This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior basketball guard Mekai Collins. The Cedar Ridge men’s basketball team defeated the North Carolina School of Science and Math in its season opener 77-48 on November 18. Collins is the leading scorer for the Red Wolves. Last season when Collins played for Orange, he averaged 15.6 points per game, which led the team. Collins is a native of Southern California and carried his fandom of the Los Angeles Clippers to the east when he started attending Cedar Ridge as a freshman. Collins plays for the North Carolina Gators AAU team, based in Greensboro, during the spring and summer. His flashy ball handling skills and the ability to finish off the dribble has made Mekai one of the most entertaining players in the Big 8 Conference.