This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is basketball forward Icez Barnett. Last week, Barnett helped the Orange women’s basketball team to a 2nd place finish in the Granville Central Holiday Tournament in Stem. In the semifinals, the Lady Panthers defeated Franklinton 55-48, ending the Rams’ seven-game winning streak. Barnett scored 15 points. In the championship game, Barnett scored 14 points in a loss to Ravenscroft. On Friday, Barnett put up eleven points as Orange defeated East Chapel Hill 40-33 for its first Big 8 Conference victory of the season. Barnett recently committed to Chowan College. She’s in her third season as a varsity player and aims to put Orange back in the state playoffs.