Cedar Ridge’s Darius McLeod opened the 3-A Mideast Regionals on Friday night with a goal of advancing to the state championship meet next weekend in Greensboro at 126 pounds. He started by defeating Marcus De La Rosa of Northern Durham 8-4. In the 2nd round, Fred Lewis of Western Harnett added another win to his undefeated season, defeating McLeod 5-0. McLeod can still reach the state tournament with a 3rd place finish. On Saturday morning, McLeod faces Zachary Gierson of Gray’s Creek at Chapel Hill High.