The Orange men’s basketball team danced underneath the Mosstle Toe and relied on Isaiah Sleighmour to secure its ninth victory of the season. In its final game before Christmas, the Panthers cruised past Southern Alamance 80-63 at Panthers Gymnasium on Wednesday night. It was the return of junior Ryan Moss,who missed the first eleven games of the season after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus. In his first game back, Moss scored a career-high nine points, all off of 3-pointers. Senior center Isaiah Seymour provided a punch down low for the Panthers will three rebounds in the opening three minutes. He finished with three points. Orange has already surpassed its win total for all of last season. Sophomore Xandrell Pennix led the Panthers with 19 points. Freshman Coleman Cloer had 14 points, while senior Darius Corbett added 13 points, tying his career-high. The Panthers will now focus on the South Granville Holiday Invitational, where they will play in the Columbia Bracket. The Panthers will start play against East Wake on Wednesday night at 7 PM at South Granville High School. The winner will face either South Granville or Cary in the semifinals. Northern Durham, Wake Forest, Sanderson and Green Level are also included in the eight-team tournament. The Panthers are 9-3.