This week;s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior lacrosse midfielder Braedon Thompson. For the past four years, Thompson has played lacrosse and football at Cedar Ridge, becoming the third member of the Thompson family to participate in sports at the school. As a freshman, Thompson played for the 3A/2A/1A Eastern Regional Championship Cedar Ridge lacrosse team, which played for the state championship inside Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Thompson was also a team captain for the football team last fall. His father, Mason, is an assistant coach with the football team. With school currently under hiatus because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Thompson hopes to resume lacrosse season in April. Until then, he will continue to study towards graduation. He plans to attend Western Carolina University this fall to start studying Emergency Management.