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2002-03 Season in Review...
Varsity Lady Villains 2003
Varsity Lady Villains 2002-03.
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The Lady Villains began their 2002-2003 Season under a new coach, Brian Robinson. The Lady Villains used the summer of 2002 as groundwork for trying to improve on a 7-23 season the year before.

After a successful summer and a solid fall comprised of open gyms and weightlifting, the Villains began their season with a roster of 10 players.

The Villains' Roster had 2 seniors, 1 junior, and 7 sophomores.
Jeannie Geraghty and Suzanne Grant were the 2 seniors, Kim Burke was the 1 junior and Amanda Cross, Kate McNamara, Andrea Smith, Mary Cook, Sheyda Foroudi, Colleen Shepherd, and Ashley Washing were the 7 sophomores.

The Lady Villains had two pre-season scrimmages, one vs. East Rowan, and one vs. Mount Tabor. Following the scrimmages, the Lady Villains opened the season with 4 straight wins. Bishop knocked off the Asheville School, Ravenscroft, Mount Airy, and Roanoke Catholic to start off 4-0. The Lady Villains then suffered two consecutive defeats. The first came at the hands of Trinity High School and the second one came on the road to Durham Academy.

The Villains regrouped to win 7 out of the next 8. The success began with a victory at North Forsyth. The Villains then lost the opening round of the High Point Enterprise Tournament to Athelton High School from Maryland, before winning the next two over Northern Vance and South Stokes. The Villains traveled to Cary for the Cary Invitational and defeated Word of God and Cary Academy in the finals to win the tournament.

The Villains returned home and defeated North Forsyth and Greensboro Day to start the conference season 1-0. Bishop went on the road to play crosstown rival Forsyth Country Day and lost. However, the Lady Villains regrouped to defeat Charlotte Country Day and Charlotte Latin to improve to 13-4.

The Villains then faced their first spot of adversity in the season losing six straight. Those opponents in the streak were: Charlotte Christian, Surry Central, High Point Wesleyan, Greensboro Day, High Point Wesleyan, and Cardinal Gibbons.

From that down point the Villains stood at 13-10 and fighting for a spot for the 3A State Playoffs. The Lady Villains responded with two wins to finish the season over Western Guilford and Forsyth Country Day.

With the wins, the Villains qualified for the 3A State Playoffs where they met defending 3A State Champion Charlotte Christian in the opening round. Charlotte Christian knocked off the Villains to end Bishop's season at 15-11.

The Villains say good bye to their two seniors, Jeannie Geraghty and Suzanne Grant. Jeannie heads to UNC-Charlotte, while Suzanne moves on to Appalachian State. We wish both the best.


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2003-04 Season In Review...
Varsity Lady Villains 2004
Varsity Lady Villains 2003-04.
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The 2003-04 Varsity Lady Villains' Season in Review is filled with many exciting moments on and off the court.

The Varsity Villains jumped off to a 7-0 start, defeating Greenfield, The Asheville School, Charlotte Country Day, Ravenscroft, Mount Airy, North Stokes, and High Point Andrews.

The Villains suffered their first loss to Cardinal Gibbons at home, but then rallied back to knock off McMichael High School the next night.

The Lady Villains would take the McMichael win as a springboard for another winning streak, this one of five games. The next four wins came at the hends of North Raleigh Christian, Carolina Friends, Durham Academy, and North Carolina Science and Math.

Wilkes Central rallied late to defeat the Villains in the Wilkes Central Holiday Classic Opening Game in Moravian Falls for their second loss on the season. The Villains came back the next afternoon to run past Elkin to move to 13-2.

Next came a New Year's Tournament in Cary. The Villains were the defending champs, and won their opener over Lake View. However, Cary Academy quickly ended any hopes of a repeat championship for Bishop, defeating the Villains in the second round. In the third place game, Bishop won a tough game over Middle Creek from Raleigh.

The conference opener was next, and the Villains had to rally in the second half to beat the Greensboro Day Bengals at home.

The Villains then traveled back to Cary Academy after an ice storn for a rematch. The Villains edged Cary to even the season series at 1-1. However, Southeast Guilford put an end to any thoughts of beginning another long winning streak with a win in Pleasant Garden.

The Villains headed right to the court again the next evening and pulled away from North Stokes at home. That win was followed with two more wins, the first at Charlotte Latin, and the second at High Point Wesleyan to move to 2-0 in the PACIS.

Charlotte Christian handed the Villains a 48-37 loss on the road, but again, the Villains bounced back with three straight wins, defeating Wesleyan again, Forsyth Country Day, and Charlotte Catholic.

Greensboro Day got a measure of revenge, defeating the Villains in Greensboro in a make-up game from a snowed out contest.

On Senior Night, the Villains broke loose from a late tie to knock off Oak Hill.

On the final night of the regular season, Forsyth Country Day defeated the Lady Villains to win the PACIS.

The Villains then faced Cardinal Gibbons in the opening round of the playoffs in Raleigh, and lost to end their season at 24-8.

The Villains were spotlighted in the Kernersville News at Christmas Time for having a team grade point average of 3.75.

The Villains lost one senior from this great season, Kim Burke, and wish her the best as she heads to UNC-Chapel Hill for school.


2004-05 Season In Review...
Varsity Lady Villains 2005
Varsity Lady Villains 2004-05.
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The 2004-05 Season began with great promise for the Varsity Lady Villains. The team returned eight players from the 24-8 season the previous year, five seniors and three sophomores.

The five seniors were Amanda Cross, Sheyda Foroudi, Kate McNamara, Ashley Washing and Mary Cook. The three sophomores were Katheryn Lyons, Sarah Foroudi, and Margaret Minton.

The team also added two freshmen, Maggie Ronan and Mackenzie Wheaton, for the new season.

The season began with four straight victories, the first two coming on the road at Northeast Guilford and at Charlotte Country Day. Following those two wins were home wins over Ravenscroft and North Stokes.

The Lady Villains then suffered their first loss of the season when Eastern Randolph defeated the team at Trinity HS in the Guilford Challenge. That was the first bit of adversity the team faced, and they regrouped nicely with two big road wins over Cardinal Gibbons and over Carver.

The "road warriors" continued on their winning streak winning at Durham Academy, North Raleigh Christian, and then winning two games at the Charlotte Catholic "Holy Angels" Holiday Tournament. The wins at Charlotte Catholic were over the host team on Friday, and then Cannon School on Saturday.

The Villains stood at 10-1, the second 10-1 start to a season in the three years under Coach Robinson.

The winning ways continued as the Villains won their own tournament, defeating defending Virginia State Champion, the Carlisle School, and then hitting a free throw with no time on the clock to win over Cardinal Gibbons 44-43.

The first game of the new year saw the Lady Villains win, again on the road, over North Stokes, a future Northwest 1A Opponent.

Standing at 13-1, the Lady Villains traveled to PACIS Foe Forsyth Country Day, where they suffered their first loss in nine games.

The Lady Villains then had to bounce back from that loss, as well as a roster change. The Lady Villains again responded, winning four straight games, all at home. Those wins came against McMichael, Charlotte Latin, Charlotte Christian, and High Point Wesleyan.

Standing at 17-2, the Villains hit a bump in the road, losing two straight, both at home. The first came to eventual 3A State Champion Providence Day, and the second one was to Greensboro Day on a last second shot.

The Villains were 17-4 and needed to rally once again. The first step was a road win at Wesleyan. That was followed by a win at Greensboro Day, and then a win at home over Cary Academy. The win over Cary secured the Lady Villains second consecutive 20 win season.

Sophomore Lauren Howell was brought up from the JV Team to give the Lady Villains some depth due to ankle injuries to Kate McNamara, and Sheyda Foroudi.

The Villains lost their final regular season game to FCD, to finish second place in the PACIS for the second consecutive season.

At 20-5, the Villains headed into the 3A State Playoffs with a #3 Seed. The Villains defeated the Asheville School Blues by 12 to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 1998.

In the semis, the Villains lost a third time to Forsyth, by three, 48-45, to end the season at 21-6. The record was the best winning percentage in recorded school history.

The Varsity Lady Villains will now move into the NCHSAA, with the rest of the Bishop McGuinness Athletic Department, to play in the Northwest 1A Conference in 2005-06.

Our four seniors went 60-25 over their three seasons on the varsity. We say good bye to Kate McNamara, Sheyda Foroudi, Amanda Cross, and Ashley Washing. Amanda is going to Peace College to play basketball, while Ashley is off to Pfeiffer College to also play basketball.


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Varsity Villains Get First Playoff Win Since 1998.
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Wednesday, June 27
2005-06 Season In Review...
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Varsity Lady Villains 2005-06.
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The 2005-06 Season welcomed five new faces to the Lady Villains squad, joining five returnees.

The roster had no seniors, three juniors, three sophomores, and four freshmen. Juniors Katheryn Lyons, Sarah Foroudi, and Margaret Minton returned from a 21-6 season along with sophomores Maggie Ronan and Mackenzie Wheaton. Sophomore Megan Rembielak moved in from Ohio after her dad was named the Head Baseball Coach at Wake Forest, and joined the team in June. Four freshmen made the squad as well: Anna DeFrancesco, Gina Simmons, Brittany Cox, and Erinn Thompson.

The Lady Villains also were part of a new league, the Northwest 1A Conference, and a new association, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

The Lady Villains opened the season with road wins at McMichael and at Reagan, in the first girl's game ever played at Reagan. Then came the NW1A Conference Opener against defending champ East Surry. The Lady Villains defeated the Cardinals to begin a streak of sixteen straight conference wins with no losses. The Lady Villains had non-conference wins over Word of God, and Forsyth Country Day in December.

