Last Friday wasn’t pretty for Chatham County football.
The county went 0-3 in its slate of games.
Northwood (6-3, 5-2) had hopes of taking the top spot in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference and stay in the running for the conference title. However, a 48-29 loss to Cummings knocked the Chargers completely out of the race.
Nevertheless, Northwood will still compete in the playoffs based on its RPI rating after the loss. The Chargers will play at Chatham Central Friday with the hopes of finishing the season strong.
Chatham Central had a bye Friday.
Here are the other scores and stats from Chatham County’s football games.
Jordan-Matthews 27 – Bartlett Yancey 54
Despite putting out some of its best offensive production all season and coming away with three turnovers, Jordan-Matthews (1-7, 1-5) struggled to handle Bartlett Yancey’s rushing attack in a 27-54 loss.
Sophomore Nick Glover completed five passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yard touchdown pass to freshman Raje Torres in the second quarter. Senior running back Neil Wiley had a good night with 122 yards rushing and one touchdown.
Jordan-Matthews had a good chance to win with it being a close game in the first half. However, the difference was the Jets’ defense allowing 421 yards and six touchdowns to Bartlett Yancey on the ground.
Jordan-Matthews will be back at home Friday against Seaforth at 7:30 p.m.
Seaforth 10 – Southeast Alamance 34
Seaforth (2-6, 2-4) was hit with a more balanced attack in a 10-34 loss to Southeast Alamance Friday.
Despite not throwing a touchdown through the air, the Stallions still completed 11 passes for 114 yards. On the ground, the Hawks gave up 193 yards and five touchdowns.
With one-win Jordan-Matthews next on the schedule, Seaforth has a chance to bounce back and set a new single-season wins record for the program Friday.