It was a classic battle of ground game vs. air game on Auman Stadium on Thursday night, but some good old fashioned defense turned out to be the biggest play that earned the Orange JV football team its second win of the season.

Cameron White recovered a Cummings fumble at the 15-yard line with 2:35 remaining to keep the Cavaliers from scoring the go-ahead touchdown as Orange held on to defeat Cummings 34-32.

It was a strong night for the Orange running game. Colin Guentensberger scored three touchdowns. Eryk Mercado added two scored. Vital runs on the final drive by sophomore Jett Satterfield helped run the clock out as the Panthers continue its dominance in the JV ranks.

Orange bolted out to a 24-6 lead before Cummings scored touchdowns on five consecutive possessions. The game ran nearly three hours because a Cummings player had to be stretchered off the field by Orange County EMS after a frantic scramble for a fumble on a 2-point conversion. The player was breathing on his own and moving his legs as he was stretchered into the awaiting ambulance.

The Orange JV squad is slated to travel to Western Guilford in Greensboro next Thursday for its final nonconference game.

Senior Mileah Shriner had a strong night as Orange earned its 3rd win of the season on Thursday over Northern Vance. Meanwhile, junior Bailey Lucas is just getting used to North Carolina after moving from Illinois during the summer.

Mileah Shriner & Bailey Lucas Talk Orange’s Win over Northern Vance

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Coming off a disappointing loss to Cedar Ridge last week, the Orange volleyball team went into the week searching for salvation. And they got it.

After sweeping Graham on Tuesday, the Panthers earned its first Big 8 Conference win of the season by sweeping Northern Vance at Jim King Gymnasium on Thursday night on scores of 25-23, 27-25 & 26-24.

Macy Hughes had a solid all-around game for the Panthers, finishing with eight kills, three aces, 2 digs and 2 blocks. Mileah Shriner had seven kills, 1 block and 1 ace. Bailey Lucas had two kills, 15 assists and five digs.

Orange improves to 3-5, 1-1 in the Big 8. On Tuesday, they travel to Southern Durham. Next Thursday, they host Chapel Hill.

Another week comes to an end, and another week ends with Cedar Ridge girls tennis atop the Big 8 Conference.

On a week that started with two large tasks on the road, the Red Wolves came away with victories at Chapel Hill on Tuesday and at Northwood on Thursday.

Cedar Ridge defeated the Chargers 8-1 on Thursday in Pittsboro to improve to 8-1 overall, 4-0 in the Big 8. Senior Tess Johnson got things going with a straight sets victory over Sam Sparrow 6-3, 6-2. Leah Thompson was stretched to three sets by Rachel Yanders before prevailing 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, 10-6. Thompson is now 6-1 on the season.

Seneca Sauers improved her unblemished record to 9-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 sweep of Natlia Huggins. Hannah Spear also remained undefeated with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Korinne Fuller. Spear is now 7-0.

Kate Milner insured the victory for the Red Wolves with a. 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Sophie Cook.

The Red Wolves captured all three doubles matches. Johnson and Ward teamed for an 8-2 victory over Sparrow and Faith People’s. Thompson and Alana Lutz won 8-1 over Yaneers and Natalie Huggins. Sauers and Emma Watson defeated Fuller and Cook 8-3.

Thompson & Lutz are now 5-1 this season.

Cedar Ridge hosts J.F. Webb in Hillsborough on Monday. They have a nonconference match against Voyager Academy at the Rock Quarry next Thursday.

Tonight, both Cedar Ridge and Orange High football games will be available for everyone to hear.

The Red Wolves will try to go 4-0 for the first time in school history against Riverside in Hillsborough. That game can be heard on 97.9 FM WCHL, as well as Chapelboro.com. Plus, there’s the new pregame show Prep Sports Tonight, hosted by Jeff Hamlin. That airs at 6:30, featuring interviews with Cedar Ridge’s Shemar Miles, Kevin Wright and London Saunders, along with Orange coach Pat Moser.

As always, Orange football can be heard here on HillsboroughSports.com starting at 6:45.

The Prep Sports Tonight show will be available for download tomorrow night here on HillsboroughSports.com.

A vital part of Cedar Ridge’s 2015 Big 8 Conference Championship team has returned.

Libero Lily Henry underwent ACL surgery earlier this year, forcing her to miss the Red Wolves opening seven games. On Thursday night, she returned to the lineup as Cedar Ridge defeated Southern Durham 3-0 on scores of 25-18, 25-7 and 25-10.

Upon her return, Henry was back to dong what she does best: setting up kills and serving aces. She finished with ten assists and five aces. Alexis Dumann had 12 kills with a hitting percentage of .364 and added four digs. Meg Anderson had nine digs and 3 aces. Macy Henry registered 11 assists.

Cedar Ridge is 3-6, 2-1 in the Big 8 Conference. Next week, they face three road games in four days, starting with Eastern Alamance in Mebane on Monday. On Tuesday, there’s a vital game at Chapel Hill.

Orange’s Alfredo Rodriguez Talks His Assist vs. Cedar Ridge

Rodriguez set up the Panthers’ only goal against Cedar Ridge, scored by Jamar Davis.

Cedar Ridge’s Trent Gill and Justin Callemyn Discuss the 1-1 Tie with Orange

Gill continued his scoring streak by scoring the Red Wolves’ only goal, which equalized the game against the Panthers.

The story of the Big 8 Conference opener between Orange and Cedar Ridge wasn’t that it ended in a 1-1 draw. It was how easily it could have ended differently.

In the 2nd overtime, Cedar Ridge goalkeeper Justin Callemyn was caught in the crosshairs of a breakaway against Orange’s R.J. Pherribo, who was one good strike away from giving Orange the lead. But Callemyn made a sprawling kick save, the last denial on a night full of them.

As it was, the Panthers and the Red Wolves ended in a 1-1 draw at Cedar Ridge Stadium. After a lifeless first half which saw only two shots fired between the two teams, Orange’s Jamar Davis ended the drought after receiving a cross from Alfredo Rodriguez in the 48th minute. It was Davis’ tenth goal of the season.

Cedar Rdge got the equalizer in the 56th minute off a corner quick. Trent Gill grounded a shot into the Orange net off a low entry by Rene Castellanos.

Cedar Ridge outshot the Panthers 12-7. Callemyn made four saves.

As the game ventured into two 10-minute overtime sessions, but teams had opportunities to take the lead. Rodriguez had a fine strike on a free kick which hit the football crossbar over Callemyn’s head. Cedar Ridge’s Seth Maile left a free kick into the arms of the Panther goalkeeper.

Orange right center back Jesus Chavez made numerous clearances to keep the game level.

Orange is now 4-1-1, 0-0-1 in conference play. Before venturing back into Big 8 play next Wednesday, they face two huge nonconference games. On Friday, they travel to Riverside looking to avenge it’s only loss of the season. The Pirates defeated Orange 1-0 last week in Hillsborough. On Monday, Orange travels to Carrboro. The Jaguars are 4-2-4 and a contender to win the 2A state championship. The Panthers host Northern Vance next Wednesday.

Cedar Ridge is 2-1-3 and travels to Northern Vance on Monday night.

The Cedar Ridge Girls Tennis team is off to a 7-1 start. Senior Senera Sauers is a big reason why. She’s 8-0 in singles matches this season. Cedar Ridge surprised Chapel Hill 6-3 on Tuesday and faces Northwood in Pittsboro on Thursday.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week Senera Sauers

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