Month: September 2015

Cardinal Gibbons roared out to a 22-0 lead and never looked back as the Crusaders defeated Cedar Ridge 50-7 in Hillsborough on Friday night at Red Wolves Stadium.

The only positive note for Cedar Ridge came in the 2nd quarter. On a 4th-and-24, quarterback Peyton Pappas threw to Demetrius Liles for a 27-yard touchdown.

Aside from that, it was all Crusaders from beginning to end. Gibbons opened the game with a 8-play, 72 yard drive where running back Dalen Spruil carried the ball the first five plays, racking up 27 yards. After quarterback Wesley Wagner threw to Sean Nalesnik to the Red Wolves 1-yard line, fullback Brendan Schult scored on a 1-yard plunge, and the rout was on.

After a Cedar Ridge 3-and-out, the Red Wolves appeared to be cruising to another touchdown drive, only to have Spruil fumble at the 2-yard line. Montae Kee recovered for the Red Wolves. It was the only Gibbons turnover in the game. The only other drive where Gibbons didn’t score came at the very end, long after the game had been decided.

Pappas finished 13-for-30 for 117 yards and a touchdown. Cedar Ridge falls for 2-3 and travels to Chapel Hill next week in its Big 8 Conference opener. Chapel Hill retained the Hodgin Cup on Friday night for the 12th straight year by defeating East Chapel Hill 41-12.

Cedar Ridge interim head coach Loosemore discusses Cardinal Gibbons 50-7 win over the Red Wolves on Friday night in Hillsborough.

Varisty Match Score:
Orange 3 – Chapel Hill 2

Varsity Game Scores (Orange first):
25-12
18-25
25-18
22-25
15-10

Orange High School Stat Leaders:
Andie McKinnon – 4 aces, 12 kills, 33 digs
Jordan Lloyd – 2 aces, 1 assist, 26 digs
Kayla Durham – 2 aces, 9 kills, 11 digs
Mileah Shriner – 8 kills, 1 block, 2 assists, 1 dig

The Red Wolves defeated Northwood 3-0 in Pittsboro on Thursday night to remain undefeated in the Big 8 Conference. Cedar Ridge is 10-3 on the season. Cedar Ridge captured the win by scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-18.

The win caps a week where the Red Wolves lost to Carrboro on Monday, but rebounded the following night with a 3-1 win over Chapel Hill.

Coach Andy Brown discusses the state of Orange girls tennis after a 6-3 loss to the Warriors.

Senior volleyball player Kayla Durham has helped OHS to wins over Southern Durham and East Chapel Hill this week. On Thursday, Orange travels to Chapel Hill.

Junior volleyball player Ava Rountree had 10 kills in the Red Wolves 3-1 win over Chapel Hill on Tuesday. Cedar Ridge aims to remain undefeated in the Big 8 on Thursday at Northwood.

Varisty Match Score:
Orange 3 – Southern Durham 0

Varsity Game Scores (Orange first):
25-10
25-17
25-15

Orange High School Stat Leaders:
Kayla Durham – 2 aces, 9 kills, 1 block, 2 digs
Blair Gattis – 1 ace, 5 kills, 4 digs
Mileah Shriner – 4 aces, 5 kills, 4 digs
Andie McKinnon – 3 aces, 6 kills, 3 digs

Cedar Ridge volleyball improved to 9-3 overall and remains undefeated in the Big 8 Conference after beating Chapel Hill 3-1 on Tuesday night at Cedar Ridge Gymnasium. The Tigers captured the first set 23-25, but Cedar Ridge rolled through the final three sets, winning 25-18, 25-16 and 25-12.

Ava Rountree finished with 19 kills. Karsen Lee registered 35 diggs.  The Red Wolves travel to Pittsboro to face Northwood on Thursday.

Junior Kayla Robinette discussed the victory over the Tigers, the team’s loss to Carrboro on Monday and the expectations for the season afterwards.

Cedar Ridge is 4-3-1 after winning consecutive Big 8 conference matches. The Red Wolves captured the Hillsborough Derby last Wednesday, beating Orange 2-1. On Monday night, CRHS defeated Northern Vance 9-0 behind hat tricks from Chris Walker and Ivan Carbajal. Walker and Leesnitzer discuss the victories, their favorite international teams and where the Red Wolves can go from here.