3A state championship. The resolution highlights Booneville’s 57-39 victory over Coahoma County on February 28, 2025, notes that the team finished the season 29-4, and emphasizes that the championship was the program’s fourth consecutive state title and eighth overall.
The resolution also praises individual and team accomplishments, including the performances of Kedrick Simmons, Dalton Jackson, and Camryn Hampton, and identifies Simmons as Class 3A Mr. Basketball for the second straight year. It includes the full roster and states that the team brought honor to its school, community, and the State of Mississippi. The measure directs that copies be presented to Coach Michael Smith and forwarded to Booneville Principal Amy Goers and the Prentiss County Board of Education.
Impact
SC540 does not change Mississippi law or create any new legal duties, rights, or appropriations. Its effect is purely honorary: it formally commends a high school athletic team and its coach, and it provides for distribution of the resolution to school and local education officials and the Capitol Press Corps. The only parties directly affected are the Booneville team, coaching staff, school leadership, and local supporters recognized by the Legislature.
Sentiment
The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The Senate adopted the measure unanimously, with 51 yeas and 0 nays, indicating broad bipartisan support and no recorded opposition. The language of the resolution reflects admiration for the team’s sustained success, work ethic, and representation of their school and community.
Contention
There is no notable policy contention in the bill itself, because it is a noncontroversial commendation resolution rather than substantive legislation. The available record shows no committee debate or dissenting votes. The only substantive emphasis in the text is on athletic achievement, team pride, and recognition of the school and county education officials, with no competing viewpoints or objections identified.