Boys’ Basketball
After a three-game losing streak to start the season, including a 65-39 loss to Chapel Hill on Dec. 3, Seaforth secured its first win of the year after beating NCSSM-Durham 58-38 Friday. Seaforth coach John Berry earned his first victory at the helm.
Berry’s former team Woods Charter edged Eno River Academy 46-44 for its first win of the year on Dec. 2. Sophomore Levi Haygood recorded team-highs 12 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Bhuvanesh Senthil poured in 11 points.
While Chatham Central started its conference slate on the wrong foot, Northwood took a big step forward in its 65-22 conference-opening win over North Moore Friday. The Chargers led 29-7 at halftime and allowed just five or fewer points in three quarters. Northwood went 2-0 during the week, picking up a 67-41 win over Eastern Alamance on Dec. 3.
Jordan-Matthews lost its conference opener to Cummings 59-51 Friday. Both teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 43 points apiece, but the Jets couldn’t finish down the stretch.
Week of Dec. 2 Power Rankings: 1. Northwood; 2. Chatham Central; 3. Chatham Charter; 4. Jordan-Matthews; 5. Seaforth; 6. Woods Charter
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday) (overall, conference): 1. Northwood (2-1, 1-0); 2. Bartlett Yancey (2-1, 1-0); 3. Cummings (1-1, 1-0); 4. Southeast Alamance (1-0, 1-0); 5. Jordan-Matthews (1-2, 0-1); 6. North Moore (1-1, 0-1); 7. Graham (4-1, 0-1); 8. Chatham Central (3-1, 0-1); 9. Seaforth (1-3, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Southern Wake Academy (7-1, 0-0); 2. Chatham Charter (6-2, 0-0); 3. Ascend Leadership (2-1, 0-0); 4. Woods Charter (1-2, 0-0); 5. Triangle Math and Science (1-7, 0-0); 6. Clover Garden School (0-3, 0-0); 7. River Mill (0-9, 0-0)
Girls’ Basketball
Northwood extended its win streak to four after a 43-35 win over Eastern Alamance on Dec. 3 and a 58-18 victory over North Moore Friday. The Chargers were tied with Eastern Alamance 16-16 at halftime and jumped out to a double-digit lead after outscoring the Eagles 20-7 in the third quarter.
Seaforth also picked up its fourth win in a row with a 42-27 win over Chapel Hill.
Jordan-Matthews took down Cummings 43-31 Friday for its first win of the season. Sophomore forward Jada Scott led the way with a 17-point, 13-rebound double-double alongside senior Kelsey Morris who poured in 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Jets were also very active defensively, coming away with 22 steals (junior Saniya White led the team with 7).
Woods Charter also joined the winner’s club with a 33-19 victory over Eno River Academy on Dec. 2. Junior Wesley Oliver scored a season-high 15 points, and the Wolves clamped down defensively with 16 steals.
Chatham Central senior Karaleigh Dodson scored 16 of the Bears’ 36 points in their win over Southern Alamance on Dec. 5. She also recorded a team-highs of nine rebounds, six steals and four blocks.
Week of Dec. 2 Power Rankings: 1. Seaforth; 2. Northwood; 3. Chatham Central; 4. Jordan-Matthews; 5. Woods Charter; 6. Chatham Charter
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Southeast Alamance (1-0, 1-0); 2. Northwood (4-0, 1-0); 3. Graham (3-2, 1-0); 4. Jordan-Matthews (1-2, 1-0); 5. Cummings (0-2, 0-1); 6. Bartlett Yancey (0-4, 0-1); 7. North Moore (0-2, 0-1); 8. Chatham Central (3-1, 0-1); 9. Seaforth (4-1, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Clover Garden School (4-0, 0-0); 2. Woods Charter (1-2, 0-0); 3. Southern Wake Academy (1-2, 0-0); 4. Triangle Math and Science (2-5, 0-0); 5. Chatham Charter (2-6, 0-0); 6. Ascend Leadership (0-3, 0-0); 7. River Mill (0-9, 0-0)
Wrestling
Boys
County teams faced off against each other during Seaforth’s senior night quad meet on Dec. 4.
Chatham Central beat Jordan-Matthews 42-33 in a dual match of back-and-forth pins. The Bears also beat Central Carolina Academy 48-36.
Seaforth dominated the Bears, Jets and Central Carolina Academy, scoring over 70 points in each dual. In the Jim King Orange Invitational Saturday, Jordan Miller (113 pounds) and Ethan Kuball (215) earned first-place finishes for their weight classes while Luke Ayers (106) and Layne Armstrong (132) finished second and Gabe Rogers (120) and Harrison Compton (190) finished third.
Northwood lost at home to Bartlett Yancey 42-39. With the exception of Northwood’s Elijah Farrow, Bartlett Yancey took control with six pins from 150 pounds to 285 pounds.
Girls
Seaforth earned their first ever dual team wins over Chatham Central (22-6) and Jordan-Matthews (18-6) on Dec. 4. Seaforth’s Sara Tanner won by major decision over Chatham Central’s Caleigh Warf in the 126-pound match, and Lilliana Messier recorded a pin over Chatham Central’s Payton Pickett in the 185-pound bout. Jordan-Matthews’ Alexandria Zumano pinned Tanner in 39 seconds.
In the Jim King Orange Invitational, Seaforth’s Keira Rosenmarkle added another first-place finish in the 165-pound division after pinning Western Alamance’s Leanna Baez in 24 seconds in the final.