On Friday night, the Orange Panthers trailed the Granville Central Panthers 56-45 going into the fourth quarter. The Panthers scored 41 points in the 4th quarter to win 86-77. Sophomore Jason Franklin had a career-high 18 points, including a clutch 3-pointer during Orange’s comeback. Joey McMullin added ten points as the Panthers grabbed a victory against Central, coached by former Orange middle linebacker Mike McDaniel. It was a thrilling finish to the first win of the season under new head coach Deryl Britt. Franklin also nailed some clutch free throws down the stretch as Orange improved to 2-1. Franklin, in his second year on the varsity, had ten points in Tuesday’s season-opening win over Union Pines.