This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior men’s basketball guard Colton Taylor. This season, Taylor is the leading scorer for the Red Wolves under first-year head coach Mike Jones. On November 21, Taylor scored 15 points as the Red Wolves defeated the Durham School of the Arts 58-50 at Red Wolves Gymnasium, which was Jones’ first win as the coach of Cedar Ridge. In a stacked Central Carolina Conference, Taylor has stood toe-to-toe with some of the best players in the Central Carolina Conference. On December 9, Taylor scored 15 points against Person, ranked the #2 team in the 3A East Region by MaxPreps. Last season, Taylor led Cedar Ridge averaging 13.2 points per game. Taylor scored in double-figures in the Red Wolves last 15 games of the 2021-2022 season. In the Central Carolina Conference Tournament quarterfinals, Taylor scored a career-high 27 points against Person in Roxboro. Taylor also led the Red Wolves in scoring in wins over East Chapel Hill and Voyager Academy on December 2. Taylor was an All-Central Carolina Conference selection last year. He’s also a faithful member of the Wolfpack, the cheering section of the Cedar Ridge volleyball team who journeyed from location to location wherever the Red Wolves played, providing a home court advantage even when they weren’t in Hillsborough. Cedar Ridge will continue its season against crosstown rival Orange on January 3 at Red Wolves Gymnasium. They will face Franklin Academy in Hillsborough on January 5.