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Sean Gorham of Bishop McGuinness and Peydon Simmons of North Surry compete in a heated breaststroke finish in the conference championships. Gorham took first and Simmons finished second in the event, getting gold and silver.
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Grant Davidson of Bishop McGuiness takes home the gold in the 100 backstroke and finishes with a top time of 1:01.1.
Tanya Chilton | The News
Bishop McGuinness’s Daniel Gomez-Perry and Ben Coon accept the team award and show off medals at the conference championships swim meet. Coon won more golds than any swimmer in the conference meet.
PILOT MOUNTAIN — The Bishop McGuinness Villain boys claimed the title as 1A/2A Conference Champions in the finals swim meet held at the Armfield Civic Center on Saturday.
Bishop commanded a hefty 200 point score over West Stokes 98, Mount Airy 75, North Surry 45, East Surry 31, Surry Central 30 and South Stokes 21.
First- and second-place finishes were awarded to individuals and teams and were designated as All-Conference.
Bishop took 10 gold first-place awards in the 200 medley relay (Charlie Ladka, William Johnson, Jeffrey Davidson, Matthew Brackett); 200 freestyle (Jeffrey Davidson); 200 IM (Grant Davidson); 50 free (Ben Coon); 100 butterfly (Alex Strasser); 100 free (Ben Coon); 200 free relay (Daniel Gomez-Perry, Sean Gorham, Joseph Farley, Ben Coon); 100 backstoke (Grant Davidson); 100 breaststroke (Sean Gorham); and 400 free (Ben Coon).
Bishop Coach Kenny Christensen said, “We had a solid night.”
Coon took four gold medals, the highest of anyone in the conference championships.
The overall first- and second-place finishes were:
• BM 200 medley relay (Charlie Ladka, William Johnson, Jeffrey Davidson, Matthew Brackett), MA Jacob Puckett, William Judd, Blake Bond, Mason Epperson);
• 200 freestyle, BM Jeffrey Davidson, ES Christopher Holshouser;
• 200 IM, BM Grant Davidson, BM Sean Gorham;
• 50 free, BM Ben Coon, BM Joseph Farley;
• 100 fly, BM Alex Strasser, WS Robbie Scoville;
• 100 free, BM Ben Coon, BM Joseph Farley;
• 500 free, WS Sam Stevenson, BM Matthew Brackett;
• 200 free relay, BM (Daniel Gomez-Perry, Sean Gorham, Joseph Farley, Ben Coon), WS (Josh Zolnierowicz, Dylan Turner, Robbie Scoville, David Hughart);
• 100 backstroke, BM Grant Davidson, BM Jeffrey Davidson;
• 100 breaststroke BM Sean Gorham, NS Payden Simmons;
• 400 free relay (Ben Coon, Joseph Farley, Daniel Gomez-Perry, Grant Davidson), WS (Josh Zolnierowicz, Sam Stevenson, Robbie Scoville, David Hughart).
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