Early in January, Carver High led 53-52 with less than twenty seconds remaining. However, a steal and a layup, then a rebound off of a missed shot and two free throws sealed an exciting 56-53 win. Later in February, back-to-back wins over The Patterson School at home, and then Charlotte Catholic on the road, allowed the Lady Villains to finish the regular season with a perfect 23-0 record.

The conference tournament was next, and the Lady Villains defeated East Wilkes, Mount Airy and South Stokes to win the tournament.

In the 1A State Tournament, the Lady Villains rallied past Chatham Central 72-65 at home to move into the sectional finals. The Lady Villains defeated Jordan-Matthews to advance to the regionals.

In the regionals, the Lady Villains knocked off Hendersonville 78-47, and then four-time defending state champ, Thomasville 60-44, to qualify for the 1A State Championship in Chapel Hill.

There, the Lady Villains faced undefeated Southeast Halifax for the title. After taking a four point lead into halftime, the Lady Villains went on a 19-4 run to claim the State Championship and finish the season with a 31-0 record.

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Lady Villains Win 2005-06 State Championship.
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Thursday, May 10
2006-07 Season In Review...
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2006-07 Varsity Lady Villains.
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The start of the 2006-07 Season actually began in July of 2006. For the first time in program history, the Lady Villains were invited to the Best of Maryland National Summer High School Tournament. Playing against some of the best high school teams in the United States, and finishing with a 3-2 record at the event, prepared the Lady Villains for an exciting, and tough 2006-07 Season.

The Lady Villains began defense of their 2005-06 State Championship, with nine of their ten players returning. Seniors Katheryn Lyons, Sarah Foroudi, and Margaret Minton returned along with Juniors Maggie Ronan and Megan Rembielak. Returning Sophomores included Erinn Thompson, Anna DeFrancesco, Brittany Cox, and Gina Simmons, while the only newcomer as Sophomore Emily Sickelbaugh, who played on the JV Team as a freshman.

The Lady Villains took on Defending 4A State Champion South Mecklenberg in their opener and won going away, opening the season with a victory for the fifth straight season. The Lady Villains then knocked off conference foe East Surry in Kernersville to win their seventeenth straight conference game. Those two wins were the start of a 10-0 beginning to the new year. Including in that were a win over 3A Sectional Finalists Glenn at home.

The Lady Villains entered the nationally acclaimed Bojangles / Dell Curry Invitational on a forty-one game winning streak. That streak was snapped as Oakton High School, from Virginia, defeated the Lady Villains by nine. The Lady Villains rebounded winning their next two in the event, defeating eventual 2A NCISAA State Champion Victory Christian, and two-time 4A State Champ Eleanor Roosevelt from Maryland by two.

The Lady Villains then won their last eleven regular season games, including wins over eventual 3A State Champion Carver 68-59, and eventual 3A Regional Finalist Dudley 65-63 in a game that was marked as the national game-of-the-week by USA Today, to move to 23-1 and win their second consecutive Northwest 1A Conference Title. The Lady Villains then won the conference tournament title, defeating East Surry, for the third time this season, in the championship game.

In the state playoff opener, the Lady Villains defeated River Mill, Thomasville, and North Moore to win the sectional title. At the regionals, the Lady Villains upended Hiawasee Dam, and then had to defeat East Surry for a fourth time, handing the Cardinals their only four losses on the season, to move to the state championship game.

At N.C. State University, the Lady Villains jumped to a big lead early, and eventually won 79-42 over East Bladen to win back-to-back state championships. The Lady Villains finished the season with a school record 32 wins against only 1 loss, ranked #1 in the state poll, and #11 in the USA Today Super 25 Final Poll, the highest national ranking in school history.

The Lady Villains say goodbye to their three seniors, Katheryn Lyons who will play at Maryland University, Margaret Minton who will play at Peace College, and Sarah Foroudi who will attend North Carolina State in the fall. Those three won 108 games in four seasons, and lost only 15 games over that span.

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Lady Villains Win Their Second Straight Title.
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Tuesday, March 18
2007-08 Season In Review...
2008 State Champions
2007-08 State Champions!!!
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The 2007-08 Season returned seven members of the 2006-07 State Championship Team:  Seniors Maggie Ronan and Megan Rembielak were back, along with Juniors Anna DeFrancesco, Gina Simmons, Erinn Thompson, Brittany Cox, and Emily Sickelbaugh. New to the team were Juniors Emma Blaney, and Alyssa Gaudio, Sophomore Erin Fitzgerald, and Freshmen Whitney Knight and Kelli Bonner. 

