Chatham County scores and schedules: April 12 through 18

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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, April 12 to Sunday, April 18. This story will be updated throughout the week.

Monday, April 12

Soccer: The Jordan-Matthews women lost a tough road game to the Southwestern Randolph Cougars, 3-1, dropping their record to 3-3 on the season. Scoring in the loss for the Jets was sophomore Maricarmen Landa with 1 goal.

Soccer: The Northwood women defeated the Southern Durham Spartans with a clean sheet, 5-0, to improve to 4-3-1 on the season.

Tennis: The Chatham Central men earned a clean sweep of the North Stanly Comets, 9-0, to remain undefeated on the season at 6-0. All of the Bears won their singles matches, including senior Jayden Gilliland (6-0, 6-2), senior Preston Cox (6-1, 6-1), junior Colby Williamson (6-1, 6-3), senior Caleb Webster (6-1, 6-1) and senior Pacen Dunn (6-0, 6-1).

Tennis: The Chatham Charter men were swept by the Research Triangle Raptors, 9-0, to remain winless on the season at 0-10.

Tennis: The Jordan-Matthews men dropped a 6-1 match to the Randleman Tigers, to stay winless on the year at 0-6. The Jets had one player win a singles match, senior Michael Ortiz (10-7).

Tuesday, April 13

Golf: Jordan-Matthews came in third place in a match with PAC 7 conference opponents hosted by the Trinity Bulldogs. The Jets finished with a team score of 185, while the Wheatmore Warriors won the match with a score of 156.

Golf: The Chatham Central women won a match against North Rowan, 164-170, to improve to 2-4 on the season. The Bears' golfers were as follows (in order of best score): Gillian Kitchings (51), Reagan Mize (54), Reagan Murray (59), Tanner Little (63) and Danielle Vaughan (63).

Softball: The Chatham Central women trounced the North Stanly Comets on the road, 17-1, to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Softball: The Chatham Charter women earned their third-straight shutout victory scoring 10+ runs, this time against the North Carolina Leadership Academy Falcons, 12-0. The Knights are now 5-1 on the season.

Softball: The Jordan-Matthews women fell victim to another mercy-rule loss to the Eastern Randolph Wildcats, 13-0, dropping their record to 3-5 on the year.  Wildcats' pitchers Savannah Beaver and Addie Flinchum combined for the five-inning no-hitter, striking out 10 batters combined.

Softball: The Northwood women earned two blowout victories in a double-header with the Southern Durham Spartans, 15-2 and 18-0, improving their record to 6-3 on the season. Leading the Chargers in Game 1 were freshmen Caroline Garner (2-for-4, 1 3B, 6 RBI) and Jenna Thompson (4-for-4, 3 3B, 4 RBI). Leading Northwood in Game 2 were senior Erika Seils (2-for-3, 1 2B, 6 RBI) and freshman Caroline Garner (2-for-3, 1 2B, 6 RBI). Garner also threw a three-inning no-hitter in the Game 2 win with seven strikeouts.

Tennis: (POSTPONED) Chatham Central men vs. Union Pines, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 14

Soccer: The Jordan-Matthews women bounced back from their Monday loss with a 10-1 domination of the winless Randleman Tigers to improve their record to 4-3. Scoring for the Jets in the blowout win were sophomore Maricarmen Landa (hat trick; 5 goals), senior Litzy Martinez (hat trick; 3 goals) and sophomores Maggie Thornton and Anna Ichel Vicente, each with 1 goal.

Soccer: The Northwood women suffered a clean sheet loss on the road to the unbeaten Chapel Hill Tigers, 4-0, dropping their record to 4-4 on the season.

Soccer: The Woods Charter women earned a comfortable 6-2 victory over the Research Triangle Raptors, improving their record to 5-1 on the season. Leading by just one goal heading into the halftime break, the Wolves fired off four of them in the second half to coast to the win.

Softball: The Chatham Central women earned a 6-2 win over the Southern Lee Cavaliers, increasing their winning streak to three games and improving their record to 5-1 on the season.

Softball: The Jordan-Matthews women earned a walk-off win over the Wheatmore Warriors, 6-5, to improve their record to slightly below .500 at 4-5. Leading the Jets were junior Auburn Campbell (3-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI) and freshman Hannah Mitchell (2-for-4, 1 RBI). J-M's sophomore starting pitcher Macy Beavers threw 8 strikeouts in the win.

