Orange Women’s Basketball

Orange women’s basketball ends season against Rockingham County in 2nd round of 5A State Playoffs

It is fitting that the final points scored by a Hillsborough basketball team this season was a 3-pointer by Orange’s Natalie Roberson off an assist from Payton Borland. It was two seniors from a team that has won 36 games over the past two years connecting one final time on a night that didn’t go…

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Orange Panther of the Week: Maura McMurtry

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior basketball guard Maura McMurtry. On Thursday, McMurtry ended her Orange career in the second round of the 5A State Playoffs. On Tuesday, Orange defeated Havelock 57-23 in the opening round of the state playoffs. It was the second time in two years that Orange claimed a…

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Tolliver scores 14, Albright adds ten as Orange women’s basketball cruise past Havelock 57-23 in 5A State Playoffs; travel to Rockingham Co. Thursday

When the Orange women’s basketball team defeated Swansboro last February, it was their first win in the state playoffs in seven years. They didn’t have to wait seven years for its second playoff win under head coach Joshua Underwood. Sophomore Kassidy Tolliver scored 14 points while freshman Mia Albright added ten as the Lady Panthers…

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Orange men’s basketball to travel to NE Guilford for opening round of the 5A State Playoffs; Lady Panthers to host Havelock on Tuesday

Photo by Jacques Morin Despite losing four starters from a squad that finish just shy of a conference championship last year, the Orange men’s basketball team has made the 5A State Playoffs. For the second year in a row, the Orange women’s team will host a game in the state playoffs. The field of 48…

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Seaforth Sweep; Hawks’ Leonard scores 26 points to push Seaforth past Orange 58-33 to win Big 7 Title; Meador scores 36 in OT thriller over S. Granville

PITTSBORO–Natalie Roberson didn’t think twice about diving on the floor for a loose ball. Maura McMurtry still tried to create as many loose balls as possible. Kassidy Tolliver remained a consistent presence in the low post. All the familiar ingredients to its success were still readily apparent for the Orange women’s basketball team in the…

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Return to Seaforth; Wilson scores 23 points as Orange women’s basketball defeat S. Granville 66-58, face Hawks in Big 7 Tourney Final on Thursday; Seaforth men beat Orange

PITTSBORO–By now, the Orange women’s basketball team knew the routine against South Granville. After scoring 42 and 41 points in her previous two games against Orange, Vikings forward Lilah Penigar has long established herself as largely a one-woman team. When the Lady Panthers and the Vikings met in the Big 7 Conference Tournament semifinals on…

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The Best for Last; Gray scores 31 points in last home game, Orange men rout Cedar Ridge 69-46 in Big 7 Tourney; Lady Panthers top Red Wolves

The secret to walking away in style on any stage is leaving the audience wanting more. In his final game at Orange High on Monday night, Panther senior J.T. Gray did exactly that. With members of his fan club sitting in the front row of Orange’s student section, Gray scored a career-high 31 points on…

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