Orange Football

Photo from Boise State Athletics  Alvis Whitted: In the nomadic world of college football coaching, former Orange High wide receiver Alvis Whitted is on the move again. After spending a year as an offensive analyst at N.C. State, Whitted has been named the new pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Boise State. Whitted…

Payton Wilson: In a thrilling finish to the National Football League’s 106th regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night. The Steelers claimed the AFC North Division championship, the 25th divisional championship in franchise history. Wilson, who will be going to the playoffs for the second straight year,…

Payton Wilson: The Pittsburgh Steelers took another step towards the AFC North Division championship with a 28-15 win over the Miami Dolphins at Acrisure Stadium. Wilson earned a sack in the third quarter on Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and finished with four tackles. It was likely the final start for Tagovailoa with the Dolphins. Following the…

Damon Scott: The Shelby Golden Lions claimed its 13th State Football Championship on Saturday. In the highest scoring state championship game in North Carolina High School Athletic Association history, the Golden Lions defeated Kinston 84-41. Scott, who is the running backs coach for Shelby, returned to Durham County Stadium as a coach. Scott was a running…

by Jon Franklin  Lately, it seems I’ve been rehashing old editions of The Franklin Mint. But strangely, they’ve made a comebackas their content has become relevant to today’s topics. As we’re coming to a close on the 2025 fall sportsseason, it has once brought up an issue that’s been stuck in my craw for years:Why…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior running back Kayden Bradsher. Since his freshman year, Bradsher has been a mainstay on the baseball diamond and the gridiron. This season, Bradsher scored eleven touchdowns. Against J.F. Webb, he rushed for a season-high 181 yards and scored four touchdowns in Hillsborough. That included a 48-yard…

Photo by Jacques Morin  CARRBORO–Though football is the most team-oriented sport, Jamie Bailey knows firsthand how one player can take over a game. Now the head coach at Orange Middle School, Bailey was an assistant for Orange High during the days of Payton and Bryse Wilson when the Panthers won three straight conference championships. Some…

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The Orange Middle School Chargers football team is back in the Orange Person Athletic Conference championship game. This afternoon (Wednesday), they will face Culbreth at Carrboro High School. Last week, the Chargers defeated Gravelly Hill to wrap up the Northern Division championship at Cedar Ridge High School. Jameson Torain scored two touchdowns against the Grizzlies….