Basketball Recap: Queen's Grant Falls Short of Bishop Mcguinness in the Playoffs

Queen's Grant and Bishop McGuinness squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Queen's Grant had to settle for second. They took a 74-56 bruising from the Bishop McGuinness Villains. The Stallions' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Za'Miya Bynum

Points

03/04/25 @ Bishop McGuinness	27
02/28/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	27
02/25/25 vs Draughn	40
02/22/25 vs Jackson Day	37
02/21/25 vs Sugar Creek Charter	33
+ 21 more games

Queen's Grant lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Za'Miya Bynum, who shot 52% from the field en route to 27 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Her big performance that evening made it 26 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Misa Garris was another key player, putting up 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.

Adelaide Jernigan was her usual excellent self, going 10-for-23 on her way to 33 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Bishop McGuinness. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Jernigan has scored at least a third of Bishop McGuinness' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Sullivan, who dropped a triple-double with ten points, 12 boards, and 11 assists.

Queen's Grant's loss dropped their record down to 22-5. As for Bishop McGuinness, their win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-2.

Queen's Grant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop McGuinness, they will be playing at home against Mountain Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McGuinness knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Mountain Heritage likes a good challenge.