Girls’ volleyball

Cedar Ridge evened the odds in a 3-1 win over Seaforth, making the race for the Big Seven 4A/5A title even more interesting with a few more conference games left to play. Both teams are now tied atop the conference standings with 6-1 records heading into next week.

Before the big showdown, Seaforth swept Carrboro, and Cedar Ridge swept Orange earlier last week.

East Chapel Hill swept Chapel Hill in three close sets Tuesday. Two days later, the Wildcats won their sixth straight game over Northern Durham 3-0, holding the Knights to no more than 12 points in each set.

After being swept by Eastern Alamance early lasr week, Riverside dominated Southern Durham 3-0. Northern Durham also took down the Spartans in a sweep.

Research Triangle is on a four-game win streak after three sweeps over Neuse Charter, Raleigh Charter and Voyager Academy.

Hillside took down J.F. Webb in five sets Monday, securing its fourth win in its last five games.

Woods Charter stretched its win streak to eight with a sweep over The Hawbridge School. The Wolves have not conceded a set since Aug. 18 (third game of the season).

Chatham Central won consecutive games for the second time this season by defeating Winston-Salem Prep 3-0 and North Stokes 3-1.

Excelsior Classical Academy started this past week with a win over Eno River Academy 3-1. The Flying Lions fell to Voyager Academy 3-1.



Top performances

Sarah Beth Smith (Seaforth; 18 kills, two aces and five digs in 3-0 win over Carrboro)
Abigail Valgus (Seaforth, 38 assists in 3-1 loss to Cedar Ridge)
Lucy Tisch (East Chapel Hill; six aces, 21 digs and four assists in 3-0 win over Northern Durham)
Eleri Herrera (Northern Durham; 14 blocks in 3-0 win over Southern Durham)
Jenny Wang (Research Triangle; 13 aces and 13 digs in 3-0 win over Voyager Academy)
Johanna Jans (Eno River Academy; 10 kills and 20 digs in 3-1 win over Clover Garden)
Hayley Skye (Durham Academy; six aces and 26 assists in 3-0 win over Cary Academy)
Grace Siglin (Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill; nine aces in 3-0 win over Cary Christian)



Boys’ soccer

Chapel Hill began this past week with a 5-0 win over Durham Academy in which five different players logged a score. The Tigers followed the clean sheet with a 2-2 draw with Middle Creek.

Southern Durham continued to avoid losses with close wins and draws. The Spartans defeated Orange 2-1 and Cedar Ridge 3-2. They tied with Falls Lake 2-2 Tuesday.

Research Triangle bounced back from a 2-1 double overtime loss to Franklin Academy with a 2-1 win over East Wake Academy.

NCSSM-Durham extended its win streak to four with a 6-1 win against East Wake Academy and a 7-1 win over Roxboro Community.

Seaforth edged Cedar Ridge 3-2 in its Big Seven 4A/5A conference opener.

Carrboro defeated South Granville 4-1 and followed that with a 2-0 double overtime victory over Orange.

After a 2-0 win against Ascend Leadership, Woods Charter extended its win streak to four by defeating Clover Garden 4-1 in overtime.

Excelsior Classical Academy dominated Eno River Academy 6-1 and Hillside 5-2. Voyager Academy beat the Flying Lions 2-1.


Top performances

Cole Moore (Durham Academy; hat trick and an assist in 5-2 win over Trinity Academy)
Nathan Gomez (Excelsior Classical Academy; scored two goals and two assists in 6-1 win over Eno River Academy)
Tristan Wilson (Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill; hat trick in 4-0 win over Trinity Academy)
Brett Bromberger (Carrboro; two goals during overtime in 2-0 win over Orange)


Girls’ flag football

Northwood moved to 5-1 after defeating Lee County 33-0 and Southern Lee 33-13. The Chargers have scored at least 30 points in four games this season.

Jordan-Matthews outscored Central Carolina Academy 63-6 in a double header Monday. The Jets fell to Asheboro 7-0 later in the week.

Southern Durham ended its losing streak with blowout wins over Northern Durham (27-0) and Durham School of the Arts (50-0).

Riverside is 4-0 after beating Hillside 28-0 and Roxboro Community 14-6.


Girls’ tennis

Research Triangle moved to 12-0 on the year with two 6-0 wins over Roxboro Community and a 9-0 victory over Raleigh Charter.

