Natchez High Lady Bulldogs win second straight state championship

Published 6:09 pm Friday, March 13, 2015

Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat

JACKSON — The Natchez High Lady Bulldogs have captured their second straight MHSAA Class 5A State Championship with a 74-66 win against West Jones High School.

Skylar Morgan was named the Most Valuable Player of the game after recording 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The Lady Bulldogs finished the season 24-1.

Look in tomorrow’s Natchez Democrat for full coverage of the game.

: Natchez High School Taylor Argue leads her teammates in a cheer prior to the MHSAA state championship game against West Jones High School. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School Zyaire Ewing takes a shot against West Jones High School during their MHSAA state championship game. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School coach Alphaka Moore yells to players during their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School’s Kirdis Clark and West Jones High School’s Breonca Ducksworth fight for a loose ball that Clark lost the handle of during a hard fought first half of their MHSAA state championship game at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Natchez trailed 30-29. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School fans cheer during a comeback by the Natchez High School girls basketball team during the first half of their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School girls basketball team come together before their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones High School at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School girls basketball player Rashonae Rice helps stretch out her teammate Taylor Argue before their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School girls basketball player Zyaire Ewing sits silently in the locker room before her team’s MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School girls basketball player Anniyah Pannell sings “How Great Is Our God” as the team prepares mentally in the locker room before their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Natchez High School girls basketball coach Alphaka Moore talks gameplan to her team before their MHSAA state championship game against West Jones. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)