Cedar Ridge Football

Two Cents from the Franklin Mint: An Unorthodox Grudge Match—by Jon Franklin

Last season, Jeff Hamlin and I made the trek to Troy to cover the Orange at Montgomery Central football game for the website. During the nearly 80-minute drive to one of the nicest and most modern high school campuses in North Carolina, Jeff and I spent the time recalling the best games in high school…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Brian Tedder…Defensive Player of the Week: Landon Walker

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior running back Brian Tedder. The Defensive Player of the Week is junior defensive lineman Landon Walker. On August 29, the Red Wolves defeated Graham 28-6 to end a 29-game losing streak. Tedder set a career-high with 248 rising yards and scored two touchdowns. Tedder…

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Two Cents from the Franklin Mint: Sportsmanship Remains the Name of the Game by Jon Franklin

by Jon Franklin  The start of the 2025 football season on the high school, collegiate and professional level has seen a complete lack of discipline and common sense. Ranging from commonplace trash talk, to racial slurs, fighting, and now to spitting – America’s most popular game is turning into a farce.    Back on August…

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Cedar Ridge’s Landon Walker, Carlos Baldwin, Luis Donjuan and Wyatt Harrell discuss win over Graham

The story of Cedar Ridge football’s first win since 2023 wasn’t as much about a win as much as it was domination. Red Wolf running back Brian Tedder rushed for a career-high 248 yards and two touchdowns as the Red Wolves scored 28 unanswered points to defeat Graham 28-6. The Red Wolves rode the running…

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Blue Skies Against Red Devils; Tedder rushes for 248 yards, two touchdowns as Cedar Ridge football beats Graham 28-6 to end 29-game losing streak

Photo by Davis Golden Every mile of Brent Bailey’s daily trips to Hillsborough from Johnston County have been worth it. It was a long wait for Bailey to get his first win as Cedar Ridge football coach, but the Gatorade bath he received from his growing team washed away over two years of frustration on…

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