Chatham County scores and schedules: Jan. 3 through Jan. 9

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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Jan. 3 to Sunday, Jan. 9. This story will be updated throughout the week.

Monday, January 3

No events scheduled.

Tuesday, January 4

Basketball: The Chatham Charter women earned a dominant win over the Research Triangle Raptors, 68-23, at home. Leading the Knights on the evening were junior Tamaya Walden (27 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals), sophomore Delana Loflin (16 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks) and senior Alexis Baldwin (11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks).

Basketball: The Chatham Charter men earned a comfortable win over the Research Triangle Raptors, 65-43, to improve to 14-1 on the season. Leading the Knights on the evening were junior Adam Harvey (16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 block), freshman Beau Harvey (11 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 steals), freshman Brennen Oldham (11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block) and junior Aamir Mapp (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block).

Basketball: The Northwood women crushed the Person Rockets, 68-13, to stay unbeaten in the conference at 4-0. Leading the Chargers on the evening were junior Te'Keyah Bland (17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks), senior Natalie Bell (17 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block) and sophomore Skylar Adams (10 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks).

Basketball: The Northwood men defeated the Person Rockets on the road, 64-43

Basketball: The Woods Charter women lost a close game to the Eno River Bobcats, 39-28, for their first loss of the season.

Wrestling: Northwood vs. Orange, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, January 5

Basketball: The Jordan-Matthews women suffered a loss to the Graham Red Devils, 62-44, at home. Leading the Jets on the night were senior Eillia Wright (14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals) and senior Tatyn Siler (12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block).

Basketball: The Jordan-Matthews men earned a one-point win over the Graham Red Devils, 55-54, at home.

Basketball: The Northwood women earned a double-digit victory over the Panther Creek Catamounts, 59-47, at home. Leading the Chargers on the night were senior Olivia Porter (24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks) and senior Natalie Bell (11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals).

Basketball: The Northwood men lost a narrow game to the Panther Creek Catamounts, 56-53, for their second-straight loss by 3 points. Leading the Chargers on the night were sophomore Drake Powell (26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks) and sophomore Fred Whitaker Jr. (12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists).

Wrestling: Chatham Central vs. Cummings (North Moore also participating), 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Jordan-Matthews vs. Bartlett Yancey & Graham, 6 p.m.

Thursday, January 6

Swimming: The Jordan-Matthews Jets competed in a home swim meet against five other schools — Asheboro, North Davidson, Providence Grove, Trinity and Wheatmore — where they had seven swimmers competing in a variety of events, finishing fourth in the women's scoring (3 points) and sixth in the men's scoring (1 point). Top performances for the Jets went to: Ainsley Canipe (8th, girls 100-meter freestyle, 1:34.59; 5th, girls 100-meter backstroke, 1:50.59), Clara Rojas (8th, girls 100-meter backstroke, 2:04.73) and Emma Wieber (5th, girls 100-meter breaststroke, 1:59.01).

Swimming: Northwood at Cedar Ridge (Orange and Williams also attending), 8 p.m.

Friday, January 7

Wrestling: The Northwood Chargers (1st, 188.5 points) and Seaforth Hawks (7th, 70 points) both participated in the Jaguar Invitational, hosted by Carrboro, where they faced off against 8 other schools. Placing in the top three of their respective weight classes for the Chargers were Coltrane Northington (2nd, 120 lbs.), Andrew Kimbrel (2nd, 138 lbs.), Cliff Davis (1st, 170 lbs.), Kayden Payne (3rd, 182 lbs.), Isaac Laccone (3rd, 195 lbs.) and Jake Dunning (2nd, 220 lbs.). Finishing in the top three of their respective matches for the Hawks were Layne Armstrong (1st, 113 lbs.) and Lockard Bowen (3rd, 120 lbs.).

Basketball: The Chatham Central women defeated the Cummings 
Cavaliers, 48-30, to improve to 3-9 on the season.

Basketball: The Chatham Central men lost handily to the Cummings Cavaliers, 82-60, to fall to 2-6 on the season.

Basketball: The Seaforth women routed the Jordan-Matthews Jets, 71-28, to improve to 6-5 on the season (3-0 in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference). Leading the Hawks on the night were sophomore Hannah Ajayi (20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist), freshman Gabby White (16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals), freshman Peyton Collins (15 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 steals) and freshman Sydney Ballard (11 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist). Leading the Jets in the loss was senior Eillia Wright (12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals).

Basketball: The Seaforth men downed the Jordan-Matthews Jets in a triple-overtime thriller, 70-61, in a game that saw the Jets overcome a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to send it into OT. Leading the Hawks on the night were sophomore Jarin Stevenson (42 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 8 blocks) and freshman Noah Lewis (11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals). Leading the Jets in the loss was senior Rayshaun Alston (29 points).

Basketball: Woods Charter women at Research Triangle, 6 p.m.

Basketball: The Woods Charter men fell to the Research Triangle Raptors, 65-11, to remain winless at 0-7 on the season.

Saturday, January 8

Track: The Northwood Chargers participated in the HOT New Year indoor track meet at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, where their runners set 27 personal records and three school records. Some of the Chargers' top performances went to Avery Adams (6th, Girls High Jump, 4-4), Emma Serrano (6th, Girls 1000-meter run, 3:45.88; 6th, Girls 1600-meter run, 6:01.10), Rokia Sissoko (8th, Girls High Jump, 4-2; 9th, Girls 500-meter run, 1:35.80), Jacob Acker (8th, Boys 500-meter run, 1:17.07), Jackson Adams (6th, Boys 1600-meter run, 4:50.69; 6th, Boys 1000-meter run, 3:00.46), Christian Glick (4th, Boys 1000-meter run, 2:47.32) and Marco Sanchez (2nd, Boys 300-meter dash, 37.79; 2nd, Boys 500-meter run, 1:10.70).

Basketball: The Northwood women earned a 30-point win over the Seaforth Hawks, 63-33, to improve to 14-1 on the season, while the Hawks fall to 6-6. Leading the Hawks on the night was freshman Gabby White (10 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals).