Bishop McGuinness won their fourth straight conference championship on Friday night, defeating South Stokes 54-51. The Villains were led by Senior Arop Chom’s 13 point and 11 rebound double-double. JJ Short added 13 points, Bryce Chapman had 9 points plus 8 rebounds, and Freshmen Jones Chavis made three crucial three pointers in the 2nd quarter to finish with 9 points.
The Villains will have a first round bye before returning home for the second round of the NCHSAA state playoffs Thursday 2/26/26.
Bishop McGuinness 12 15 14 13 54 South Stokes 6 10 16 19 51
Bishop McGuinness (20-5)
Arop Chom 13
JJ Short 13
Bryce Chapman 9
Jones Chavis 9
Thomas Thompson 5
Angelo Garrido 2
Charlie Wall 2
Stephen Hawley 1
South Stokes (21-4)
Brady Clark 18
Ben Jaffe 11
BJ Gray 10
Elijah Tyler 3
Cooper Willard 3
Sawyer Slate 3
Josiah Cleghorn 2
Jack Moorfield 1