Boys’ Basketball
Northwood ended 2024 as the South Granville Holiday Invitational champions after beating South Granville 63-56 on Dec. 31. Junior Cam Fowler poured in 27 points in the win and earned the tournament’s MVP honor. The Chargers dominated Willow Spring 76-51 to advance to the championship game behind three double-digit scoring performances from Fowler (19) and seniors Isaiah Blair (14) and Hayes Burleson (12).
The Chargers took their second loss of the season against Washington 65-62 in the BTW 252 vs. 919 Winter Classic Saturday.
Chatham Central came out of the winter break with a 55-38 win over Cummings Friday. Senior guard Reid Albright recorded a 24-point, 11-rebound double-double, his fourth of the season, and senior forward Brennen Oldham tied his season high of five blocks in the win.
Chatham Charter lost a close battle to Southwestern Randolph 40-39 in the game’s final seconds Friday. Down 39-38, Southwestern Randolph’s Brayden Chapman hit a go-ahead runner with 8.9 seconds remaining, and the Knights couldn’t respond on their final possession.
Week of Dec. 30 Power Rankings: 1. Northwood; 2. Chatham Central; 3. Seaforth; 4. Woods Charter; 5. Chatham Charter; 6. Jordan-Matthews
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (overall, conference) (as of Sunday): 1. Northwood (11-2, 5-0); 2. Chatham Central (9-1, 5-1); T3. Seaforth (6-6, 3-1); T3. Southeast Alamance (8-2, 3-1); 5. Cummings (4-7, 3-2); T6. Bartlett Yancey (2-5, 1-4); T6. Jordan-Matthews (2-8, 1-4); 8. North Moore (3-6, 0-3); 9. Graham (4-6, 0-5)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): T1. Woods Charter (4-4, 2-0); T1. Southern Wake Academy (12-3, 2-0); 3. Clover Garden School (2-5, 1-1); T4. Chatham Charter (9-6, 0-1); T4. River Mill (1-13, 0-1); T4. Ascend Leadership (3-4, 0-1); T4. Triangle Math and Science (1-10, 0-1)
Girls’ Basketball
Northwood fell to Union Pines 54-46 in the First Bank Charger Classic championship game on Dec. 30. The Chargers had no answer for Union Pines’ senior Ashanti Fox who led both teams with 43 points. Northwood bounced back Friday with a 60-16 rout over Graham Friday.
Chatham Central came out of the break with a strong 62-16 win over Cummings Friday. Senior Chloe Scott led the team with 21 points while Senior Karaleigh Dodson recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Chatham Charter’s struggles continued Friday as the Knights lost their sixth game in a row to Southwestern Randolph 61-20.
Week of Dec. 30 Power Rankings: 1. Seaforth; 2. Northwood; 3. Chatham Central; 4. Chatham Charter; 5. Woods Charter; 6. Jordan-Matthews
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): T1. Seaforth (10-1, 4-0); T1. Southeast Alamance (9-1, 4-0); 3. Northwood (8-3, 3-1); 4. Chatham Central (8-2, 4-2); T5. Jordan-Matthews (2-9, 2-3); T5. Cummings (2-5, 2-3); 7. Graham (3-8, 1-4); T8. Bartlett Yancey (0-8, 0-4); T8. North Moore (1-5, 0-3)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Clover Garden School (7-1, 2-0); T2. Triangle Math and Science (5-6, 1-0); T2. Chatham Charter (4-12, 1-0); 4. Woods Charter (4-3, 1-1); T5. River Mill (1-13, 0-1); T5. Ascend Leadership (2-7, 0-1); 7. Southern Wake Academy (2-5, 0-2)
Wrestling
Boys
Chatham Central jumped back into action on Jan. 2 and lost two duals to Central Carolina Academy (45-36) and South Davidson (62-11). In the PJ Memorial Invitational, Stephen Silhan III earned a third-place finish in the 190-pound weight class after beating Seventy-First’s Caleb Collins by a 7-4 decision in the third-place match. Chatham Central’s Yael Mendoza also finished third for the 285-pound weight class with a pin over Scotland’s David Pruitte.
Northwood competed in the RJR Invitational Saturday and earned three third-place finishes across the weight divisions. Hunter Thomas defeated North Davidson’s Dylan Stewart for third place in the 144-pound weight class, Elijah Farrow pinned West Davidson’s Cooper Moore for third in the 165-pound weight class and Franklin Kearney earned his third-place finish after pinning West Davidson’s Josh Queen in the 132-pound division.
Jordan-Matthews competed in the Crosby Invitational Saturday, and Kaleb Moffitt (285 pounds) finished second after losing to Grimsley’s Kanye Brown by fall in the championship match. Nermiah Page finished fourth in the 113-pound weight class.
Girls
Forfeits lost Chatham Central a dual against South Davidson, but they also won the Bears a dual over Central Carolina Academy on Jan 2. In the PJ Smith Memorial, Chatham Central’s Caleigh Warf (120) and Aspen Phillips (107) both fell short in their respective consolation semifinal rounds.
In the New Year Round Robin on Jan. 2 alongside Asheboro and Overhills, Jordan-Matthews’ Alexandria Zumano (114) won her first match but fell in the third round of her respective bracket with a loss to Overhills’ Tahtyannah Zenjra.
Northwood’s Marelyn Martinez (132) and Stella Woodie-Prochazka (152) both finished in the consolation third round of the RJR Invitational Saturday after winning two of their first three matches.
Indoor Track
In the JDL Run Fast Invitational Saturday, Seaforth’s Will Cuicchi finished first in the boys’ 1000-meter run (2 minutes, 32.04 seconds), and Jack Anstrom finished first in the boys’ 3200-meter run (9:39.83). Emily Jump earned a 10th place finish in the girls’ 1000-meter run (3:23.03).