North Carolina High School Basketball - Bishop McGuinness edges Independence
December 27, 2023: Kernersville, NC 27284
The Bishop McGuinness Villains (Kernersville, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Independence Patriots (Charlotte, NC), 51-44 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Villains (8-1) will now prepare for their test against College Prep & Leadership Academy (Jamestown, NC). The Royals go into the 1A Northwest Piedmont test with a 0-5 record. In their last test, College Prep & Leadership Academy was tipped by Morehead (Eden, NC), 48-33, in a non-league test.
The Patriots now own a 10-4 record. They play next when they host Providence for a 4A Southwestern test on Friday, January 5. Independence will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 57-32 non-league win over Cuthbertson (Waxhaw, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 4-7.