Cedar Ridge High School

Cedar Ridge’s senior co-captains Tess Johnson and Leah Thompson, sophomore Kate Millner and freshman Olivia Ward were named to the Big 8 All Conference team on Wednesday.

Orange Coach Andy Brown was honored as Big 8 Coach of the Year. Brown, who hinted at retirement during October’s Big 8 Tournament, led the Panthers to a 6-6 record after the Panthers went 1-12 in 2015.

Johnson, who attended Governor’s School in Raleigh during the summer, was the top singles player for a Cedar Ridge team that captured its first conference championship in school history. She also qualified for regionals for the second consecutive year.

The Red Wolves went 19-2, 12-0 in the Big 8. Johnson and Ward were also the top doubles team, which went 7-4 during the season.

Thompson finished 14-2 as a singles player. She also qualified for the 3A Mideast Regional in doubles with Alana Lutz.

Millner teamed with Senera Sauers to win the Big 8 Doubles Championship at Orange High Tennis Courts. The duo defeated teammates Thompson and Lutz 8-2.

Ward, the daughter of Person High tennis coach Lynn Ward, also qualified for regionals after going 14-4. She played #2 singles as a freshman.

The Orange doubles team of Ashley Tilley and Natalie Darveaux were also named to the All-Big 8 team. Tilley and Darveaux finished fourth in the Big 8 Doubles Tournament and qualified for regionals.

Chapel Hill’s Gabby Kmiec was named the Big 8 Player of the Year. Southern Durham earned the Sportsmanship Award.

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is cross country runner Elizabeth Zarzar. The senior finished third in the 3-A Mideast Regional Cross Country meet at Northwood High School last Saturday with a time of 20:05. That followed a third place finish at the Big 8 Conference Championships at Chapel Hill High School. It was a strong meet for the Big 8 Conference, as eight of the top ten runners were from Big 8 schools. Cedar Ridge’s Julie Averette finished 8th. Elizabeth also competes in indoor and outdoor track under Cedar Ridge track coach Larry Faucette. Her personal best in the 800 meters is 2:40.20.

On Saturday afternoon, Elizabeth, Averett and fellow Cedar Ridge Red Wolf Ian Elliott will compete in the 3-A State Championship meet at the Ivey M. Redmond Sports Complex in Kernersville.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week : Elizabeth Zarzar

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The Cedar Ridge Red Wolves boys soccer team will open the 2016 3A State Playoffs in Wendell against Corinth Holders on Saturday.

The winner of the game between the Red Wolves and the Pirates will face either Lee County or J.F. Webb.

Cedar Ridge finished 2nd in the Big 8 Conference behind Chapel Hill. The Red Wolves enter the playoffs 10-5-4. In their final regular season game, Cedar Ridge lost to Heritage High 5-0. That loss ended a two-game winning streak where the Red Wolves defeated J.F. Webb 4-0 and Wake Forest 4-0.

Elmer Trujillo, Rene Castellanos, Jessee Flores and Trent Gill all tallied goals for the Red Wolves against the Warriors. Gill also had an assist. Justin Callemyn, Brandon Garcia and Seth Malie had assists, as well.

Against Wake Forest, Tatha Hso, Castellanos, Jake Brown and Gill all had goals.

Gill led Cedar Ridge with 16 goals and 42 points this season. Hso added 13 goals and four assists.

Corinth Holders finished 9-1 in the Two Rivers Conference and tied Cleveland for the league championship. The Pirates earned the top seed from the Two Rivers with an overall record of 15-5-2.

Corinth Holders goes into the state playoffs on a two-game losing streak after dropping consecutive games to rival Cleveland. On October 26th, the Rams defeated the Pirates 1-0. On Tuesday, the Rams defeated CHHS 1-0 in overtime. Before the consecutive losses to Cleveland, the Pirates were on an 11-game unbeaten streak, going 44 days without a loss.

The Cedar Ridge Girls Tennis team is moving on to the 3A State Quarterfinals after winning its 18th consecutive dual match on Wednesday.

The Red Wolves defeated Burlington Williams 5-3 in the 2nd round of the 3A state playoffs on a brisk Tuesday afternoon at Red Wolves Tennis Courts. Cedar Ridge (19-1) advances to face Cape Fear Valley Conference Co-Champion Terry Sanford on Thursday at 4:0o in Hillsborough.

As usual, the 3-6 singles players carried things for the Red Wolves. Senior Co-Captain Leah Thompson defeated Emily Rothsburg 6-1, 6-1. Serena Sauers put away Hannah Sumnter 6-1, 6-4. Alana Lutz put Cedar Ridge ahead for good with a 6-1, 6-1 win oer Maddie McHugh. Kate Milner put the Red Wolves ahead 4-2 in singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Hannah Higgins.

After never having claimed a conference championship in school history, the Red Wolves not only won the Big 8 Conference this year, but swept longtime power Chapel Hill. It was no surprise to head coach Lennie Corbett.
“I expected big things from this team,” said Corbett. “I felt something extra from this squad right from the start of this season. I thought they could win the conference.”

Increased expectations led to an increased workload. During a sultry summer where temperatures were still in the mid-90s in the early evening, Corbett had his team doing extra footwork drills and more running.

“It’s paid off,” said Corbett. “They’ve done everything I’ve asked them to do and they haven’t complained. Our stamina has been better than anyone we’ve faced this year. We had a solid two weeks of 2 hour sessions before our first match with Eastern Alamance.”

The addition of freshman Olivia Ward at #2 singles was another benefit. Freshman usually don’t start until later in their careers. Ward, the daughter of Person High tennis coach Lynn Ward, was ready to contribute immediately.

