HILLSBOROUGH — A fast start created some early momentum for the Fike High volleyball team in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 5-A playoffs but when it shifted toward host Cedar Ridge, the Golden Demons never got it back.
Fike, the No. 3 seed out of 24 teams in the 5-A East Region bracket, won the first set 25-21 against the No. 2 Fighting Red Wolves but couldn’t finish them in a 25-23 second set loss. Cedar Ridge, the runner-up in the 4-A/5-A Big Seven Conference behind Seaforth, will take a 23-3 mark into Tuesday’s 5-A East final against top-seeded Seaforth (24-4)…