Kendall Whitted, Stone Edwards & Ryan Sellers talk S. Granville Scrimmage
Whitted scored one of Orange’s two touchdowns, while Sellers recovered two fumbles and Edwards had two sacks on Wednesday night.
There were three years when Pat Moser had time to fish. Not so coincidentally, it came when he wasn’t coaching football.
That changed when he took over at Orange in July 2009,
“I haven’t picked up a pole in years,” said Moser.
After this year, he’ll have time for it.
“I can’t wait,” said Moser.
Moser’s upcoming season at Orange will be his eighth. He says it will also be his last.
“My youngest son, Gray, is going to graduate next summer (from Orange),” said Moser. “I have enough sick days where I can retire June 30th. Right now, that’s the plan.”
Since 2012, Orange has gone 47-9 under Moser. They also captured the 2015 Big 8 Conference Championship after Southern Durham forfeited its final regular season win and four playoff games, including an appearance in the 3-AA state final, due to use of an ineligible player.
With Moser’s upcoming retirement, the Panthers aren’t losing a coach. They’re losing someone who revived a dormant program.
Orange didn’t have a winning season between 1993-2007. Dickie Schock led the Panthers to a 8-5 campaign in 2008, and its first playoff birth since 1991. Schock promptly left for Rocky Mount.
That’s when Orange turned to Moser, who had been out of coaching for three seasons. Moser had coached Graham to the 2000 1-A State Championship, and led them to the 1-A Eastern Regional championship the year before. However, by the time he arrived in Hillsborough, he hadn’t coached in three seasons because of Pancreatitis caused by a gall stone. Moser, who lost over 100 pounds during his three seasons away from coaching, thought long and hard before deciding to return.
Orange fans had felt big expectations from an incoming state championship coach before. In 1998, Mike Stewart, who had won captured two 4A state championships with Shelby Crest, arrived in Hillsborough when the Panthers were the only team in town, Northern Durham still ruled the PAC-6 conference and only 32 teams made the playoffs in each classification (Now it’s 64).
Stewart arrived with a swagger and an interview style that would have made Ric Flair proud. He left in 2001 after three forgettable seasons.
At first, it appeared Moser might follow the same pattern. His first two teams went 6-6 and 2-8. However, the final game of the 2009 season hinted at something bigger ahead when they won at Chapel Hill, dashing the Tigers’ playoff hopes on the final night of the season.
Moser’s former assistants at Graham, defensive coordinator Van Smith and offensive coordinator Mike McCauley, arrived in 2011 for another 6-6 season. Since then, they’ve won at least 11 games each of the last four seasons.
Moser’s final season will be unique. McCauley has taken over as Athletic Director for Earnie Price,who retired last month. So Moser will take over as offensive coordinator.
“I figure me calling plays is a fitting way for me to go out,” said Moser.
August 15th (MON) vs. Eastern Alamance HOME 4:30
August 17th (WED) vs. Durham School of the Arts HOME 4:30
August 18th (THU) vs. Riverside HOME 4:30
August 22nd (MON) at Eastern Alamance AWAY 4:30
August 24th (WED) vs. Orange HOME 4:30
August 25th (THU) at Person AWAY 4:30
August 29th (MON) at Northern Vance AWAY 4:30
August 31st (WED) vs. Southern Durham HOME 4:30
September 1st (THU) at Riverside AWAY 4:30
September 6th (TUE) at Chapel Hill AWAY 4:30
September 8th (THU) at Northwood AWAY 4:30
September 12th (MON) vs. Webb HOME 4:30
September 15th (THU) at Voyager Academy AWAY (at Rock Quarry) 4:00
September 19th (MON) at Orange AWAY 4:30
September 21st (WED) vs. Northern Vance HOME 4:30
September 22nd (THU) vs. Voyager Academy HOME 4:30
September 26th (MON) at Southern Durham AWAY 4:30
September 28th (WED) vs. Chapel Hill HOME 4:30
October 3rd (MON) vs. Northwood HOME 4:30
October 5th (WED) at Webb AWAY 4:30
October 12th (WED) Big 8 Conference Tournament at Orange High (1:00)
September 9th (FRI) Leesville Road Twilight Invite @Leesville Road 6:00 PM
September 20th (TUES) at Northwood & Southern Durham @Northwood 4:30 PM
September 24th (SAT) at Greensboro Invitational @ Hagan State Park 9:00 AM
September 27th (TUE) at Chapel Hill & Southern Durham @ Chapel Hill 4:30 AM
October 1st (SAT) at Wendy’s Invitational @McAlpine Park (Charlotte) 9:00 AM
October 4th (TUE) vs. Webb & Southern Durham & Cedar Ridge HOME 4:30
October 11th (TUE) at Cedar Ridge, Webb & Southern Durham @ Cedar Ridge 4:30
