The 2023-24 Greensboro-area high school girls basketball season ended with one team reaching an NCISAA state championship game and two making the NCHSAA fourth round. Following is their rankings at the end of the season.
1. High Point Christian (22-5, 8-2 PTAC)
After losing twice to Greensboro Day during the regular season, the Lady Cougars won, 46-41, on the road over the Bengals in the NCISAA 3A semifinals. Their season ended with an 82-33 loss in the finals to unbeaten Grace Christian, which featured top-ranked 2024 recruiting prospect Sarah Strong. HPCA finished second behind GDS in the PTAC and won every other league game. Boston College 2025 recruit Kylie Torrence was an NCISAA 3A All-State selection and senior teammates Courtney Taylor and Angel Walker are slated to sign with colleges on April 18.
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2. Greensboro Day (28-5, 10-0 PTAC)
The Lady Bengals achieved their best record since going 27-5 in 2019-20, won the HAECO Invitational for the first time in program history and went undefeated in their conference. In addition to defeating HPCA two times, they also defeated PTAC third-place finisher Wesleyan Christian in two games. The defense allowed an average of 37.1 points, held 25 opponents to 50 points or less and kept 13 opponents below 30. Forward Liz Wyrick and guard Candice Williams were NCISAA 3A All-State selections.
3. Northern Guilford (28-2, 14-0 Metro 4A)
Northern Guilford reached the NCHSAA 4A third round, where it lost, 56-51, to No. 4 West seed Myers Park. Otherwise, it was a noteworthy season for first-year Northern coach Josh Evans. His team dominated Metro 4A regular season play by an average score of 76-37 and cruised to the program’s third consecutive conference tournament title with a 62-37 blowout over Southeast Guilford. Freshman Leena McField was the Metro 4A Player of the Year, and senior Jasmine Harris was the Metro 4A Defensive Player of the Year.
4. Bishop McGuinness (25-5, 12-0 Northwest Piedmont 1A)
McGuinness returned only one starter from its 2023 state championship team and achieved its record despite returning News & Record Player of the Year Adelaide Jernigan missing six games with a dislocated patella. It fell to eventual NCHSAA 1A state champion Cherokee in the fourth round, 61-55, in a designated home game played at Southwest Guilford. Among its other losses were to NCISAA 3A champion Grace Christian, NCHSAA 4A runner-up Charlotte Catholic and Winston-Salem Christian National. Jernigan was the District 7 Player of the Year.
5. Smith (27-3, 14-0 Mid-State 3A)
Smith reached the NCHSAA 3A fourth round for the second consecutive year, losing 63-60 in overtime to No. 1 West seed AC Reynolds. Matched the program’s all-time single-season wins 27, which it achieved two seasons ago. Depth was a strength for a team that was missing two starters to injury against No. 12 West seed Robinson in a 60-45 second-round victory. The only losses on the season were two three-point decisions to AC Reynolds and Raleigh’s Oak City Prep, and a 69-48 loss to Greensboro Day in the HAECO Invitational semifinals. Seniors Azahreya Drayton-Gill and Morgan Smith were both All-District picks.
6. Wesleyan Christian (22-11, 6-4 PTAC)
Faced a challenging schedule and dealt with numerous injuries throughout the season. Fell 73-48 in the NCISAA 4A semifinals to No. 1 seed and eventual state champion Cannon School. Its only conference losses were to Greensboro Day and High Point Christian. Its three overall losses to HPCA were by a combined 14 points. Junior Taylor Hawley was an NCISAA 4A All-State selection.
7. Andrews (23-5, 12-0 Mid-State 2A)
The Lady Red Raiders lost 55-41 in the NCHSAA 2A third round to No. 1 West seed North Wilkes. One of only four area NCHSAA girls teams to reach the third round or further in the playoffs. Quality regular season losses to Green Level, Northwest Guilford, Bishop McGuinness and Winston-Salem Christian National. Had a 39-31 win over Dudley on Dec. 5. Sanai Johnson was an All-District pick.
8. Dudley (20-9, 12-2 Mid-State 3A)
Reached the NCHSAA 3A second round with a 53-41 win over No. 17 West seed Crest, before falling 55-36 to AC Reynolds, who reached the regional finals. The only conference losses were to Smith. Defeated Southeast Guilford 64-43 in a HAECO Invitational game. Freshman Aadriana Moses and junior Kimora Haith each averaged double-digit points for the regular season.
9. Southeast Guilford (17-11, 8-6 Metro 4A)
Northwest Guilford had the higher conference finish and had the better NCHSAA 4A playoff seed, but Southeast won two of the three meetings this season, including a 52-48 win in the conference tournament semifinals. The Lady Falcons turned around from 9-16 last season to 17-11 this season with Hannah Revis being District 7 Coach of the Year and All-District sophomore Morgan Odom. It lost 78-46 in the NCHSAA 4A first round to Porter Ridge.
10. Northwest Guilford (19-8, 11-3 Metro 4A)
It went 10-5 without 2023 all-area first-team selection Maslyn Mosbacher, who was recovering from an injured knee. This stretch included a 62-59 win over Andrews and the first of two losses to Southeast. Lost 46-37 in NCHSAA 4A first round to RJ Reynolds, whom they had beaten 30-25 earlier in the season. Mosbacher was a first-team All-District pick.