“That helped tremendously,” said Corbett. “She was ready to play right away. Plus, we had our girls coming back. We got to push down girls who would have been playing singles a little higher. Alana Lutz have moved in to the 5 position and that has made us stronger. It’s worked out really well.”

The doubles team of Thompson and Lutz captured the victory with a 10-3 victory, sending the Red Wolves into the 3rd round of the state playoffs for the first time in school history.

The depth of Cedar Ridge’s singles play continued to pay dividends. 3-through-6 singles, usually comprised of Thompson, Sauers, Hanna Spear and Milner, are now a combined 56-1 this season.

Thompson improved to 15-1 on the season, while Sauers is now undefeated at 16-0. Milner is now 15-0.

Cedar Ridge will face a Terry Sanford team on Thursday that has only lost to Cape Fear Valley Conference rival Union Pines and Pinecrest.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the 2nd consecutive year, Cedar Ridge’s Ian Elliott is the Big 8 Conference Cross Country Individual Champion. This year, it was under far different circumstances.

Last year, Elliott ran in mid-70s temperatures at Northwood High in Pittsboro. This year, Elliott completed the course at Chapel Hill High on an unseasonably hot day in 16:43, eight seconds better than Chapel Hill’s Ryan Combs.

This weekend, Elliott will compete in the 3A Mideast Regionals at Northwood High School. His classmate, Elizabeth Zarzar, will run in the Regionlals in the girls meet.

Cedar Ridge’s Ian Elliott Repeats as Big 8 Boys Cross Country Champion

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Cedar Ridge’s Elizabeth Zarzar finished 3rd at the Big 8 Cross Country Championships last week at Chapel Hill High School. On a sultry 88-degree day, Zarzar navigated the course in 19:50, 31 seconds behind conference champion Katherine Dokholyan of Chapel Hill. The Red Wolves had a strong meet, with Julie Averette finishing 9th with a time of 20:48 and Abby Averette coming in 14th with a time of 22:14.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week : Elizabeth Zarzar

Elizabeth finished first in last week’s meet at Cedar Ridge, where the Red Wolves competed against Orange, Southern Durham and Webb. On Wednesday, Elizabeth finished third in the Big 8 Championships.

With Chapel Hill having clinched the Big 8 Boys Soccer Championship, the race is on for the 2nd place, which is more alluring that it sounds.

A potential first-round state playoff home match could be laying in wait for the squad that finishes behind CHHS, and now it’s a three horse race on the final week of the regular season between Cedar Ridge, Southern Durham and Northwood.

After playing to a 1-1 tie against J.F. Webb last week, Cedar Ridge fell to Northwood 5-3 in Hillsborough on Monday night. Tatha Hso scored a hat trick for the Red Wolves, pushing his total to twelve goals on the season. Hso has 27 points, 2nd only to Trent Gill’s 36, who had two assists on Monday. Seth Maile also had an assist for CRHS.

Tied at the half 2-2, the Chargers scored three times in the final 40 minutes. J.R. Godwin notched his own hat trick for Northwood, while Thomas Russell scored two goals.

On Wednesday night, Cedar Ridge ends the regular season with a home match against Webb with plenty on the line. Currently, Southern Durham is in 2nd place in the Big 8 at 6-3-1. They travel to Chapel Hill next week and host Orange. The Red Wolves are 6-3-2. Northwood is 5-3-2 with a home match against Orange on Wednesday and another home game against Northern Vance next week.

The Red Wolves could finish as high as 2nd in a best case scenario. In a worst case, they’ll miss the playoffs.

Gear up for tonight’s Orange-Cedar Ridge football game with the latest edition of Prep Sports Tonight, presented by Occoneechee Golf Course. This week, we’re joined by Orange defensive lineman Stone Edwards and running back Marvante Beasley. Plus, Cedar Ridge running backs Shemar Miles and London Saunders. Also, an update on the Big 8 Girls Tennis championships, which we held on Wednesday at Orange High. Congratulations to Big 8 singles champion Faith Peoples of Northwood High School and the doubles champions Seenera Sauers and Kate Milner.

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Here’s what is clear about the Cedar Ridge volleyball team right now: the regular season is over and no one is sure if they’ll make the playoffs right now. Trying to get a read on the team’s playoff future is as unpredictable as the team itself.

The Red Wolves dropped its regular season finale to Northwood on Tuesday night 3-1 on scores of 26-24, 25-27, 25-18 and 25-23. Meg Anderson had 13 kills to push her season total to 131. Senior Kayla Robinette had ten kills, extending her team lead to 144. Lily Henry registered eleven kills, three aces and 13 digs. Alexa Pagnanelli had six aces and 14 digs. Lindsay Thompson finished with 15 digs.

Cedar Ridge finishes the regular season 8-12, 5-5 in the Big 8 Conference. After winning the conference championship last season, the Red Wolves are now hoping to earn a wildcard spot for the 3A state tournament.

The loss on Tuesday followed a wild week where Cedar Ridge stunned conference leader Chapel Hill 3-0 in Hillsborough last Thursday, the first Big 8 loss this season for the Tigers. The stunning sweep gave the Red Wolves playoff hope. Alexis Dumain had nine kills and 12 digs. Anderson finished with nine digs and 11 digs. Robinette ended up with seven kills. Pagnanelli registered 18 digs and one ace, while Thompson had 18 digs. Henry, a senior, piled up five kills, 19 assists, nine digs and three aces.

Two days earlier, Cedar Ridge defeated Southern Durham 3-0. The following day, undefeated Carrboro swept the Red Wolves 3-0 at Jaguars Gymnasium.