Cedar Ridge High School

The Cedar Ridge men’s basketball team suffered a 65-50 loss to Warren County on Wednesday night at Cedar Ridge Gymnasium. Derrick Smith led the Red Wolves with eleven points. Cedar Ridge is 0-3. The Durham School of the Arts defeated the Red Wolves 52-42 on Tuesday night at Sykes Gymnasium in Durham. Again, Smith led the Red Wolves with eleven points. Cedar Ridge doesn’t have a senior on its roster. Last week in its season-opener against Person, they fielded a team that had only four players with varsity experience. Smith and the rest of the Red Wolves will go for its first win on Friday night when they travel to Siler City to face the Jordan-Matthews Jets. You can hear that game on HillsboroughSports.com starting at 6 with the women’s game.

Cedar Ridge guard Derrick Smith discusses season thus far

The Cedar Ridge men’s basketball team suffered a 65-50 loss to Warren County on Wednesday night at Cedar Ridge Gymnasium. Derrick Smith led the Red Wolves with eleven points. Cedar Ridge is 0-3. They don’t have a senior on the roster.

This week Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior wrestler Darius McLeod.

Competing at 132 pounds, McLeod is 6-1 with five pins through the first two weeks of the season. He started the year with a tri-match at Leesville Road in Raleigh on November 14. McLeod pinned Natah Henshall of Leesville Road in 2:30. Later that night, Cedar Ridge earned its first dual match victory of the season with a 42-29 win over Triton. Against the Hawks, McLeod defeated Talon Keeler by pinfall. In the Red Wolves Invitational on November 17, McLeod finished 2nd in the 132-pound tournament. He started by pinning East Wake’s Hunter Barabasz in 3:53. In the semifinals, McLeod scored another pin against Nathan Henshall in 1:55 to advance to the finals. Last week, McLeod scored two more victories in a tri-match at Union Pines High School in Cameron. In Cedar Ridge’s 54-30 victory over North Moore, McLeod pinned Josue Peralta. Later in the night, McLeod scored Cedar Ridge’s only individual win in the dual match against Union Pines. McLeod pinned Aaron Faison in 5:32. In addition to wrestling at Cedar Ridge, McLeod sings in a chorus that performs at retirement homes across the Triangle. This is McLeod fourth season as a varsity wrestler and while he loves choral music, he also doesn’t mind the heavy metal sound of Killswitch Engage to get the blood pumping before matches.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Darius McLeod

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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is women’s tennis player Olivia Ward. Last week, Ward and her doubles partner Alana Lutz became the first doubles team in Cedar Ridge history to qualify for the 3A State Championship tournament. What makes it all the more remarkable is Ward was only five months removed from major thoracic surgery. Olivia spent the summer learning how to use her right arm. When tennis season started in August, Olivia struggled to hold her right arm over her head. Needless to say, she made progress as the season continued. Ward and Lutz were the #4 Mideast seed in the 3A State Doubles Tournament, where they competed at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro on Friday morning. Even though she and Lutz lost on Friday, there was no time for Ward to rest. On Saturday afternoon, she played in a USTA match in Durham.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Olivia Ward

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is women’s tennis player Olivia Ward. Last week, Ward and her doubles partner Alana Lutz became the first doubles team in Cedar Ridge history to qualify for the 3A State Championship tournament. What makes it all the more remarkable is Ward was only five months removed from major thoracic surgery.

The Cedar Ridge JV football team defeated Southern Durham on Thursday night at Spartan Stadium. Red Wolves Coach Antonio King is no stranger to a rivalry with Southern. As a former coach at Hillside, the Spartans and the Hornets battled for supremacy in the PAC-6 Conference for years. After another win, the Red Wolves turn its attention to Orange this Thursday night at Cedar Ridge Stadium. Whether its varsity or junior varsity, the Red Wolves have had little success against the Panthers in recent years. They haven’t beaten Orange since 2010 in varsity or JV. The Red Wolves will look to change that on Thursday in a game you can hear live here on HillsboroughSports.com.

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The Cedar Ridge JV football team defeated Southern Durham on Thursday night at Spartan Stadium. Red Wolves Coach Antonio King is no stranger to a rivalry with Southern. As a former coach at Hillside, the Spartans and the Hornets battled for supremacy in the PAC-6 Conference for years.