Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, May 24 to Sunday, May 30. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Tennis: The Chatham Charter women fell to the Research Triangle Raptors, 5-4, to drop to 3-4 on the season. The Raptors won five out of six singles matches, with junior Ashlyn Hart (8-6) being the only Knight to win hers. However, Chatham Charter won all three of its doubles matches, including wins by the duos of freshman Elphie Spillman & Emery Eldridge (8-5), Hart & junior Lorelei Byrd (8-6) and sophomores Rebecca Brookshire & Julia Moore (8-5).
Tennis: Chatham Central women vs. Northwood, 4:30 p.m.
Baseball: The Chatham Charter men earned a 10-6 win over the NC Leadership Academy Falcons to improve to 7-1 on the season. Leading the Knights in the victory were freshman Aidan Allred (2-for-5, 3 RBI), senior Trevor Golden (2-for-3, 2 2B), junior Thomas O'Hara (3-for-4, 2B, RBI) and sophomore Cameron Turner (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, K).
Tennis: Chatham Charter women vs. Chatham Central, 4 p.m.
Track & Field: Jordan-Matthews (host) and Chatham Charter both competed in a quad meet alongside Eastern Randolph and Wheatmore, where J-M finished in first place in the men's events (83 points) and second place in the women's events (41 points), while Chatham Charter placed fourth in both the men's (15 points) and women's (37 points) events. Winning their respective events for the Jets were junior Geneva Woolford (first place, girls 100-meter hurdles, 21.00; first place, girls 300-meter hurdles, 1:03.47), freshman Damisela Rivera (first place, girls discus throw, 64-07), senior Jacquez Thompson (first place, boys 100-meter dash, 11.15) and senior Dylan Hernandez (first place, boys shot put, 35-05.00). The Jets also finished in first place in the boys 4x200 meter relay (1:33.31) and boys 4x100 meter relay (44.97). Winning their respective events for the Knights were sophomore Tamaya Walden (first place, girls 100-meter dash, 12.91; first place, girls 400-meter dash, 1:03.72; first place, girls 200-meter dash, 27.25) and junior Brandon McKoy (first place, boys 1600-meter run, 4:54.40; first place, boys 800-meter run, 2:13.10).
Track & Field: Northwood hosted a Big-8 tri-meet with conference opponents Cedar Ridge and Orange, placing second in both the men's (62 points) and women's (57 points) events. Winning their respective events for the Chargers were senior Charlotte Cantrell (first place, girls 100-meter dash, 12.6; first place, girls 200-meter dash, 27.0), senior Tessa Yell (first place, girls 1600-meter run, 5:56.20), junior Caroline Yell (first place, girls 800-meter run, 2:44.70), junior Emma Serrano (first place, girls 3200-meter run, 12:57.90), junior Bentley Brooks (first place, girls discus, 88-04), junior Kennedy Poston (first place, girls shot put, 28-07.00), junior Marco Sanchez (first place, boys 100-meter dash, 11.3), senior Malachi Levy (first place, boys 800-meter run, 2:05.40), senior Christopher Poston (first place, boys discus, 97-09; first place, boys shot put, 40-00.00) and senior Jacob McCall (first place, boys pole vault, 11-00.00). Northwood also finished first in the girls 4x800 meter relay (11:04.80), boys 4x800 meter relay (9:08.70), girls 4x400 meter relay (4:37.00) and boys 4x400 meter relay (3:39.90).
Baseball: The Jordan-Matthews men snapped their four-game losing streak with a 6-5 road win over the Trinity Bulldogs. Leading the Jets in the victory were senior Carson Rickman (1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, RBI), sophomore Mason Phillips (1-for-2, 2B, BB, RBI) and sophomore Jackson Headen (3.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K).
Baseball: The Northwood men dropped a road game against the Cape Fear Colts, suffering a 5-0 shutout loss.
Wrestling: The Northwood men lost an outdoor match against the Panther Creek Catamounts, 45-36.
Tennis: The Chatham Central women swept the North Moore Mustangs, 9-0. All of the Bears won their singles matches, including senior Sophie Phillips (6-3, 6-3), sophomore Ellie Phillips (6-3, 6-1), sophomore Olivia Brooks (6-2, 6-2) and senior Taylor Ferguson (6-4, 4-6, 0-0 (10-6)). All three Chatham Central duos also won their doubles matches.
Tennis: The Chatham Charter women won both matches of a double-header against the Southern Wake Academy Lions (8-1, 9-0) to improve to 5-4 on the season. In the first team match, the following Knights won their singles matches: freshman Elphie Spillman (6-0), junior Emery Eldridge (6-0), junior Dana Szpunar (6-1), senior Lacie Clark (6-1) and senior Lauren Scotten (6-1), while the duos of Spillman & Eldridge (6-1), Szpunar & Clark (6-2) and sophomore Calley Suits & Scotten (6-2) won their doubles matches. In the second match, the following Knights won their individual singles matches: junior Ashlyn Hart (6-0), junior Lorelei Byrd (6-0), sophomore Rebecca Brookshire (6-0), sophomore Julia Moore (6-2), Szpunar (6-2) and Suits (6-0), while the duos of Hart & Byrd (6-0), Brookshire & Moore (6-0) and Clark & Suits (6-0) won their doubles matches.
