Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Nov. 1 to Sunday, Nov 7. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Tennis: The (5) Chatham Charter women upset the (1) Chatham Central Bears, 6-3, in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1A Dual-Team Playoffs. Winning their singles matches for the Knights were sophomore Elphie Spillman (7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 0-0 (10-7)), senior Lorelei Byrd (6-1, 6-0), junior Rebecca Brookshire (6-1, 6-1) and senior Emily Stecher (6-0, 6-0), while the duos of Byrd & senior Ashlyn Hart (8-5) and Brookshire & Stetcher (8-1) won their doubles matches. Winning their singles matches for the Bears were junior Ellie Phillips (7-6 (9-7), 6-1) and sophomore Rachel Albright (4-6, 6-0, 0-0 (10-5)), while the top duo of junior Olivia Brooks & Phillips won their doubles match (8-6).
Tennis: The (9) Seaforth women fell to the (13) Research Triangle Raptors in a lopsided match, 9-0, in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 2A Dual-Team Playoffs. The Hawks finish the season with a 10-4 overall record.
Soccer: The (30) Chatham Charter men were shut out by the (3) North Moore Mustangs, 7-0, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs. The Knights finish the season without a win (0-18).
Soccer: The (6) Jordan-Matthews men defeated the (27) Southwest Onslow Stallions, 3-1, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs. The Jets (18-0-1) remain unbeaten on the season.
Soccer: The (24) Northwood men fell to the (9) Harnett Central Trojans in a narrow game, 2-1, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs. Scoring for the Chargers on the day was senior Lucas Beaulieu. Northwood ends the season with an 11-10-1 overall record (8-3-1 in the Central 3A).
Soccer: The (6) Woods Charter Wolves defeated the (27) Union Spartans at home, 4-3, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs. Scoring for the Wolves on the night were senior Caleb Jackson, sophomore Motasem Mamoun, junior Carter Lapp and junior Vanner Weakley, each with one goal apiece.
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Tennis: The (5) Chatham Charter women defeated the (3) Voyager Academy Vikings, 6-3, in the semifinal of the NCHSAA 1A Dual-Team Playoffs to advance to the 1A state title match on Saturday.
Soccer: The (6) Jordan-Matthews men shut out the (22) East Bladen Eagles, 9-0, in the 2nd round of the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs.
Soccer: The (6) Woods Charter men narrowly fell to the (11) River Mill Jaguars, 2-1, in double overtime in the 2nd round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs.
Football: Chatham Central loses a lopsided game to the Riverside-Martin Knights, 48-0, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs. The Bears finish the season with a 1-8 overall record (1-4 in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference).
Football: Northwood fell in a close game to the Northern Nash Knights, 24-17, in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs. The Knights scored a touchdown with 1:45 left in the game to take the lead, then sealed the victory with a late-game interception. The Chargers end the season with a 4-6 overall record (2-3 in the Central 3A conference).
Tennis: The Chatham Charter women were swept by the Mount Airy Granite Bears, 5-0, in the NCHSAA 1A Dual-Team State Championship Match at Burlington Tennis Center. The Knights finish the season with a 14-8 overall record as the state runners-up.
Cross Country: Chatham Central, Chatham Charter and Woods Charter all had runners competing in the NCHSAA 1A State Championships at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. In team scoring, Woods Charter placed 8th in the women's race (178 points) and 12th in the men's race (256 points), while Chatham Charter finished 14th in the men's race (280 points). Chatham Co. runners finishing in the top 50 of the men's race were: senior Brandon McKoy (CCS, fourth, 16:57.43), junior Wiley Sikes (WCS, eighth, 17:16.08) and sophomore Kolton Phillips (CCHS, 49th, 18:43.12). Chatham Co. runners placing in the top 50 of the women's race were: sophomore Ellie Poitras (WCS, fifth, 20:37.19) and junior Maddie Sparrow (WCS, seventh, 20:52.26).
Cross Country: Northwood had multiple runners competing in the NCHSAA 3A State Championships at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. The Chargers placed 5th in the men's race (197 points) and 11th in the women's race (307 points). Placing in the top 75 of the men's race for the Chargers were: senior Colin Henry (16th, 16:40.85), junior Christian Glick (33rd, 17:12.21), junior Jackson Adams (40th, 17:24.85) and junior Matthew Sullivan (63rd, 17:53.14). Finishing in the top 75 of the women's race for the Chargers were: senior Caroline Murrell (third, 18:45.04) and senior Emma Serrano (32nd, 20:46.14).
Cross Country: Seaforth competed as a team in both races at the NCHSAA 2A State Championships at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, where the Hawks placed 8th in the men's race (232 points) and 14th in the women's race (371 points). Finishing in the top 100 for the Hawks in the men's race were: freshman Jack Anstrom (second, 16:24.09), freshman Will Cuicchi (44th, 18:22.60), sophomore Ethan Becker (53rd, 18:32.40) and freshman Evan Hepburn (100th, 19:41.65). Placing in the top 100 of the women's race for the Hawks were: freshman Claire Morgan (60th, 22:54.95) and sophomore Lily Cox (91st, 23:45.22) and freshman Ava Belle Cox (99th, 24:16.21).