Basketball Recap: Chatham Central Takes a Loss

If Chatham Central was riding high fresh off their 60-32 takedown of Falls Lake last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chatham Central Bears received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 65-51 to the Northwood Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Chargers are ranked 47th).

Reid Albright

Points

02/11/25 vs Northwood	16
02/05/25 @ South Davidson	21
02/04/25 @ Cummings	15
01/31/25 vs Graham	31
01/30/25 vs North Moore	22
+ 12 more games

Despite the loss, Chatham Central still got an impressive performance from Reid Albright, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. The game was Albright's 17th in a row with at least 15 points. Brennen Oldham was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven boards.

Even though they lost, Chatham Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.

Cam Fowler was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from downtown and dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Northwood. That's the most boards Fowler has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Beau Harvey, who dropped a double-double with 12 rebounds and 12 assists.

Chatham Central's record now sits at 18-3. As for Northwood, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 22-2.

Chatham Central has already played their next match, a 68-59 victory against Jordan-Matthews on the 12th. As for Northwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 100-26 win against North Moore on the 17th.