Month: April 2017

Three weeks ago, after a 10-9 loss at Chapel Hill where the Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, Cedar Ridge senior Brandon Andrews called a mandatory, players-only practice.

After some tough losses, the results are starting to arrive.

On Friday night, the Red Wolves defeated Western Harnett 9-3 in the 2nd game of the Hilltop Invitational at Red Wolves Field. Cedar Ridge won its opener in the tournament 9-8 against Riverside on Thursday.

Sophomore Phil Berger improved to 4-2 after scattering six hits in six innings, yielding just two runs, one earned.

Junior Adam Chnupa went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles as Cedar Ridge jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings. Chnupa also stole two bases. Cedar Ridge poured on four more runs in the fifth inning to erase any hopes of an Eagles comeback.

Andrews finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Freshman Jake DeFranco went 2-for-3 with an RBI. 1st baseman Chris Cox, who had three hits on Thursday night, laced a double in the first and scored twice.

Cedar Ridge will wrap up its stint in the Hilltop against Wake County Home Schools on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at Red Wolves Field. They return to conference play on Tuesday with another home game against J.F. Webb.

It’s survival of the fittest at this stage of lacrosse season, and Cedar Ridge is in pretty good shape.

Coming off a 14-4 victory over Orange last Friday, the Red Wolves continued to revel in revenge mode on Thursday night by beating Carrboro 10-7 at Red Wolves Stadium.

Cedar Ridge stormed out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed. As usual, the Red Wolves seniors led the way. Sean Tobin and Jack Widman each had hat tricks. Widman finished with five points, while Tobin had four.

Carter Danku, Nick Bachelder, Jacob Miles and Jackson Berry also scored goals for the Red Wolves (8-3). Demetrius Lyles picked up an assist.

It was a sweet victory for the Red Wolves, who lost to Carrboro in the 3A/2A/1A state playoffs last season at home.

Widman leads the team with 39 goals and 62 points. Tobin has 28 goals and 15 assists, while Bachelder has 15 goals and 11 assists.

Cedar Ridge has five games remaining in the regular season. The Red Wolves play three games in the span of five days next week. They travel to Eastern Alamance on Monday, followed by a home game against Riverside. Next Friday, Cedar Ridge will host East Chapel Hill. They finish the season on April 28 at Chapel Hill.

So far in Big 8 Conference play, Orange has won all six of its games by a combined score of 126-0.

After Easter, things will get real.

The Panthers completed its latest series sweep by beating Chapel Hill 21-0 on Thursday at Orange Softball Field. The Panthers took the opener on Monday 28-0 over the Tigers to improve to 11-0 overall.

Orange is tied with J.F. Webb for 1st in the Big 8 at 6-0. The Warriors are 12-1 overall, its only loss against defending 2-A state champion South Granville 9-4 on March 8.

On Monday against the Tigers, Mia Davidson hit her 49th career home run and finished 2-for-5 with four RBIs. Davidson has 33 RBIs this season (1st on the team) and 135 for her career.

Freshman 1st baseman Jaden Hurdle went 3-for-4 with four runs and two RBIs, improving her team-leading average to. 594 with 17 runs and 20 RBIs. Hurdle also leads the squad with 19 hits. Senior Abby Hamlett finished 3-for-4, scoring five runs. Hamlett leads the team with 21 runs scored. Olivia Latta-Harshaw also homered, her second of the year.

Hayley Funk, Jansen Manley and Kristina Givens had multi-hit games for Orange.

Orange hosts Northwood on Tuesday at Orange. They travel to Pittsboro next Friday to complete the series against the Chargers.

Junior Pitcher Will White struck out 11 for his 2nd career win as Orange won on the opening night of the Hilltop Invitational over Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA) 9-0 on Thursday night.

Orange Pitcher Will White Discusses 11 Strikeout Win vs. Green Run, Gets Gatorade Shower

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Chris Cox went 3-for-4 on Thursday night as Cedar Ridge defeated Riverside 9-8 on the first night of the Hilltop Invitational.

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Cox drove in two runs as Cedar Ridge ended a four-game losing streak to beat the Pirates 9-8 in the first. Ugh the of the Hilltop Invitational on Thursday night.

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Finally, it was Cedar Ridge’s turn to win a one-run game. The Red Wolves defeated Riverside 9-8 on the first night of the Hilltop Invitational on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.

The all-time leading home run hitter in North Carolina Prep Softball history added to her total on Tuesday night. Mia Davidson hit three home runs as Orange swept a doubleheader over Southern Durham, 16-0 & 25-0. The Panthers are now 9-0.

Orange Catcher Mia Davidson Talks Career Home Run #44

The career leader in home run in North Carolina Prep Softball history bolstered her total on Tuesday night. Mia Davidson hit three home runs to increase her career total to 44.

The Orange baseball team currently has more cliffhangers than a soap opera block on Friday afternoon.

Orange has four games that were either rained out and are awaiting rescheduling or suspended because of weather or darkness.

Two weeks ago, Orange’s game against Northern Vance was halted in the top of the 14th inning tied 3-3. The following Friday’s game against Chapel Hill in Hillsborough was rained out.

On Wednesday, the Panthers somehow completed five innings in a regularly scheduled game against East Chapel Hill before it was suspended because of rain. The Wildcats led 2-1 at the time of the stoppage. That game will be completed on Monday afternoon in Hillsborough, followed by another game between East and Orange that was rained out in March.

The Panthers are  4-5, 2-1 in the Big 8 after beating Southern 7-1 on Tuesday. Orange trailed 1-0 before a 4-run 3rd inning. Shortstop Joey Berini singled to right field to score freshman right fielder Cooper Porter. Jaydin Poteat, who singled to center earlier in the inning, scored off a throwing error to give Orange the lead for good. Berini scored off a wild pitch. Second baseman Jason Slaughter walked, and eventually scored off a sacrifice fly by Caige Clayton.

In the 4th, catcher Ryan Puckett, returning after suffering an injury to his right hand, walked. Rodney Brooks replaced Puckett as a courtesy runner, and Porter followed with his first career RBI on a line drive down the right field line, scoring Brooks easily.

Left fielder Dalton Brown singled to lead off the 6th. After advancing to second and third off wild pitches, Brown scored after Porter lifted a fly ball to left field that was misplayed. Slaughter earned the game’s final RBI by drawing a bases-loaded walk, plating Porter.

Orange travels to Southern tonight at 6:00.