Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Oct. 25 to Sunday, Oct 31. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Soccer: The Woods Charter men shut out the Chatham Charter Knights, 5-0, to continue their three-game conference winning streak. Leading the Wolves on the night were sophomore Motasem Mamoun (4 goals) and senior Caleb Jackson (1 goal).
Soccer: Jordan-Matthews men at Southwestern Randolph, 6 p.m. (CANCELED)
Golf: The Chatham Central, Chatham Charter, Seaforth and Woods Charter women all had representatives at the NCHSAA 1A/2A State Championships at Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines. Chatham participants, in order of finish, were: Chatham Charter sophomore Mackenzie Crossman (10th, 168 (+24)), Woods Charter sophomore Elise Teddy Taylor (T-28th, 190 (+46)), Seaforth freshman Avery Fauth (41st, 200 (+56)), Chatham Central junior Reagan Mize (T-53rd, 211 (+67)), Woods Charter senior Sophie Taylor (T-59th, 215 (+71)) and Seaforth sophomore Olivia Dennis (T-62nd, 216 (+72)).
Golf: The Northwood women had two golfers — junior Lily Jordan (T-7th, 168 (+24)) and senior Lindsay Vickers (T-36th, 195 (+51)) — competing at the NCHSAA 3A State Championships at Foxfire Resort.
Tennis: The No. 1 Chatham Central women defeated the No. 8 Rosewood Eagles, 8-1, to advance to the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1A Dual-Team Playoffs.
Tennis: The No. 5 Chatham Charter women swept the No. 4 Jones Senior Trojans, 9-0, to advance to the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1A Dual-Team Playoffs.
Tennis: The No.9 Seaforth women narrowly defeated the No. 1 Clinton Dark Horses, 5-4, to advance to the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 2A Dual-Team Playoffs.
Soccer: The Jordan-Matthews men defeated the Cummings Cavaliers, 3-1, on the road to stay unbeaten at 17-0-1 on the season. This was the first time in well over a month that the Jets didn't score at least 6 goals or shut out their opponent.
Volleyball: The No. 12 Northwood women came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the No. 5 Cape Fear Colts on the road, 3-2, to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs.
Volleyball:The No. 7 Woods Charter women swept the No. 10 East Columbus Gators, 3-0, at home to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCHSAA 1A playoffs.
Soccer: The Northwood men defeated the Western Alamance Warriors, 3-2, on the road to close out the regular season with an 11-9-1 overall record (8-3-1 in the Central 3A conference). Scoring for the Chargers on the night were senior Walker Johnson (2 goals) and senior Ayden Turner (1 goal).
Soccer: The Chatham Charter men fell to the River Mill Jaguars, 5-2, to finish the season with an 0-17 record.
Soccer: The Woods Charter men won their regular-season finale against the Southern Wake Academy Lions, 3-2, in overtime to finish the season with a 9-8 overall record (9-1 in the Central Tar Heel 1A conference).
Soccer: Jordan-Matthews men at North Moore, 6 p.m. (CANCELED)
Volleyball: The No. 7 Woods Charter women fell to the No. 2 Neuse Charter Cougars, 3-1, on the road in the Sweet 16 of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs. The Wolves end the season with an 18-4 overall record and a Central Tar Heel 1A conference title.
Volleyball: The No. 12 Northwood women swept the No. 4 Croatan Cougars, 3-0, on the road to advance to the Elite 8 of the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs.
Tennis: The Chatham Central and Chatham Charter women each had two doubles teams competing in the doubles bracket of the NCHSAA 1A Individual State Championships at Cary Tennis Park. The Bears' duo of juniors Olivia Brooks & Ellie Phillips — defeated Christ the King's Nicole Castillo & Grace Sides (7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4) in the first round and East Wilkes' Tristen Blevins & Kristie Brown (2-6, 7-5, 6-3) in the second — made it all the way to the state title match, falling to Mount Airy's Carrie Marion & Ella Brant (1-6, 2-6). The Knight's duo of seniors Ashlyn Hart & Lorelei Byrd — defeated Mount Airy's Lily Morris & Charlotte Hauser (6-4, 6-4) in the first round — made it to the second round, where they lost to Marion & Brant (1-6, 0-6). The Bears' duo of sophomore Rachel Albright & junior Jaylee Williams fell to Marion & Brant in the first round (1-6, 1-6), while the Knights' duo of sophomore Elphie Spillman & senior Emery Eldridge fell to Blevins & Brown in the first round (3-6, 4-6).
Tennis: The Seaforth women had one player, sophomore Evelyn Atkins, compete in the singles bracket of NCHSAA 2A Individual State Championships at Ting Park in Holly Springs, where Atkins lost in the first round to John A. Holmes' Ellie Spear (4-6, 6-4, 1-6).
Football: Northwood lost a home game to the Western Alamance Warriors, 21-6, to finish the regular season with a 4-5 overall record. Despite two conference losses in a row, the Chargers earned a postseason berth and will take on the Northern Nash Knights in the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 5.