Tennis: The Jordan-Matthews women lost to the Trinity Bulldogs, 6-3. Winning their singles matches for the Jets were sophomores Maggie Thornton (10-0) and Jocelyn Sanchez (10-1), while the duo of freshman Jillian Bogart & sophomore Sarai Ibarra-Rivera (9-7) won its doubles match.
Tennis: The Northwood women won a road match, 6-3, against the Chapel Hill Tigers to improve to 3-1 on the season. Winning their singles matches for the Chargers were senior Suzanne Earnshaw (10-2), junior Julia Earnshaw (10-4), sophomore Destyn Rader (10-8) and freshman Evelyn Atkins (10-3). The Northwood duos of juniors Evelyn Lippers & Julia Earnshaw (8-6) and Rader & Atkins (8-5) also won their doubles matches.
Track & Field: Woods Charter participated in a quad meet with Apex (host), Apex Friendship and Holly Springs. The Wolves finished fourth in both the women's (3 points) and men's (19 points) events. Wilfred Charbonneau (first place, boys 400-meter dash, 52.77) was the only first-place finisher for the Wolves on the night.
Wrestling: Chatham Central men vs. South Davidson, 6 p.m.
Baseball: The Jordan-Matthews men earned their second-straight win over the Trinity Bulldogs, 11-5, to improve to 5-5 on the season. Leading the Jets were senior Carson Rickman (3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI), senior Huston Causey (2-for-4, 2 R; 3.1 IP, H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) and sophomore Conner Martin (1-for-4, R, RBI; 3.2 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 4 K).
Track & Field: Chatham Charter competed in a meet alongside East Chapel Hill (host), Northern Durham and Raleigh Charter, where the Knights placed third in both the women's events (1 point) and men's events (5 points). The only first-place finisher on the day for Chatham Charter was junior Brandon McKoy, who ran a 4:51.00 (one scond away from qualifying for regionals) in the boys 1600-meter run.
Tennis: The Chatham Central women were swept by the Gray Stone Day Knights, 9-0, to fall to 4-3 on the season.
Tennis: Jordan-Matthews women vs. Providence Grove, 4:30 p.m.
Track & Field: Chatham Central vs. Yadkin Valley opponents, 4:30 p.m.
Track & Field: Jordan-Matthews hosted a quad meet with PAC-7 opponents Eastern Randolph, Randleman and Trinity, taking first place in both the men's (72 points) and women's events (40 points). Winning events for the Jets were sophomore Linda Ocampo (first place, girls 800-meter run, 3:43.00), junior Geneva Woolford (first place, girls 100-meter hurdles, 20.91; first place, girls 300-meter hurdles, 1:01.06), senior Xavier Woods (first place, boys 100-meter dash, 11.37), sophomore Aiden Harrison (first place, boys 800-meter run, 2:23.60) and senior Jayden Davis (first place, boys long jump, 19-00.00). J-M also took first place in the boys 4x100 meter relay (44.48).
Wrestling: The Northwood men split their matches on the road, beating Jordan, 53-24, and losing to Athens Drive, 48-33.
Wrestling: Jordan-Matthews men at County Meet, 6 p.m.
Baseball: The Chatham Central men lost a close game late against the North Stanly Comets, 8-7. The Bears had a 7-3 lead entering the sixth inning, but the Comets scored five runs in the final two innings to take the lead and earn the win. Leading the Bears on the night were senior Michael Moore (2-for-3, R, RBI; 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K) and senior Parker Crowley (1-for-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI).
Baseball: The Chatham Central men dropped their second straight game in as many nights, this time against the North Moore Mustangs, 9-4. With the loss, the Bears fall to 6-4 on the season (4-3 in the Yadkin Valley Conference) as their playoff hopes hang in the balance. Leading the Bears on the night were junior Collin Lagenor (1-for-2, BB, R, 2 RBI) and sophomore Hasten T. Paige (1-for-3, RBI).
Baseball: The Chatham Charter men dominated the River Mill Academy Jaguars, 16-0, in just five innings. The Knights' record improves to 8-1 overall (4-1 in the Central Tar Heel Conference). Leading the Knights in the win were senior Trevor Golden (3-for-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI; 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K) and junior Thomas O'Hara (1-for-2, HR, R, 4 RBI).
Baseball: The Northwood men earned a close road win against the Chapel Hill Tigers, 2-1, to improve to 6-5 on the season.