This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is freshman men’s basketball forward Coleman Cloer. Through eleven games, Cloer is the leading scorer for the Orange men’s basketball team as the Panthers are 6-3, its best start in four years. On November 29, Cloer sank two free throws with :7.2 seconds remaining to give the Panthers a 67-66 win over Franklinton. It is still the only loss the Rams have suffered this year. On Friday night, Cloer scored a career-high 26 points in the Panthers 66-59 win against Walter Williams. On Tuesday, Cloer had 15 points as the Panthers won its Central Carolina Conference opener over Western Alamance. Orange has already won five road games this season, two more than they had all of last year. Cloer is one of three freshman who start for Orange, along with Kai Wade and Mason Robinson. The younger brother of former Orange High quarterback Garrett Cloer, who went on to play tight end at Cornell. Coleman Cloer will continue his freshman season on Wednesday night when Orange faces Southern Alamance in Hillsborough. The Panthers will start play in the South Granville Holiday Tournament next Wednesday. They will face East Wake in the opening round.

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