Orange’s Thompson discusses career-high 25 in win

Orange sophomore Jerec Thompson scored eleven points on his first four shots on Tuesday night as the Panthers defeated Granville Central 76-48 in Hillsborough. Thompson finished with a career-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers in the first half. Thompson was called up to the varsity squad last December during the Eastern Guilford Holiday Hoops Tournament in Gibsonville. Since then, he has become a regular rotation player for Coach Derryl Britt. Thompson’s previous career-high came against Chapel Hill, when he scored 21 Points on February 8 against Chapel Hill in a 66-65 win. Orange will host Southern Lee on Thursday in Hillsborough trying to avenge a bitter loss from last January. Orange is 2-0.