Jeff Hamlin

Cedar Ridge Wins the Hillsborough Derby Over Orange, 4-2

It’s Hillsborugh’s answer to El Clasico or the Manchester Derby.

While it won’t have the intensity of Saturday’s showdown between the United States and Mexico in the Rose Bowl, the result will satisfy Cedar Ridge just fine.

The Red Wolves defeated archrival Orange 4-2 in boys soccer on Thursday night at Red Wolves Stadium. The victory keeps Cedar Ridge in 2nd place in the Big 8 Conference with a 7-1 mark, 9-4-1 overall. Orange remains in 3rd place at 3-3, 7-7-1 overall.

It was another night where Ivan Carbajal controlled on the stat sheet for the Red Wolves. The leading scorer for CRHS notched two more goals, bringing his season total to 14. He has 31 points.

Chris Walker and Lachlan McGrath also scored for the Red Wolves. McGrath has 5 goals this season, while Walker has 16 points.

Cedar Ridge travels to Southern Durham on Monday, then faces a showdown at Chapel Hill on Wednesday. The Tigers currently lead the Big 8 conference with a 7-0 mark.

Orange Volleyball Remains in 2nd in Big 8 with 3-0 Win over Southern Durham

The Orange volleyball team won its second straight game on Thursday night, downing Southern Durham 3-0.

The Panthers remain in 2nd place in the Big 8 conference with three crucial matches remaining next week. With Cedar Ridge winning the Big 8 regular season championship, the Panthers can still finish 2nd and gain a home match for the state playoffs. Orange remains a match-and-a-half ahead of third place Webb, who will host the Panthers to finish the regular season October 20th.

Varsity Game Scores (Orange first):
25-7
25-10
26-24

Orange High School Stat Leaders:
Faith Foushee -1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 9 digs
Caroline Compton – 3 aces, 1 kill, 25 assists
Emma Jager – 1 ace, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig
Blair Gattis – 2 aces, 6 kills, 2 digs

Cedar Ridge Volleyball Takes 1st in Big 8

The Cedar Ridge Red Wolves captured the Big 8 Regular Season championship on Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over Chapel Hill in Tiger Gymnasium.

The Red Wolves captured the match by scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-11 and 25-20. CRHS is now 18-3 overall, 10-0 in the Big 8 with road matches remaining against Northwood and Oxford Webb next week.

The win guarantees Cedar Ridge will host a first-round 3-A state playoff match, and will likely have more as the season continues.

On Tuesday night, the Red Wolves won on senior night downing Southern Durham 3-0.

Cedar Ridge has won ten in a row.

Orange Volleyball Tops Northern Vance 3-1

The Panther volleyball team, coming off a 3-1 loss to Jordan, rebounded on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Northern Vance on Tuesday night. Orange improves to 11-7, 7-2 in the Big 8 Conference. The Panthers also remain in 2nd place in the Big 8, two games behind Cedar Ridge.

Varsity Game Scores (Orange first):
25-7
20-25
25-14
25-17

Orange High School Stat Leaders:
Eva Porter – 9 kills, 1 block, 4 digs
Andie McKinnon – 1 ace, 7 kills, 24 digs
Caroline Compton – 6 aces, 1 kill, 42 assists, 4 digs
M’Lynn Dease – 9 kills, 1 dig

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week #4: Asha Barnes

On Wednesday night, the Cedar Ridge Red Wolves volleyball team earned its 6th straight win by sweeping the North Carolina School of Science and Math 25-16, 25-6 and 25-10. Senior Asha Barnes has a full schedule. In addition to her schoolwork, she’s a starter on the volleyball team that is currently undefeated in the Big 8. She also works with a Nike plant in Mebane, and aims to be an orthodontist once she completes college.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week #4: Asha Barnes

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Orange Faces Northwood Without Brandon-Dean

With Eryk Brandon-Dean out for the season after suffering a torn ACL against Southern Durham, the Panthers must face Northwood in Pittsboro on Thursday night. The game was moved from Friday to Thursday due to the oncoming Hurricane Joaquin. Orange Coach Pat Moser discusses the game, the Chargers under a new head coach and the state of the team after the loss to Southern Durham.

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Orange-Northwood Moved to Thursday night at 7

For the second straight week, the Orange Panthers will play football on a Thursday night.

Northwood Athletic Director Jason Amy tweeted Wednesday afternoon that the game between the Chargers and the Panthers, originally scheduled for Friday, has been moved to Thursday at 7 in Pittsboro.

Hillsboroughsports.com will broadcast the game starting at 6:50. Click on the website for a link, which will also be posted on Facebook and Twitter.

The junior varsity game will take place Monday, October 19th, at 6:30 in Hillsborough.

The change is one of many across the area due to Hurricane Joaquin, which was reclassified as a Hurricane on Wednesday morning by the National Weather Service. A flash flood watch has already been issued for this afternoon that will last until Saturday night at 8 p.m. Some forecasts have predicted as much as 6 inches of rain in the Triangle from Thursday until Sunday.

Orange Panther of the Week #5: Adalyn Flemming

Adalyn Flemming has been setting school records since she was a cross country runner at Cameron Park Elementary. Now, she’s a junior at Orange High. Last week, she finished first at a meet at Chapel Hill High that also featured Southern Durham. On Tuesday Adalyn was set to finish first overall in the senior day meet that also featured Chapel Hill, Oxford Webb and Northern Vance. Instead of crossing the finish line, she opted to wait and finish the race with her fellow seniors, who ran their final race at the OHS course.

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