Never a doubt for Greensboro Day in NCISAA 3A boys’ basketball state final

Greensboro Day and head coach Freddy Johnson know a thing or two about championship basketball.

Johnson is closing in on 1,200 career wins, and more importantly Friday, his Bengals captured their 14th state crown with a 62-34 win over Concord Academy.

The Bengals added to their state championship run, which began in 1989 and continued with titles in 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2025 — the last three coming against Concord Academy in the title game.

The Eagles have won three state titles of their own, having won in 2022 and 2020 in 3A, and in 2016 2A.

“They threw us for a loop,” Concord Academy coach Frank Cantadore said. “You can’t win if you can’t get the ball in the bucket. We couldn’t get into our pressure, and we couldn’t get into the things we normally do that make us a tough out.”

After taking a 17-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, Greensboro Day (36-2) nearly doubled that by the halftime break, then pushed it past the 20-point mark (44-21) heading into the final period.

Micah Gunter scored 17 points to lead the Bengals, who had 10 players score against Concord Academy (29-3). Marty Grant and Grant Duggins each made a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points.

Cruz Miller was the only player to finish in double figures for the Eagles, scoring 10 points.

“No it wasn’t” the school’s night, Cantadore said. “Hats off to Greensboro Day — they played a great game, and they shot lights out. That was one of the better games I’ve seen them play all year.”

This story was originally published February 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM.