This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior 120-pound wrestler Parker Bourlon. Over the weekend at the West Stanly Duals, Bourlon won all four of his individual matches. He scored a technical fall over Northern Guilford’s James Poole via a 16-1 score. He also had wins over Mount Pleasant, Scotland County and West Stanly. Bourlon has 12 wins so far this year, ten via pinfall. Bourlon is undefeated in Big 8 Conference action so far this season. He scored another technical fall victory against Cedar Ridge on December 11. Bourlon also got a victory against Vance County. Bourlon is one of the few seniors for the Orange team that is very young this season. This is his first season starting. Last year, he went 4-1 competing at 113 pounds. He moved up to 120 after the graduation of Gavin Wiggins, who qualified for the 3A State Championship last year. The Panthers are 17-2 going into the Quentin Crosby Invitational, set for this Saturday at Dudley High School in Greensboro.

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