Day: January 11, 2017

Update on Basketball Rescheduling Dates

Rescheduling basketball games because of winter weather around North Carolina is almost as much of a tradition as the games themselves. For starters, Orange and Cedar Ridge boys and girls had their respective games on Tuesday postponed. Cedar Ridge was supposed to host Webb. Instead, they will face Webb next Thursday in a tripleheader. The…

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Orange’s Connor Crabtree Talks his 1000th Point

Not many high school players surpass 1,000 points for their careers, but Connor Crabtree has done it. In fact, he has over 1,100 points now. After going over 1,000 points against Southern Durham, he had games of 37, 14 and 27 in earning MVP honors in the Eastern Guilford Holiday Classic. For good measure, he…

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Orange Guard Mitch Portman Talks About Tying his Career-High vs. Chapel Hill

For the 2nd time this season, Mitch Portman scored 15 points in a game. He did it last Thursday in Orange’s victory over Chapel Hill. He also scored 15 on December 28 in the Panthers’ 72-70 victory over Piedmont Classical in the first round of the Eastern Guilford Holiday Classic in Gibsonville.

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Orange Coach Greg Motley Discusses the Panthers 73-64 Win Over Chapel Hill

The Orange Boys Basketball Team is the only undefeated squad remaining in Big 8 Conference play after last Thursday’s victory over Chapel Hill. Orange won 73-64 behind a season-high 38 points from Connor Crabtree. The Panthers lead the Big 8 with a 3-0 record, while Chapel Hill falls to 3-1. Southern Durham is 2-1, while…

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