Boys’ Basketball
Northwood began its season with a 69-61 loss to Green Level in the Chomp City Classic on Nov. 23. Junior Cam Fowler led the Chargers with 28 points and sophomore Josiah Brown poured in 14 points, however it wasn’t enough to overcome a lackluster third quarter. Northwood led 30-28 at halftime, but it was outscored 23-11 in the third quarter and couldn’t overcome the deficit despite outscoring Green Level in the fourth. Green Level senior Isaac Ericksen led the way with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists.
Jordan-Matthews won in overtime over Trinity, 64-58, on Nov. 25, picking up its first win of the year and avenging the season-opening loss to the Bulldogs. Junior Kamarie Hadley poured in a team-high 14 points, and sophomore Zaeon Auguste put in the dirty work with 13 points, 14 rebounds (team-high), four assists and five blocks (team-high). Freshman Nolan Mitchell also scored 13 points.
Chatham Central tacked on its second consecutive win with a 57-40 victory over Falls Lake on Nov. 26. Seniors Brennen Oldham and Reid Albright both recorded double-doubles with Oldham notching 23 points (team-high) and 11 rebounds and Albright pouring in 19 points and 12 rebounds (team-high).
Seaforth fell, 59-50, to Cedar Ridge in its home opener. The Hawks led 25-23 at halftime, but they were outscored in the last two quarters leading up to the close loss. Senior Nate Emerson led the Hawks with 13 points while senior Noah Lewis (11) and junior Campbell Meador (10) combined for 21 points.
Chatham Charter beat Wheatmore, 62-53, on Nov. 25.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday) (overall, conference): 1. Chatham Central (2-0, 0-0); 2. Graham (3-0, 0-0); 3. Jordan-Matthews (1-1, 0-0); 4. Bartlett Yancey (1-1, 0-0); 5. Northwood (0-1, 0-0); 6. Seaforth (0-2, 0-0); 7. Cummings (0-0, 0-0); 8. North Moore (0-0, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Ascend Leadership (1-0, 0-0); 2. Southern Wake Academy (6-0, 0-0); 3. Chatham Charter (6-1, 0-0); 4. Woods Charter (0-2, 0-0); 5. Clover Garden School (0-2, 0-0); 6. River Mill (0-5, 0-0); 7. Triangle Math and Science (0-6, 0-0)
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Girls’ Basketball
Seaforth bounced back from its season-opening loss in a huge way with a 69-17 win over Cedar Ridge on Nov. 26. The Hawks also beat Willow Spring, 58-32, and Richmond, 49-26, over the weekend. Senior guard Gabby White recorded 30 points, nine rebounds and four steals in the win over Willow Spring.
Northwood also jumped on the winning train with a 44-30 win over Orange on Nov. 26. In the Chargers’ first win, the Glover twins did the heavy lifting, but this time it was senior guard Natalia Whitaker who led the team with 15 points.
Chatham Central edged out a win over Falls Lake, 48-42, on Nov. 26 behind a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double from senior Karaleigh Dodson and a team-high 14 points from senior Chloe Scott.
Jordan-Matthews suffered its second straight loss to Trinity on Nov. 25, 42-25, and Chatham Charter lost to Wheatmore, 59-11, on Nov. 25.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Northwood (2-0, 0-0); 2. Chatham Central (2-0, 0-0); 3. Seaforth (3-1, 0-0); 4. Graham (1-2, 0-0); 5. Jordan-Matthews (0-2, 0-0); 6. Bartlett Yancey (0-2, 0-0); 7. Cummings (0-0, 0-0); 8. North Moore (0-0, 0-0); 9. Southeast Alamance (0-0, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Clover Garden School (2-0, 0-0); 2. Southern Wake Academy (1-2, 0-0); 3. Chatham Charter (2-5, 0-0); 4. Triangle Math and Science (1-4, 0-0); 5. Woods Charter (0-2, 0-0); 6. Ascend Leadership (0-2, 0-0); 7. River Mill (0-5, 0-0)
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Wrestling
Boys
Seaforth dominated Northwood, 71-12, and Southeast Alamance, 75-6, in a tri-meet on Nov. 26.
The Hawks also competed in the Red Wolf Invitational on Nov. 23. First-place finishers included Jordan Miller (113 pounds), Layne Armstrong (132), Harrison Compton (190) and Ethan Kuball (215). Gabe Rogers finished in second place for the 120-pound division.
Chatham Central split its matchups at the Southern Lee Duals on Nov. 25, beating Central Carolina Academy, 60-24, and losing to Southern Lee, 54-27. The Bears also competed in the Asheboro Cold Turkey Invitational Saturday with Carson Williams finishing second in the 150-pound weight class and Stephen Silhan III finishing third in the 215-pound weight class.
Jordan-Matthews beat Graham, 60-24, and North Moore, 53-24, in a tri-meet on Nov. 26.
Girls
Chatham Central scored on three forfeits to beat Southern Lee, 18-6, on Nov. 25, and four forfeits gave the Bears a 24-0 win over Central Carolina Academy in the same tri-meet.
In the Asheboro Cold Turkey Invitational Saturday, Chatham Central’s Caleigh Warf finished second in the 120-pound weight class, and her teammate Payton Pickett finished third in the 185-pound division. Jordan-Matthews’ Alexandria Zumano earned a third-place finish in her weight class.
Seaforth’s Keira Rosenmarkle won four consecutive matches and earned first place for the 165-pound division at the Red Wolf Invitational on Nov. 23. Caroline Cook earned second for the Hawks in the 138-pound division.