Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School
Final:Bishop McGuinness 65, Murphy 55
The Bishop McGuinness Villains hosted the Murphy Bulldogs in the first round of the NCHSAA 1A State Tournament on Tuesday night. It was a heated contest all the way through. Three first half three-pointers from Riggs Handy pushed the Villains to a 1 point halftime lead. Bishop grinded through a tough 2nd half to earn a 10 point victory. Sophomore John Campbell led the Villains with 22 points while Riggs Handy poured in 21. Senior Dawson McAlhany scored 16 points. Bishop advances to the 2nd round of the state playoffs and will play on Thursday night.
Bishop 17 13 10 23 - 65 Murphy 14 15 13 13 - 55
Bishop – John Campbell 22, Riggs Handy 21, Dawson McAlhany 16, Andrew Schrage 3, Rio O’Hale 2, Cal Barrett 1
Murphy – Hunter Laney 10, Dom Rummler 9, Will Carringer 8, Diccian Brown 7, Zach Skogen 7, Dozer Mashbourne 5, Ty Laney 5, Cole Laney 4
Bishop 19-9
Murphy 11-14
Courtesy of Michael Herschel IV with Bishop boys basketball