Football: Chatham Central suffered a lopsided loss to the North Moore Mustangs, 36-6, to finish the regular season with a 1-7 record. Leading the Bears on the day were senior quarterback Malachi Moore (4-for-8 for 38 yards and 1 interception; 3 carries for 53 yards) and senior running back Trey Clay (14 carries for 143 yards). The Bears will face off against the Riverside-Martin Knights in the first round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 5.
Football: Jordan-Matthews earned its first win of the season in a shut-out victory over the East Chapel Hill Wildcats, 24-0. The Jets finished the regular season with a 1-9 overall record and avoided a second-straight winless season.
Cross Country: Chatham Central, Chatham Charter and Woods Charter competed in the 1A Mideast Regional at WakeMed Soccer Park, where the Wolves won the men's race as a team (86 points) and finished second in the women's race (54 points). The Knights placed third (104 points) and the Bears placed fifth (140 points) in the men's race, while neither team qualified as a team in the women's race. State qualifiers for the Chatham Co. men are: senior Brandon McKoy (CCS, first, 17:02.76), junior Wiley Sikes (WCS, second, 17:07.58), sophomore Kolton Phillips (CCHS, fourth, 18:24.13), senior Caleb Kolb (CCS, fifth, 18:46.95), junior Collin Thompson (WCS, 14th, 19:22.93), junior Silas Christenbury (CCS, 17th, 19:33.50), freshman Dylan De Leon Villaneuva (WCS, 21st, 19:38.83), senior Nichols Vallant (WCS, 24th, 19:43.09), freshman Jesse Sikes (WCS, 38th, 21:01.94), senior Thomas O'Hara (CCS, 49th, 21:43.42), sophomore Colton Todd (CCS, 50th, 21:45.27), sophomore Ethan Green (WCS, 56th, 21:55.10), junior Ethan Galiger (WCS, 59th, 22:06.99), junior Landon Rakes (CCS, 64th, 22:15.08) and freshman Julian Todero (CCS, 75th, 23:09.58). State qualifiers for the Chatham Co. women are: sophomore Ellie Poitras (WCS, second, 20:20.65), junior Maddie Sparrow (WCS, third, 20:29.88), freshman Anna Peeler (WCS, ninth, 23:06.53), junior Chloe Richard (WCS, 18th, 24:04.27), sophomore Meredith Reese (CCS, 23rd, 24:33.46), freshman Isabel Wood (WCS, 32nd, 26:03.92), senior Analise De Leon Villanueva (WCS, 35th, 26:17.89) and freshman Brylee Downs (WCS, 48th, 27:55.70).
Cross Country: Jordan-Matthews and Seaforth competed in the 2A Mideast Regional at WakeMed Soccer Park, where the Hawks placed second in the men's race (75 points) and third in the women's race (106 points), qualifying them for states in both races. The Jets, on the other hand, finished eighth in the men's race (254 points) and ninth in the women's race (263 points). State qualifiers for the Chatham Co. men are: freshman Jack Anstrom (SHS, second, 16:23.86), freshman Will Cuicchi (SHS, 13th, 18:12.64), sophomore Andrew Parker (SHS, 16th, 18:19.74), sophomore Ethan Becker (SHS, 17th, 18:20.01), freshman Evan Hepburn (SHS, 29th, 18:58.53), sophomore Harry Mendlovitz (SHS, 43rd, 20:09.86) and freshman Connor Yalch (SHS, 47th, 20:30.73). State qualifiers for the Chatham Co. women are: freshman Claire Morgan (SHS, 12th, 22:56.31), sophomore Lily Cox (SHS, 13th, 23:00.37), freshman Zuzanna Mikolajec (SHS, 20th, 23:20.09), freshman Ava Belle Cox (SHS, 27th, 23:54.51), freshman Katie Johnson (SHS, 35th, 25:13.37), freshman Abbie Lehman (SHS, 49th, 27:18.51). and freshman Juana Jimenez (SHS, 53rd, 27:35.00).
Cross Country: Northwood competed in the 3A Mideast Regional, hosted at Northwood, where the Chargers placed second as a team in the men's race (78 points) and fourth in the women's race (138 points), qualifying them for states as a team in both races. State qualifiers for the Northwood men: senior Colin Henry (fifth, 17:01.46), junior Christian Glick (12th, 17:34.50), junior Jackson Adams (16th, 17:39.62), junior Matthews Sullivan (18th, 17:46.42), senior Andrew Kimbrel (27th, 18:27.07), sophomore Noah Nielson (43rd, 19:16.67) and freshman Ian Henry (46th, 19:28.48). State qualifiers for the Northwood women are: senior Caroline Murrell (first, 18:36.63), senior Emma Serrano (seventh, 20:49.09), sophomore Rokia Sissoko (37th, 23:36.13), senior Emma Iacono (50th, 24:12.52), freshman Avery Adams (51st, 24:17.13), sophomore Sydney Markham (52nd, 24:18.59) and senior Ella Hennessey (60th, 24:36.18).
Volleyball: The No. 12 Northwood women fell to the No. 1 Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves, 3-0, in the Elite 8 of the NCHSAA 3A volleyball playoffs. The Chargers finish the season with a 24-6 overall record, the best in program history.