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[caption id="attachment_5203" align="alignleft" width="300"] Joey Ricca kicks the ball.[/caption]

The varsity men’s soccer team had their senior night on Monday, October 20.  They played at home against JF Webb.  The team came away with a 6-0 win over Webb.  This was a great celebration for the seniors, who played their last home game as Orange High School Panthers.

It was a bittersweet game for the Panthers.  They came out with an astonishing victory over the Warriors, but they had to say goodbye to eight strong players--Morgan Collins, Bowen Collins, Jonathan McLamb, Joey Ricca, Gerardo Figueroa, Luis DeLara, Caleb Anderson, and Eli Lockwood.

The ceremony started at 6:00 p.m. and each senior was recognized for their contributions to the team.  After the senior celebrations, the game began.  From the start, the Panthers possessed the ball and had many two player combinations around the opposing team.  They came up with three goals in the first half, one scored by Lockwood, and the other two scored by junior Lionel Reid-Shaw.  After an intense start, the Panthers concluded the first half with a 3-0 lead.

The second half started out at a fast pace, and the Panthers were able to keep possession for the entire game.  Orange scored three more goals, and the game concluded with a Panther victory, 6-0.

The Panthers came out with a big win and an even bigger victory for the seniors.  They had a great season, and the seniors will definitely be missed.  Chandler Compton, a junior on the team, said, “I made really good friendships with some of the senior guys on the team.  I’m going to miss sharing the field with them day in and day out.”

The Junior Varsity and Varsity soccer teams have had unsuccessful seasons so far this year. With multiple rained out games, neither team is getting many chances to make up for its losses. Both teams’ seasons started with rained out home games. The games were originally supposed to be against Riverside High School. Two days later, both teams played Graham. The Junior Varsity team lost 5-2, and the Varsity team won 4-0. Head Coach Palmer Bowman said that the game was “a good practice game to start a steadily improving season.” Team member Omar Landeros says that the Junior Varsity team “works better when cooperating, and just has not completely done so yet.”

So far this season, both teams have been steadily improving and getting closer and closer as teammates. There is more communication on the field, and teammates are collaborating and figuring out clever plays for certain teams. The synopsis for the season and the lists of team members can be found below.

 

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Aug. 18 Home v Riverside (Rained-out)

Aug. 20 Home v Graham (Both team Loss)

Aug.  25 Away @ Bartlett Yancey (Varsity Win)

Aug. 27  Home v Eastern Alamance (Both team Loss)

Sept. 3 Home v Bartlett Yancey (Varsity Win)

Sept.  4 Away @ Eastern Alamance  (Varsity Loss)

Sept.  8 Away @ Cardinal Gibbons (Both team loss)

 

Varsity Game

Both Team Game

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JV Roster

#              Name                             Grade

3      Cameron Krogstad             Freshman

4      Ewan McCallum                 Freshman

5      Luke Wirzba                        Freshman

6     Hector Rodriguez                Freshman

7     Owen Downes                      Sophomore

8     Ali Rezk                                 Sophomore

9     Juan Jaime                            Junior

10   Cyrus Rainey                        Junior

11    Omar Landeros                    Freshman

13    Jamar Davis                         Freshman

14    Omar Medina                       Freshman

16    Noah Miller (GK)                Freshman

17    Jesus Chavez                        Freshman

18    Michael Dubis                     Freshman

19    Thomas Sikes                       Freshman

20   Bryan Torres                         Freshman

23   Olivier Dauverd                    Freshman

24   Isaiah Dupre (GK)               Freshman

25   Caleb Gray                            Junior

 

Varsity Roster

 

#                 Name                                     Grade

1           Jonathan McLamb                      Senior

2           Rowan Nygard                             Junior

3           Davis Dixon                                 Sophomore

4           Robin Walz                                  Junior

5           Daniel Gallardo                           Junior

6           Morgan Collins                            Senior

7           Joey Ricca (GK)                           Senior

8           Gerardo Figueroa                        Senior

9           Adam Medina                               Junior

10         Luis DeLara                                 Senior

11          Alfredo Rodriguez (GK)            Sophomore

12          Lionel Reid-Shaw                      Junior

14           Zack Matthews                          Junior

16           Malcolm Phillips                      Freshman

17           Eli Lockwood                            Senior

20          Chandler Compton                   Junior

22           Bowen Collins                           Senior