Taylor Adams, Jacobi Eaves, and Ryan Brumfield claimed second, third, and fourth, respectively, as the Chargers had no trouble out-distancing Cedar Ridge for the boys title.

The Red Wolves, Noah Mace set the tempo with a time of 16:11.

Adams was the only other runner to break the 17 minute barrier, coming in with a time of 16:20. Eaves and Brumfield were nearly a minute behind the two leaders.

Evan Hughes (17:55) and Matthew Russell (18:02) also contributed mightily to the victory with seventh and ninth place finishes, respectively.

These results earned all five runners All-Conference honors.

The girls, however, didn’t fare as well.

A strong performance by Cedar Ridge held off a gallant effort by the Charger girls, beating NW 30-59.

Julia Wood and Ashley Cooper came in seventh and eighth with times of 22:00 and 22:49, respectively, placing them on the All-Conference team.

Boys coach Ron Horton was named Coach of the Year.

On Wednesday, the Chargers split their last regular season meet at a home date with Cedar Ridge.

BEAR CREEK – Chatham Central’s eight seniors played their final home game in style Friday night.

After three difficult seasons, all their hard work and dedication paid off as the Bears thrashed the South Davidson Wildcats, 34-0, in the final home game of the season.

Making the win – CC’s third of the year after snapping a 29-game losing streak – even more sweeter was the Bears have secured themselves a spot in the 1A playoffs starting next month.

The seniors have to give a big thanks to the under-classmen for the easy win, as a trio of returning talent led the way to the romp.

Juniors Spencer Andrews and Seth Kivett, along with sophomore, James Rives, made play after play against the Eagles, as SD failed to match CC’s intensity and discipline.

"Tonight, we finally put it all together," said Bears coach Mark Hoover. "We have been talking about putting a solid game together, and we would get close, but something like a turnover or penalty would hurt us. The game plan worked exactly the way we foresaw. The kids made it happen. This is the finest week we have had since I have been here."

It was the Bears first shut-out since August 31, 1990, when CC blanked Magnolia, 25-0. The week before, the Bears also shut-out Parkton, 44-0.

With all the attention the Boston Red Sox are getting, I almost feel obligated to share a little BoSox story.

Over the years, I have seen a few professional baseball games.

Not many, just a handful or so, but the team I have seen the most is the Red Sox.

I got to see Boston play in person on two separate occasions, at two very different venues.

The first time I saw the Red Sox was in 1986 at old Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

My friend and neighbor’s dad worked for some big-wig company in Canton, Ohio, and he would get tickets for the Cleveland Indians from time to time.

One day, my friend’s family invited me to go with them to an Indians game.

I gladly accepted of course with total disregard to who the other team even was.

It turned out to be the Red Sox.

I remember going to the stadium and thinking to myself what a dump Municipal Stadium was.

For those who don’t remember, the Indians and the Browns used to play there before both teams moved into new state-of-the-art stadiums over the past decade.

There was a reason for the moves.

SILER CITY – As the dream of defending its 1A state tennis title in tennis dissipated into the chilly fall air on Tuesday afternoon at Jordan-Matthews High School with a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Mt. Airy, the disappointment in the faces of the Lady Jet players was visible, especially that of J-M senior trio of Holly Thomas, Sarah Johnson and Kynlon Snipes.

But as time fades, that disappointment will subside increasingly day by day and the Lady Jet trio will be able to reflect upon their outstanding accomplishments this season.

For three years, Thomas, Johnson and Snipes waited for their turn to break into the starting lineup, enjoying sporadic moments of playing time while garnering a state championship ring as juniors.

That state title team in 2003 graduated all six seeded players, however, and Jordan-Matthews was thought to be headed for a down year with three seniors and no juniors returning this fall.

What Jet foes didn’t count on was the success and leadership Thomas, Johnson and Snipes would provide on and off the court this year.

more- See Thursday, October 28 paper: Vol 84, No. 48