Riverside won four singles matches to edge Chapel Hill 5-4. The Pirates followed that with a 7-2 win over Northern Durham, in which they won six singles matches and the No. 1 doubles match.

Carrboro took down Orange 7-2, winning all six singles matches and the No. 1 doubles match.

Cedar Ridge extended its win streak to four with two dominant wins over J.F. Webb and a 5-1 victory over Eno River Academy.

With its 7-2 win against Durham School of the Arts, Seaforth has won five of its last six matches.

Durham Academy beat East Chapel Hill 5-3.

Chatham Charter’s win streak grew to six with wins over Cornerstone Charter and Clover Garden both by scores of 7-2.


Top performances

Maggie Moody (Chatham Charter; won No. 1 singles match by scores of 6-2 and 6-0 and won No. 1 doubles match in 7-2 win over Clover Garden)
Claire O’Brien (Carrboro; won No. 1 singles match by scores of 6-0 and 6-0 and won No. 2 doubles match in 8-1 win over Durham School of the Arts)
Leah Yang (Durham Academy; won No. 1 singles match in three sets and won No. 1 doubles match in 5-3 win over East Chapel Hill)
Victoria Zhou (Research Triangle; won No. 1 singles match by scores of 6-0 and 6-0 and won No. 1 doubles match by score of 8-0 in 9-0 win over Raleigh Charter)


Girls’ golf

East Chapel Hill finished first in the Big Seven Conference Match No. 4 at Occoneechee Golf Club with a score of 135 (30 over par) Monday. Chapel Hill finished second, followed by Orange, Seaforth, Carrboro, Cedar Ridge and Durham School of the Arts in that order. The Wildcats also won the Big Seven Conference Match No. 3 at the same course on the same day.

NCSSM-Durham tied for first with Raleigh Charter in the Diamond Nine Match No. 3 at Umstead Pines Golf and Swim Club Tuesday. Research Triangle finished fourth in the competition.

Eno River Academy won a Triangle North 1A/2A conference competition Monday with a score of 154 (46 over par).


Top performances

Isabella Shen (East Chapel Hill; first in Big Seven Conference Match No. 4 at Occoneechee Golf Club with a score of 39, or four over par)
Gianni Burnette (Orange; first in Big Seven Conference Match No. 3 at Occoneechee Golf Club with a score of 41, or five over par)
Emily Clifford (Carrboro; first in competition with Southern Alamance and Chapel Hill at The Golf Club at Chapel Ridge with a score of 46, or 10 over par)
Jean Choi (NCSSM-Durham; tied for first in the Diamond Nine Match No. 3 at Umstead Pines Golf and Swim Club with a score of 46, or 10 over par)
Deetya Mummareddy (Research Triangle; tied for first in the Diamond Nine Match No. 3 at Umstead Pines Golf and Swim Club with a score of 46, or 10 over par)
Jenna Kim (Durham Academy; tied for fifth at North State Girls’ High School Challenge with a score of 72, or even)


Cross country

Boys’ top performances

Blake Yamauchi (Jordan; first in Jordan Home Meet with a time of 16 minutes, 31.50 seconds)
Samuel Neil (Seaforth; ninth in Adidas XC Challenge championship 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:33.60)
Max Syrrist (NCSSM-Durham: second in Diamond Nine Conference Meet 3,000 meter run hosted by Franklin Academy with a time of 10:23.70)
Landin Tillett (Cedar Ridge; seventh in Hare and Hounds XC Invitational 5,000 meter run invitational with a time of 16:45.40)
Alexander Juarez-Lopez (Durham School of the Arts; first in Orange Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:57.00)
Torris Price (Chatham Charter; first in Central Tar Heel Conference Meet 5,000 meter run hosted by Clover Garden)



Girls’ top performances

Evelyn Knott (Jordan; first in Jordan Home Meet with a time of 20:45.01)
Isabella Taylor-Hall (Cedar Ridge; seventh in Hare and Hounds XC 5,000 meter run invitational with a time of 20:20.80)
Eva Nagel (Eno River; first in Triangle North Conference Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 20:54.70)
Reilly Jermyn (Orange; first in Orange Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 20:47.00)
Megan Leonard (Seaforth; first in Big Seven 4A/5A Conference Meet 5,000 meter run hosted by Seaforth with a time of 20:42.34)