The Cedar Ridge men’s basketball team defeated Jordan-Matthews for its first win of the season on December 13. Senior Landon Dalehite scored a team-high eleven points as the Red Wolves won 46-38 to avenge an earlier loss to the Jets. Cedar Ridge center Harrison Perel finished with a double-double of ten points and eleven rebounds. The Red Wolves outrebounded the Jets 40-20, including 14 offensive boards. Dalehite drained all three of his 3-pointers, including a trey from the corner with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter assisted by freshman Jordan Jacobson to put the Red Wolves ahead 21-19. Braeden Wilbourn finished with eight points and nine rebounds to help the Red Wolves in the second half. Cedar Ridge limited the Jets to seven points in the third quarter. The Red Wolf defense held Jordan-Matthews to seven points in the third quarter. For the first time in seven years, Cedar Ridge will play in a holiday tournament this week. The Red Wolves will venture to Southeast Alamance High School in Haw River for the eight-team Southeast Alamance Holiday Hoopla Tournament. Cedar Ridge will open with its first-ever matchup against Southeast Alamance on Thursday night at 8:30. You can hear that game on Hillsboroughsports.com. The winner of the game between the Red Wolves and the Stallions will face the winner of Chatham Charter and Eastern Alamance. Cedar Ridge is one of four teams from the Central Conference in the event. 

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