Cedar Ridge High School

Avery Jenkins is the latest member of Orange’s 100-win club.

On a night when the Panthers honored Levi Anderson for winning his 100th match over the weekend, Jenkins pinned Northwood’s Nolan Ellis in 1:31 to become the 47th Orange grappler to win 100 matches. Jenkins, a senior wrestling at 170 pounds, is now 23-6 on the season.

Anderson claimed his 100th win during the West Stanly Duals on Saturday in Oakboro. After scoring a major decision victory over West Stanly’s Jared Watson for his 99th career win, Anderson claimed a forfeit victory against Richmond County for win #100.

Jenkins picked up his 99th win in the West Stanly Duals when he pinned Jamohan Short of Richmond County.

Overall, Orange powered past the Chargers 51-28 to improve to 18-1 overall, 3-0 in the Big 8 Conference. The result all but guarantees that next Wednesday’s match against Chapel Hill will decide the Big 8 Championship.

Orange started the match with five consecutive pins. At 138 pounds, Tayton Alvis pinned Northwood’s Grant Ray in 3:59. At 145 pounds, Anderson earned career victory #101 way pinning Nathan Davis in 36 seconds. Caleb Brimmer pinned Grant Leonard at 152 pounds in 1:56. At 160 pounds, Nathan Hecht defeated Montgomery Allgood in 3:33. Jenkins’ victory propelled Orange to a 30-0 lead.

Donald Hicks pinned Harrison Knapp in 3:14 at 195 pounds. Hicks, in his first season starting for Orange, is now 26-5 on the season. Junior heavyweight Juan Navarro ensured the overall victory with a 6-2 victory over Abraham Pena.

Joshua Dunn picked up a forfeit victory at 106 pounds. At 113, freshman Kessel Summer pinned Zion Verinder in 45 seconds.

Orange will spend Friday and Saturday in the Quentin Crosby Tournament at Dudley High School in Greensboro.

The Cedar Ridge wrestling team returned to action at Red Wolves Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Northern Knights defeated Cedar Ridge 47-24.

Cedar Ridge senior Darius McLeod earned his 80th career win with a forfeit victory at 132 pounds. Katie Watkins picked up a forfeit win at 126 pounds. At 170 pounds, Cedar Ridge’s Wyatt Robinson pinned Deven Cates in 3:37. Red Wolves sophomore Cutter Tate earned a forfeit win at 220 pounds. Because of a high number of forfeits on both sides, there were only five matches contested on the night.

Last month, Cedar Ridge competed in the Western Harnett Duals in Lillington. While the Red Wolves lost all five of the dual matches, there was drama against Apex. After Jonas Urban claimed a forfeit victory at 195 pounds, the dual match was evened at 30-30. The Cougars were ruled the winners after it was determined that they had scored more takedowns in the match.

Overall, Daina Pritchard went 3-2 in the Western Harnett Duals. Pritchard pinned Apex’s Mason Arbogast in 5:32. In a 60-12 loss to Lumberton, Pritchard pinned Zyon Smith in 3:00. Against Terry Sanford, Pritchard scored another pin, finishing off Leo Reyes in 3:26.

After being idle for nearly two weeks, the Red Wolves’ match against Northern started a string of three events in three days. Cedar Ridge will return to action on Thursday night against Chapel Hill, a dual match that was postponed from last month because of the winter storm. On Friday, Cedar Ridge will participate in the Glenn Duals.

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is Rory Legg-Bell. This fall, the Cedar Ridge men’s cross country team qualified for the 3A state championships. At the 3A Mideast Regionals, Cedar Ridge finished fifth. Senior Rory Legg-Bell, who suffered from hip and knee injuries early in the season, finished 9th and was named All-Region. For the second year in a row, Legg-Bell was named All-Big 8 Conference. At the 3A state championships in Kernersville on November 4, Legg-Bell finished 60th in his final race for the Red Wolves. This winter, Legg-Bell is a member of the Cedar Ridge men’s swimming team for the first time.

For the first time since 2015, the Cedar Ridge wrestling team is competing in the Tiger Holiday Classic at Chapel Hill High School this weekend. On Friday, Red Wolves senior Darius McLeod he advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the 132-pound tournament. McLeod pinned Orange’s Henry Joubert-Stanzel in 1:52 in the opening round. In the second round, McLeod defeated Aaron Faison of Union Pines 8-4. He is now 16-4 on the season and will face Bretli Reyna of South Dade (FL) in the quarterfinals on Saturday. McLeod has competed in the Tiger since he was a 9th grader. In 2014, McLeod finished 6th at 106 pounds, scoring four pins in the consolation round. Earlier this year, McLeod finished 2nd at 132-pound tournament at the Red Wolves Invitational.

Cedar Ridge’s Darius McLeod talks advancing to the Tiger Holiday Classic quarterfinals

For the first time since 2015, the Cedar Ridge wrestling team is competing in the Tiger Holiday Classic at Chapel Hill High School this weekend. On Friday, Red Wolves senior Darius McLeod he advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the 132-pound tournament.

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is basketball forward Jacori Walton. The Red Wolves defeated East Chapel Hill 32-29 on December 11 to capture its Big 8 Conference opener. Walton scored both of Cedar Ridge’s field goals in the fourth quarter, including a critical 15-foot jumper with 28 seconds remaining off a gorgeous inbounds pass from junior Tori Dalehite. Walton scored all seven of her points in the second half. In addition to basketball, Walton enjoys math classes at CRHS. After falling to Chapel Hill on Tuesday, the Cedar Ridge women’s team will return to action on January 4 against Northwood at Red Wolves Gymnasium.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Jacori Walton

This week’s Cedar RIdge Red Wolf of the Week is basketball forward Jacori Walton. The Red Wolves defeated East Chapel Hill 32-29 on December 11 to capture its Big 8 Conference opener. Walton scored both of Cedar Ridge’s field goals in the fourth quarter, including a critical 15-foot jumper with 28 seconds remaining off a gorgeous inbounds pass from junior Tori Dalehite.

After one season of playing softball at Cedar Ridge, junior Tori Dalehite has announced her commitment to continue her softball career at UNC Greensboro. Dalehite missed her freshman season because of a torn ACL suffered in her first basketball practice for the Red Wolves. Last spring, she more than made up for lost time. She was named Big 8 Hitter of the Year as a sophomore, hitting .582 with six home runs and 32 RBI. She was the starting 2nd baseman for Cedar Ridge. Dalehite continues to start for the Cedar Ridge women’s basketball team for head coach Felton Page. In fact, Coach Page was among the first people that Dalehite informed about her decision. Dalehite is the daughter of Danny and Beth Dalehite. Danny is a former right fielder for the Orange Panthers and was a member of the 1992 PAC-6 Conference Championship team.

Cedar Ridge’s Tori Dalehite announces commitment to UNC Greensboro

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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is wrestler Cutter Tate. During the Red Wolf Invitational on November 17, Tate finished 2nd in the 182-pound tournament. He advanced to the finals after pinning Dylan Wall of Bartlett Yancey in 3:54. Tate opened the season in a tri-match at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh by pinning Bryce Holiday of Triton. On November 20 in a tri-meet at Union Pines, Tate pinned Gage Baughman of North Moore. In a tri-match last week at Cedar Ridge, Tate claimed two victories, including a pinfall win over Sebastian Whitesock of Green Hope in 1:14. In addition to wrestling, Tate sings in the Cedar Ridge chorus and will participate in a performance later this month.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Cutter Tate

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