Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor/Photographer 

Greensboro Day School has dominated North Carolina high school sports for the last few years, with six state championships in the last decade (2015–2025). The Bengals added their fourteenth state championship since 1989 on Friday, February 27, against Concord Academy at a packed Novant Health Fieldhouse in a dominant 62-34 victory. 

The Bengals came into the championship game having only lost two matches all season, going 36-2. In conference play, GDS went undefeated with a 12-0 record. Greensboro’s performances rank it first in NC and 12^th in the nation. On the other side of the championship game, Concord Academy had an equally dominant conference record (12-0) and went 29-3 overall, ranking 50^th in the nation. 

The state championship game was not the first time that the Bengals faced off against Concord Academy. Greensboro’s previous matchup against Concord Academy was on December 6, where GDS took advantage of home court to win 63-56. 

On Friday night, Micah Gunter led the offensive engine with 17 points, including a posterizer in the fourth quarter. Marty Giant and Grant Duggins combined with Gunter to score 37 of the Bengals’ 62 points. Cruz Miller paced Concord Academy with nine points. 

The Bengals outscored Concord Academy in all four quarters of the match and held the Eagles to just three points in the entire third quarter, which extended the lead to 23 points. The lead would continue to inflate in the fourth quarter with senior Adynn Wynn hitting a corner three in the dying seconds of the match. 

With its fourteenth state championship in the trophy case, Greensboro Day School continues to add to its storied legacy as one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. 

UNCG Basketball Update 

UNCG Men’s and Women’s Basketball closed out the regular season this past weekend as both sides gear up for the Southern Conference Basketball Championships in Asheville from March 5–9 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center. 

The Men’s Basketball ended the season on the road with an 85-80 win over Chattanooga on February 26 and an 87–78 loss to Samford the following Saturday. In the win over Chattanooga, Justin Neely added another double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds. The loss to Samford saw Lillian Marville pace the Spartans with 21 points. 

The Spartans end the regular season 13-18 overall and 9-9 in conference play, earning the seventh seed and are set to face No. 10 VMI on March 6.  

On the other hand, UNCG Women’s Basketball ended the regular season with a 68-54 win over Western Carolina on February 28, snapping a six-game losing stretch. Makiah Asidanya led the Spartans with 21 points, with Jeni Levine and Tasia Johnson each adding eleven points. 

The Women’s Basketball team ends the regular season 14-15 overall but with a disappointing 4-10 record in conference play. The Spartans sit in the seventh seed and are matched up against No. 2 ETSU (10-4) on March 5.