Chatham County’s former athletes are still making noise on the collegiate level during the winter sports season. Here’s an update on the recent happenings with the county’s former standouts:
Men’s Basketball
Drake Powell (North Carolina, Northwood)
Powell has been steadily improving, especially on the offensive side of the ball, this season. Since becoming a starter on Dec. 4, Powell has recorded at least 10 points in three games and shot over 45% from the field in six games (as of Sunday). He’s also becoming a solid three-point shooter for the Tar Heels, shooting 39.5% from deep which ranks second on the team behind freshman Ian Jackson.
Jarin Stevenson (Alabama, Seaforth)
Stevenson has remained a starter since the win over North Carolina in December. The 6-foot-11 forward has been getting it done on the defensive end with a combined eight blocks in Alabama’s last four games. In the win over Texas A&M Saturday, Stevenson recorded a career-high three blocks.
Max Frazier (Central Connecticut, Northwood)
Frazier has played well off the bench for Central Connecticut. The 6-foot-9 forward is averaging 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds a game while shooting at a 65.2% clip as of Sunday. Frazier had his best game of the season on Dec. 21 in an 84-80 win over Quinnipiac as he poured in a season-high 17 points and nine rebounds.
Aaron Ross (Chowan, Northwood)
Ross has played some really good basketball this season, averaging 13.2 points per game which ranks second for Chowan. He’s been efficient, shooting 49.2% from the floor and 36.5% from three, and in his most recent outing against Francis Marion on Jan. 8, he poured in 16 points while shooting 6-for-14.
Jalen McAfee-Marion (University of the Southwest, Northwood)
McAfee-Marion has been a crucial offensive option for the University of the Southwest this season. The 6-foot-5 guard is averaging 11.5 points per game while shooting 53.8% from the floor and 37.3% from beyond the arc. Earlier this month, McAfee-Marion had back-to-back 17 point games in wins over Our Lady of the Lake and Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
Women’s Basketball
Meah Brooks (Greensboro College, Chatham Charter)
Brooks has made an immediate impact for Greensboro as a freshman, shooting 44.4% from the floor (highest shooting clip on the team as of Sunday) and averaging 8.7 points per game as a starter. However, she’s struggled to make shots as of late. In the Pride’s three games back from a long break over the holiday season, Brooks has combined for just 10 points while shooting at or under a 25% clip in each outing. She’s still been playing well defensively, though, coming away with three steals in the first three games of 2025.
Olivia Porter (Marquette, Northwood)
Porter has been a solid playmaker for Marquette this season, leading the team with 54 assists as of Sunday. Although she hasn’t taken many shots in the last few games, Porter is averaging 6.6 points per outing while shooting at a 35.1% clip.
McKenna Snively (Christopher Newport, Northwood/North Raleigh Christian Academy)
Snively has primarily come off the bench for Christopher Newport this season, averaging just 12 minutes per game. She’s averaging 4.7 points per game while shooting 32.1% from the floor. Snively recently had her best game of the season in an 83-45 win over Haverford on Jan. 5 in which she started and scored a season-high 10 points.
Hannah Ajayi (Guilford, Seaforth)
Ajayi returned to action Saturday against Eastern Mennonite after missing a few games in December and January. She scored three points in just five minutes in her return.
Skylar Adams (Shaw, Northwood)
Adams hasn’t played since Dec. 22 due to injury. She averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in her first nine games.
Swimming
Jennah Fadely (Kenyon College, Jordan-Matthews)
Fadely added another accolade to her decorated career in a double-dual meet Friday. She won the 100-yard breaststroke with a NCAA Division III record-breaking time of 59.62 seconds. Fadely also swam a season-best and NCAA ‘B’ qualifying 2:11.53 in the 200-yard breaststroke to win the event at the meet.