Tennis: The Chatham Central men kept their winning streak alive, earning a clean 9-0 sweep over the North Moore Mustangs to remain unbeaten (7-0) on the season. All of the Bears won their singles matches, including senior Jayden Gilliland (6-0, 6-0), senior Preston Cox (6-0, 6-0), junior Colby Williamson (6-1, 6-0), freshman Jacob Gilliland (6-1, 6-1), senior Caleb Webster (6-4, 6-1) and senior Pacen Dunn (6-0, 6-2). The Bears also earned three doubles victories by the duos of Jayden Gilliland & Cox (8-0), Williamson & Jacob Gilliland (8-2) and Webster & Dunn (8-3).

Tennis: The Chatham Charter men earned their first win of the season against the Southern Wake Academy Lions, 5-4, improving their record to 1-10 on the year. Winning their singles matches were junior Collin Semrad (7-6 (7-4), 6-4), sophomore Cedric Schwartz (4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)), junior Casey Wanless (6-4, 6-3) and sophomore Silas Christenbury (6-4, 6-4). The duo of Semrad & Schwartz also won their doubles match, 8-6, to clinch the victory.

Tennis: The Jordan-Matthews men lost to the Wheatmore Warriors, 8-1, to remain winless on the season at 0-7. The Jets lost all of their singles matches, but the duo of sophomore Buck Thornton & senior Christian Campechano won their doubles match, 9-8 (8-6).

Tennis: The Northwood men were swept by the Chapel Hill Tigers, 9-0, to fall to 3-5 on the season.

Thursday, April 15

Golf: The Chatham Central women defeated the North Moore Mustangs, 173-167, at Beacon Ridge  Golf & Country Club in West End. The Bears' golfers included freshman Paige Ritter (48), junior Dian Miranda (62) and senior Amanda Sheffield (63). Chatham Central is now 3-4 on the season.

Softball: The Chatham Charter women lost their first game in nearly a month on the road against the Forsyth Country Day Furies, 4-3, to fall to 5-2 on the season. Furies' senior pitcher Emily Humphrey recorded 10 strikeouts in seven innings pitched, allowing four hits and zero earned runs. She also brought it on the offensive end, going 3-for-3 with two triples. All three of the Knights' runs came on errors by the Furies, and despite a night with very little offensive production, they had a shot to tie it in the bottom of the seventh with a couple of their hitters making nice contact with the ball, but couldn't muster a hit. Leading the Knights were sophomore Chelsie Hardister (1-for-2, 1 3B) and senior pitcher Sydney Bowman (5.0 IP, 9 hits, 3 ER, 6 Ks).

Tennis: (CANCELLED) Jordan-Matthews men vs. Union Pines, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 16

Football: Northwood used its strong rushing attack and nightmarish defense to earn a shutout first-round playoff win, 17-0, over the No. 7 West Carteret Patriots and advance to the second round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs. In their first home playoff game in 11 years, the Chargers set the tone early with a 10-play scoring drive on their opening possession — ending with a 1-yard touchdown on a keeper by senior quarterback Cam Entrekin — followed by a 48-yard field goal by senior kicker Aidan Laros to take an early 10-0 lead. Later in the half, with the Patriots driving and in Northwood territory, senior linebacker Will Lake scooped up a fumble and returned it 75 yards to the house, making it a 17-0 game and essentially putting the nail in the West Carteret coffin. Leading the Chargers were junior running back Jalen Paige (16 carries, 85 yards) and Lake, who had the fumble return for a touchdown and a crucial interception in the second half. They'll face off against the undefeated, third-seeded Havelock Rams at home on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Soccer: The Woods Charter women earned a road win over the Clover Garden Grizzlies, 5-1, to improve to 6-1 on the season.

Softball: The Chatham Central women earned their second shutout win of the season against the North Moore Mustangs, 11-0, in five innings to improve to 6-1 on the season. The Bears have won their last four games by a combined score of 46-3.

Softball: The Northwood women blew out the Chapel Hill Tigers on the road, 18-1, in a five-inning game to improve to 7-3 on the season. The Chargers scored 10 runs in the fifth inning alone, ending any hopes the Tigers had at a comeback. Leading Northwood on the day were sophomore Susanna Lee (2-for-2, 2 2B, 4 RBI), sophomore Abi Mclaurin (2-for-5, 3 RBI) and freshman Sarah Warrford (3-for-5, 4 runs, 2 RBI). Freshman pitcher Caroline Garner also threw 8 strikeouts in 5 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run.

Sunday, April 18

Soccer: The Siler City FC under-17 boys were crowned the U17 PUMA CSA First Strike Tournament champions over the weekend, winning three of their four games, including the championship game against Charlotte SA, 4-3. This is Siler City FC's U17 boys' second-ever tournament title.