The Orange lacrosse team is off to its best start in the three-year regime of head coach Chandler Zirkle. On Wednesday night at Auman Stadium in Hillsborough, the Panthers held on to defeat J.H. Rose 12-11. The game-winning goal was set up on the combination of Dylan Boyer and Caleb Davis, who have been teammates for three years on Orange as well as the Carolina Hilltoppers summer travel team. With the game tied 8-8, Boyer used a behind the back pass from the end zone. The ball went over the net and landed firmly in the pocket of Davis’ stick, who threw it in the net over the shoulder of the Rampants goalkeeper. Davis finished with three goals, while Boyer had three goals and three assists. Orange is 5-0 and will look to match the best start in school history when they face Roxboro Community School on Friday. It will be the Panthers’ Conference 9 opener.