The season began with seven straight wins, six of them inside of the conference. The lone non-conference win came at Norcross Wesleyan Academy in Georgia. The Lady Villains had to rally late to win a four point contest over the Wolves.  The Villains then hit a bit of adversity, losing three of four.  The Lady Villains lost for the first time in over two years at home, falling to the Grimsley Whirlies 58-51. The Lady Villains headed to Charlotte to play in the Bojangles Dell Curry Invitational, where they defeated eventual 4A Sectional Runner-Up Butler 67-55. Then Villains then dropped a 67-57 contest to eventual 4A State Runner-Up West Charlotte, then lost a 63-56 contest to Bishop McNamara from Maryland in the third place game.

At 8-3, the Lady Villains regrouped, and won their next five games, all in the conference to move to 13-3.  The Lady Villains headed to Berlin, Ohio to play in the Classic In The Country. There they faced eventual Ohio State Champion Mount Notre' Dame. The Lady Villains lost 65-51 to the Cougars, then dropped an overtime thriller to Dayton-Chamindade Julienne 59-53.  The Lady Villains returned home to go on another five game winning streak to improve to 18-5.

In their final regular season contest, the Lady Villains lost at Greensboro Dudley 65-58 to finish the regular season at 18-6.  The Lady Villains won all three games in the conference tournament to improve to 21-6. With those wins, the Lady Villains won their third consective conference tournament title.

In the state playoffs, the Lady Villains opened with home wins over South Davidson and Jordan-Matthews, before going on the road to win the sectional title at Thomasville 60-51. The Lady Villains knocked off Robbinsville in the regional semifinals and Chatham Central in the regional final to advance to their third straight state championship.  There, the Lady Villains pulled away from the Pender Patriots in the second half to claim their third straight 1A State Championship.

The Lady Villains say goodbye to two seniors. Maggie Ronan will be playing basketball at St. Mary's in South Bend, Indiana while Megan Rembielak will be playing softball at Appalachian State.  Maggie finished her career with a four year record of 111-13 while Megan finished her three year career with a record of 83-7.



Friday, April 3
2008-09 Season In Review...
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2008-09 Varsity Lady Villains.
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The Varsity Lady Villains entered the 2008-09 Season with high hopes. The Lady Villains' returned nine players, including seven seniors. The 2007-08 Associated Press' North Carolina High School Player-of-the-Year, Erinn Thompson, led that group of seven returning seniors.  Thompson joined Anna DeFrancesco, Brittany Cox and Gina Simmons in a hope of possibly winning four straight state championships in their four seasons on the varsity team.  Other returning seniors included Emily Sickelbaugh in her third year on the varsity, and two year returnees Alyssa Gaudio and Emma Blaney.  Junior Erin Fitzgerald returns for her second year with the Lady Villains, while sophomore Whitney Knight also returns.  Newcomers to the team included junior Gabby Mortis from our junior varsity team, sophomore Megan Buckland, and freshman Sammi Goldsmith.

The Lady Villains opened the season with six straight wins. Included in those six victories were triumphs over eventual 3A Western and Eastern Regional Qualifiers Statesville and Rockingham and eventual 3A State Champion Dudley.  After the 6-0 start, the Lady Villains traveled west to Phoenix, Arizona to play in the Black ("top") Division of the Nike Tournament of Champions.  The Lady Villains lost three of four in the event all against nationally ranked teams that went onto win state championships in their classifications. The losses were to Regis Jesuit of Colorado, Brea-Olinda of California and Long Beach Poly also of California. The lone win was over Lincoln HS from Texas.

Returning home, the Lady Villains won five straight before falling in Norcross, Georgia to Parkview High School, a team that finished in the top fifteen in the Hoopgurlz Regional Poll. That loss was to be the last one of the season for the Lady Villains.  The Lady Villains went on a seventeen game winning streak allowing them to win their fourth consecutive regular season conference championship and tournament title. Before the start of the post-season, the Lady Villains brought up freshmen Sarah Coon and Marie Petrangeli from the undefeated junior varsity squad to the varsity team. During the state playoffs the Lady Villains defeated East Montgomery, Thomasville and then South Stokes to claim the sectional title. Following the sectionals, the Lady Villains knocked off Robbinsville and then East Surry to win the regional championship.

In the state championship, despite Thompson breaking her wrist in the first quarter, the Lady Villains won 62-31 over East Bladen at North Carolina State to become the third team in N.C.H.S.A.A. History to win at least four straight state championships.

The Lady Villains say good-bye to their senior class which went 119-11 in four seasons.  Three seniors move onto play basketball in college: Erinn Thompson (Virginia), Gina Simmons (Lenoir-Rhyne) and Brittany Cox (Catawba), while Emily Sickelbaugh will play volleyball at Sweet Briar.  Plus a good-bye to their two senior managers Christa Dolan and Kelsey Rochford.



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