October 19th (WED) Big 8 Conference Championship Meet @Chapel Hill High 4:00
October 29th (SAT) 3A Regionals TBA TBA
November 5th (SAT) 3A State Championships TBA TBA
August 19th (FRI) vs. Voyager Academy HOME 4:30
August 22nd (MON) at Graham AWAY 4:30
August 24th (WED) at Cedar Ridge AWAY 4:30
August 30th (TUE) at Person AWAY 4:30
August 31st (WED) vs. Northern Vance HOME 4:30
September 2nd (FRI) at Voyager Academy AWAY 4:30
September 6th (TUE) at Southern Durham AWAY 4:30
September 8th (THU) vs. Chapel Hill HOME 4:30
September 12th (MON) vs. Northwood HOME 4:30
September 14th (WED) at Webb AWAY 4:30
September 15th (THU) vs. Person HOME 4:30
September 19th (MON) vs. Cedar Ridge HOME 4:30
September 21st (WED) vs. East Chapel Hill HOME 4:30
September 26th (MON) at Northern Vance AWAY 4:30
September 28th (WED) vs. Southern Durham HOME 4:30
October 3rd (MON) at Chapel Hill AWAY 4:30
October 5th (WED) at Northwood AWAY 4:30
October 10th (MON) vs. Webb HOME 4:30
October 12th Big 8 Conference Tournament at Orange 1:00
September 20th (TUES) vs. Chapel Hill & Webb HOME 4:30
September 27th (TUES) at Northwood & Webb @ Northwood 4:30
October 1st (SAT) Wendy’s Invitational @McAlpine Greenway Park, Charlotte 9AM
October 4th (TUES) at Northwood & Southern Durham @ Northwood 4:30
October 11th (TUES) vs. Orange, Webb & Southern Durham HOME 4:30
October 19th (WED) Big 8 Conference Championship meet @Chapel Hill High School 4:00
October 29th (SAT) 3A Regionals TBA 10AM
November 5th (SAT) 3A State Championships
August 11th (THUR) at Jordan (scrimmage) 4:00 (V) No JV
August 13th (SAT) at East Chapel Hill (scrimmage) AWAY TBA TBA
August 19-20th (FRI-SAT) at East Chapel Hill Tournament AWAY
August 23rd (TUE) vs. East Chapel Hill HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 25th (THU) vs. Bartlett Yancey HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 29th (TUE) vs. Carrboro HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 1st (THU) vs. Orange HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 6th (TUE) at Northern Vance AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 8th (THU) vs. Southern Durham HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 12th (MON) at Eastern Alamance AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 13th (TUE) at Chapel Hill AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 15th (THU) at Northwood AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 20th (TUE) vs. Webb HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 27th (TUE) at Orange AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 4th (TUE) at Southern Durham AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 5th (WED) at Carrboro AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 6th (THU) vs. Chapel Hill HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 11th (TUE) vs. Northwood HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 13th (THU) at Webb AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 13th (SAT) at East Chapel Hill (Scrimmage) AWAY 9:00AM
August 16th (TUE) vs. Person HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 18th (THU) vs. High Point Weslyan HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 23rd (TUE) at Graham AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 24th (WED) at Riverside AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
August 30th (TUE) at Person AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 1st (THU) at Cedar Ridge AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 6th (TUE) vs. Graham HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 8th (THU) vs. Northern Vance HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 13th (TUE) at Southern Durham AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 15th (THU) vs. Chapel Hill HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 19th (MON) at Jordan AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 20th (TUE) vs. Northwood HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 22nd (THU) at Webb AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
September 27th (TUE) vs. Cedar Ridge HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 3rd (MON) vs. Jordan HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 4th (TUE) at Northern Vance AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 6th (THU) vs. Southern Durham HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 11th (TUE) at Chapel Hill AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 13th (THU) at Northwood AWAY 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
October 18th (TUE) vs. Webb HOME 5:00 (JV) 6:30 (V)
