2024-25 MHSAA 5A Girls Champions
Congrats to Coach Kyle Heard
and the
Pontotoc Lady Warriors
Region 1 #1 Pontotoc Lady Warriors finished the season 28-6. The Lady Warriors won the sixth girls title in school history. They finished the season ranked #11 according to MaxPreps with an average score of 55-35. These seniors are leaving Pontotoc with an unofficial record of 112-17. They finished with a state championship and were two points away from getting a second title. I know everyone is talking about the great coaching careers of the likes of Michael Smith and Tony Tadlock as well as they should but let’s not forget about Coach Kyle Heard. In his eight years as head coach he has an unofficial record of 222-39. That’s an average of 28-5 each year with a tremendous amount of college signees he has produced. He has won 2 state championships and is two points away from having a third. He also has two more final four appearances giving him 5 trips to the “Big House” in 8 years.
Key wins include:
#23 Louisville 57-42
#19 Florence 40-24
TN #158 Briarcrest Christian 40-19
5A Elite 8 FL #31 Booker T Washington 45-40
6A Runner up AL #11 Chelsea 48-33
#19 Florence 46-36
5A runner up #12 Canton 41-39
Losses:
#38 Brandon 57-55
7A champs #2 Tupelo 73-26
5A champs #9 Callaway 39-35
#13 Northwest Rankin 72-49
TN #62 Collierville 47-46
3A champs #6 Booneville 47-45
My record in the 5A girls playoffs:
7-1 1st round
4-0 quarterfinals
1-1 semifinals
0-1 championship
12-3 Combined record
Magnolia Hoops 