This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior setter Rachel Alverson. This season, the Red Wolf volleyball team won the Central Conference Tournament. Alverson eclipsed 1,000 career assists as the Red Wolves reached the third round of the state playoffs with a 17-9 record. It was the fourth year in a row that Cedar Ridge reached the round of 16 in the state playoffs. Alverson filled the role of three-time All-Conference selection Julie Altieri as the Red Wolves setter and thrived. She had 928 assists in 2023, which is believed to be a school record. Altieri’s best was 717 in 2021. Alverson had 52 assists in a five-set win at East Chapel Hill on September 11. She recorded 47 assists against Person on September 21. In the Central Conference Tournament championship match, Alverson had 51 assists as the Red Wolves handed Orange its only loss against a league opponent this season. Alverson is also on the women’s soccer team, where she was joined by her volleyball teammate Addie Reid. Alverson was a member of the 2021 3A State Championship team that defeated North Iredell at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. After she graduates in June, Alverson will look to pursue a career in teaching.