Raleigh, NC – The Central Tar Heel Conference has announced its all-conference lists and player and coach of the year awards in all fall and winter sports. Several Chatham County high school students from Chatham Central High School, Chatham Charter School and Woods Charter School were named to the 2017-18 Central Tar Heel all-conference teams.
In the fall, the volleyball championship was shared between Raleigh Charter and Chatham Central.
In the winter, Chatham Central won wrestling and girls basketball titles and the boys basketball tournament.
photo by Gene Galin
BOYS BASKETBALL
Player of the Year: Zaire Stukes (Research Triangle)
Coach of the Year: Ryan Griffin (Research Triangle)
Sportsmanship Award: Woods Charter
All-Conference: Zaire Stukes (Research Triangle); Fleet Morgan (Woods Charter); Chase Mebane (River Mill Academy); Jason Foulks (Chatham Charter); Noah Benjamin (Raleigh Charter); Matthew Morgan (Chatham Central); Beau Bryant (Research Triangle); Tony Kressevich (Research Triangle); Cade Culberson (Chatham Charter); Jamie Degraffenreaidt (Chatham Central); Jacob Schuster (Raleigh Charter).
Honorable Mention: Michael Moore (Chatham Central); Cameron Person (Chatham Central); Will Blackman (Raleigh Charter); Matt Moody (Chatham Charter); Jordan Hamilton (Chatham Charter).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Player of the Year: Matti Moore (Chatham Central)
Coach of the Year: Lynda Burke (Chatham Central)
Sportsmanship Award: Chatham Central
All-Conference: Matti Moore (Chatham Central); Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter); Mercedez King (River Mill Academy); Abby Elkins (Chatham Central); Maddy Elkins (Chatham Central); Morgan Lineberry (Chatham Central); Morgan Mebane (River Mill Academy); Danielle Vaughn (Woods Charter); Trinity French (River Mill); Braxton Hamlin (Research Triangle); Lindsay Batten (Chatham Central).
WRESTLING
All-Conference:
Chatham Central: Andrew Hicks, Shannon King, Jordan Harris, Maverick Smith, Kaleb Jordan, Cole Armstrong.
Chatham Charter: Chandler Steele, Preston Coble, James Womack, Ben Lineberry, Michael Brannon.
FOOTBALL*
Honorable mention: Michael Moore, Chatham Central.
BOYS SOCCER
Player of the Year: Drew DiSerafino, Raleigh Charter
Goalkeeper of the Year: Chandler Frye, Research Triangle
Coach of the Year: Jay Liotta, Research Triangle
Sportsmanship: Chatham Central
All-conference: Research Triangle: Travis Barker, Bennett Hudson, Xavier Randle, Yousif Sirriyah. Raleigh Charter: Sayak Basu, Jackson Bronack, Drew DiSerafino, Edward Estrada, Chandler Frye, Bubu Owusu, Ben Perrin. Chatham Central: Abad de la Sancha. Woods Charter: Miles McLean, Fleet Morgan, Max Moses, Luka Noranha. Chatham Charter: Cordell Wanless.
Honorable Mention: Chatham Central: Elliott Soriano. Chatham Charter: Kolby Riddle, Baggio Rodriguez. Raleigh Charter: Cole Estrada. Research Triangle: Ben Abbott, Jayden Itejere, Nathan LaFauci. River Mill Academy: Ricky Ortega, Jonah Whitney. Woods Charter:Lucas Homovich, Kyle Howarth.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Year: Madison Brna, Raleigh Charter
Coach of the Year: Dal Langston, Chatham Central
Sportsmanship: Research Triangle
All-conference: Raleigh Charter: Madison Brna, Reagan Ogburn, Maddie Smith, Sophie Sun. Chatham Central: Bailey Barker, Kaitlyn Baxter. Research Triangle: Morgan Davis, Caroline Wendelburg. Woods Charter: Tyler Deegan. River Mill Academy: Trinity French. Chatham Charter: Savannah Gaskins, Farrah Ritter.
Honorable mention: Chatham Central: Jaison Ellis, Skyler Edwards, Katelyn Johnson, Regina Martin. Chatham Charter: Morgan Lineberry, Breanna Spinks, Sydney Bowman. River Mill Academy: Haley Bradshaw, Kayelee Glazenbrook, India Goode. Woods Charter: Samantha Crutchfield.
CROSS COUNTRY
Boys Runner of the Year: Caleb Johnson, Chatham Central
Girls Runner of the Year: Caroline Foley, Research Triangle
Boys Coach of the Year: Merideth Alexander, Raleigh Charter
Girls Coach of the Year: Sarah Reid (Research Triangle
Sportsmanship: Raleigh Charter (boys), Woods Charter (girls)
Boys all-conference: 1.Caleb Johnson, Chatham Central; 2. Noah Benjamin, Raleigh Charter; 3. Thomas Moore, Raleigh Charter; 4. Nick Teta, Woods Charter; 5. Calvin Koonce, Raleigh Charter; 6. Robert Pilson, Raleigh Charter; 7. Milan Desai, Research Triangle; 8. Cordell Wanless, Chatham Charter; 9. Abel Maasho, Research Triangle; 10. Josh Lewis, Research Triangle.
Girls all-conference: 1.Caroline Foley, Research Triangle; 2. Victoria Swepson, Research Triangle; 3. Gillian Scott, Raleigh Charter; 4. Chesney Crowley, Chatham Central; 5. Caitlin Beavers, Chatham Central; 6. McCarty Hudson, Research Triangle; 7. Ember Penney, Woods Charter; 8. Katie Vick, Raleigh Charter; 9. Annie O’Neill, Raleigh Charter; 10. Hayley Mashburn, Chatham Central.
GIRLS TENNIS
Player of the Year: Camryn McClure, Raleigh Charter
Coach of the Year: Jennifer Furr, Raleigh Charter
Sportsmanship: Chatham Central
All-conference: Raleigh Charter: Camryn McClure; Blair King; Emma Rowe; Vedika Birla. Chatham Central: Lindsey Batten; Matti Moore; Taylor Hughes; Lauren Collins. Chatham Charter: Megan Coble, Rachel Brookshire. Research Triangle: Diane Gildehaus.
Honorable mention: Reeha Nidamarty, Research Triangle; Claire White, Raleigh Charter; Cami Hughes, Chatham Central.
GIRLS GOLF
Player of the Year: Mackensi Vincent, River Mill Academy
All-conference: Mackensi Vincent, River Mill Academy; Matti Moore, Chatham Central; Gillian Kitchings, Chatham Central.
*CHATHAM CENTRAL PLAYS IN THE YADKIN VALLEY CONFERENCE IN FOOTBALL.