This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior heavyweight wrestler Juan Navarro. On Saturday, Navarro won the heavyweight championship of the Silver Fox Invitational at Riverside High School in Durham. He defeated Person’s Noah Harris 2-1 in the championship match. It was Navarro’s 30th win of the season and the 69th of his career. He has 17 pins this season. Navarro started eleven games at right guard for the Orange football team the past two seasons. Navarro is focused on qualifying for the 3A State Championships at the Greensboro Coliseum next month. Last year, he missed qualifying by one point. This year, the Mideast Regionals will take place at Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville. Navarro went 38-11 with 18 pins in his first full season as a starter. This is his third year as a varsity grappler.

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