Girls’ volleyball

East Chapel Hill dominated multiple sets in sweeps over Riverside and Southern Durham and a 3-1 win against Jordan. The Wildcats have won nine games in a row and sit atop the Tobacco Road 6A/7A conference standings with a 5-0 conference record.

Orange defeated Carrboro 3-1 and South Granville 3-0 to establish its first three-game winning streak of the season.

Carrboro responded with a sweep over Durham School of the Arts and remained at third place in the Big Seven 4A/5A conference standings.

Woods Charter extended its winning streak to 11 games by giving up one set in three wins against Ascend Leadership, Clover Garden and Chatham Charter. Prior to the loss to the Wolves, Chatham Charter swept The Hawbridge School and Southern Wake Academy.

Chatham Central also entered its best stretch of the year (four straight wins) with sweeps of South Davidson and College Prep and Leadership.


Top performances

Daphne Tyll (Orange; 20 digs in 3-1 win over Carrboro)
Sawyer White (Orange; 37 assists in 3-1 win over Carrboro)
Ally Forbes (Seaforth; 12 aces, six kills and six digs in 3-0 win over Durham School of the Arts)
Kaitlyn Dixon (Cedar Ridge; 18 assists in 3-0 win over J.F. Webb)
Paola Ramirez (Northwood; 39 digs in 3-2 win over Eastern Randolph)
Addison Goldston (Chatham Central; 19 kills in 3-0 win over South Davidson and 18 kills and eight aces in 3-0 win over College Prep and Leadership)
Avery Sheets (Excelsior Classical Academy; nine aces and 14 kills in 3-0 win over Henderson Collegiate)
Juniper Wells (Excelsior Classical Academy; 16 kills and three aces in 3-0 win over Henderson Collegiate)
McKenzie Furlow (Research Triangle; eight aces and 12 assists in 3-0 win over NCSSM-Durham)
Kaylin Sheng (NCSSM-Durham; 30 digs in 3-2 win over East Wake Academy)
Reagan Brock (NCSSSM-Durham; 32 assists in 3-2 win over East Wake Academy)
Hayley Skye (Durham Academy; 34 assists in 3-2 win over Ravenscroft)


Boys’ soccer

Chapel Hill rolled Southern Durham 4-0 in its Tobacco Road 6A/7A conference opener. The Tigers scored two goals in each half and had four different players log a score (Lance Hugelmeyer, Cyrus Ahmed, Eliot Werley and Josue Sepulveda Nazario).

Riverside dominated Northern Durham 4-0 to quench a month-long win drought.

Jordan beat Panther Creek 2-0 to snap a two-game skid.

Seaforth scored twice in the second half to take down Durham School of the Arts 2-1. The Hawks are now 2-0 in Big Seven 4A/5A conference play.

Northwood finished its non-conference schedule with a 5-4 win over Cummings and a 5-0 victory over Southern Alamance.

Voyager Academy defeated Roxboro Community 4-2 to notch its fourth win in its last five games.

NCSSM-Durham and Research Triangle drew 1-1 in an overtime battle. Both teams scored in the second half and held each other scoreless in the overtime period. Research Triangle followed that with a 3-0 win over Woods Charter. Oscar Lesso Hernandez, Landon Bajnath and Barton Hardister each logged a goal for the Raptors.


Top performances

Henry Powlas (Riverside; two goals and an assist in 4-0 win over Northern Durham)
Casey Yamauchi (Jordan; two goals in 2-0 win over Panther Creek)
David Brito (Excelsior Classical Academy; two assists in 3-1 win over Henderson Collegiate)
Jason Maldonado (Excelsior Classical Academy; 17 saves in 3-1 win over Henderson Collegiate)
Richard De Jesus (Research Triangle; eight saves in 1-1 draw against NCSSM-Durham)
Jared Hernandez Cortes (Durham Academy; one goal and one assist in 2-1 win over North Raleigh Christian Academy)
Avi Patel (Durham Academy; six saves in 2-1 win over North Raleigh Christian Academy)
Owen Grabowski (East Chapel Hill; two goals in 9-0 win over Hillside)
Thaw Moo (East Chapel Hill; two goals in 9-0 win over Hillside)
Cruz Arias (Northwood; two goals in 5-4 win over Cummings)


Girls’ flag football

Northwood edged Union Pines 7-6. Down 6-0 in the fourth quarter, junior Noelle Whitaker caught the game-tying score from freshman Alaina Toomer, and senior Abby Sullivan hauled in the go-ahead extra point.

Jordan-Matthews dominated Central Carolina 42-8. The Jets have won four of their last five games.


Girls’ tennis

Carrboro took down its cross-town rival Chapel Hill 6-3.

East Chapel Hill snapped a three-game slide with two 5-0 wins over Hillside.

Riverside dominated Hillside twice by scores of 6-0, and the Pirates defeated Durham School of the Arts 9-0.


Top performances

Zoe Robinson (Riverside; won No. 1 singles match by scores of 6-0 and 6-2 and won No. 1 doubles match 8-0 in 9-0 win over Durham School of the Arts)
Ellie Wilson (Orange; won No. 1 singles match 8-0 and won No. 2 doubles match 8-0 in 9-0 win over Southeast Alamance)
Maggie Moody (Chatham Charter; won No. 1 singles match by scores of 6-0 and No. 1 doubles match 8-0 in 8-1 win over Southern Wake Academy)


Girls’ golf

NCSSM-Durham won the Diamond Nine Match No. 4 at Wildwood Green Golf Club with a score of 130. Research Triangle finished fourth at the competition.

Northwood finished third (174), and Jordan-Matthews finished fifth (185) in a Four Rivers 3A/4A conference match at The Golf Club at Chapel Ridge.

Chatham Central finished third in a Greater Triad 1A/2A conference match at Hemlock Golf Club with a score of 156 or 51 over par.

Top performances

Jean Choi (NCSSM-Durham; first in Diamond Nine Match No. 4 at Wildwood Green Golf Club with a score of 42 or seven over par)


Cross country

Boys’ top performances

Parker Andre (Jordan; first in Willow Spring Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 16 minutes, 37.72 seconds)
Weston Hanson (Jordan; second in Willow Spring Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:06.30)
Grant Schmid (Orange; first in Webb Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:32.00)
Samuel Neil (Seaforth; second in Webb Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 18:21.00)
Shane Fitzgerald (Carrboro; third in Webb Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 18:41.00)


Girls’ top performances

Evelyn Knott (Jordan; second in Willow Spring Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 19:29.84)
Ella Newson (Jordan; fourth in Willow Spring Home Meet 5,000 meter run with a time of 22:37.20)