It had been 1,050 days since the Cedar Ridge varsity football team won a game. After not fielding a team last year, the Red Wolves came through in remarkable fashion on Friday night. Joel Gravitte tackled East Chapel Hill’s Tyonne Hicks for a safety with 3:53 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Red Wolves defeated East Chapel Hill 8-6. After East Chapel Hill took a 6-0 lead to the locker room at halftime, Este Wittinger scored Cedar Ridge’s first touchdown of the season. Matt Turner made a huge sack for the Red Wolves to set up the game-winning safety. The victory brought a wealth of memories for Cedar Ridge coach Torrean Hinton, who was the head coach of the Red Wolves for its last varsity win in 2019 when they defeated Chapel Hill. Hinton left Cedar Ridge after the 2020 season, but returned to coach a junior varsity team in 2021. Through the course of an offseason that focused on plenty of time in the weight room and the practice field, the Red Wolves have a cherished victory. They will look for consecutive wins next week when they travel to Bartett Yancey.