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Jet golfer Burton Wood flips his putter after his ball slid past the hole on the fourth green last week in golf action. The Jets were playing county rivals Northwood and Chatham Central at The Preserve. Wood carded a 41 in the match while teammate Doug Sparrow medaled with a 38. The Jets won the overall match with a 157.

On Monday night, the Lady Chargers traveled to Greensboro to play Mid-State 2A foe Southern Guilford and came away with a 3-0 victory.

Northwood dominated from start to finish to improve to 2-0 in league play.

Kate McDuffie, Katherine Johnson, and Bonnie Kirkman each tallied a goal for the Chargers.

"We played well and moved the ball around with good passing," said NW coach Julie Mason. "I was also pleased with the way we reacted after suffering our first loss, especially with this being a conference match. Our girls responded well."

NORWOOD – Jordan-Matthews hit the road on Friday evening and took a key 5-4 victory over a gritty South Stanly bunch in Yadkin Valley 1A baseball action.

The Jets improved to 2-2 in league play and to 3-4 overall with the win.

"This was a good win for us after dropping that tough game at home against Thomasville last week," said J-M coach Jimmy Warfford. "Anytime you can win on the road in the conference it gives you a big lift."

Warfford was most pleased with his club’s errorless play on defense.

"We made the routine plays and that was the difference," pointed out Warfford. "Everyone is so even in our league that if you make too many mistakes it’ll cost you a game."

Jordan-Matthews jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in its opening at bat. Tristian Burnette, who went 2-for-3 with three runs scored on the night, led things off with a single. After Burnette swiped second, Matthew Hinson sent the J-M leadoff man home with a sharp base hit.

In the third, the Jets tagged Rebel starter Andy Salmon for two more runs, ignited by another single from Burnette, who was advanced to second on a bunt by Garrett Parks.

The Lady Jets opened the tourney with an 11-1 rout of 3A Burlington Cummings before falling 5-4 in eight-innings to 2A Graham.

In the opener, J-M pounded out 14 hits to rout the Lady Bulldogs in five-innings.

Jill Lindley and Vickie Glover each went 2-for-3 in the win to lead the Jet offensive attack while Amy Stackhouse, Kristyn Phillips, Arielle Stout, and Brittany Hurt chipped in two more hits apiece for the locals.

Sparked by a leadoff single by Stackhouse and an RBI-double from Stout, J-M jumped in front 2-0 after one inning of play.

Hits by Jerraca Brown and Glover set the stage for a two-run single by Phillips in the second to double the Jet advantage. The J-M freshman finished the contest with three RBI’s.

Jordan-Matthews tacked on four more runs in the fourth to pull ahead 8-0, highlighted by a two-run double by Lindsey Pugh and RBI-singles from Hurt and Lindley.

BEAR CREEK – It may be early in the baseball season, but the Chatham Central Bear were already facing a must win game.

Against the North Moore Mustangs Monday night, the Bears faced the possibility of dropping their first three conference games in as many tries if they couldn’t find a way to get a win.

Being that CC hardly played any baseball over the past week due to bad weather, Bears coach Bill Slaughter didn’t really know what to expect .

Slaughter just may have stumbled onto something.

CC swung a big bat and pitcher Ryan Lambert made it stick as the Bears pounded NM, 16-2.

"We didn’t practice or do anything last week," Slaughter said. "We got only four innings against East Montgomery before it was called. So we’re not going to practice again. Just kidding."

DJ Allen and Cole Hudson went four-for-four with six runs scored, pacing a CC attack that generated 13 hits.

"We swung the bats much better," said Slaughter. "The kids came through and hit the ball. We were also really disciplined at the plate."

The offensive support was more than enough for Lambert, as the right-hander yielded one run in five innings, striking out eight.

"This is the first time he’s threw the ball since the J-M game, two weeks ago," Slaughter said. "He pitched very well today."

Lambert also went had a hit and drove in three runs.

Despite the score, it was only a one-run game going into the bottom of the third inning.