Panthers win 1, lose 1 against Cedar Ridge and Jordan

By: Danny Archibald

Chandler Compton scores the game-winner against Cedar Ridge

The Orange Panthers played the Cedar Ridge Red Wolves on August 29th at Cedar Ridge.  Right from the start, the Panthers had some great offensive maneuvers and worked their way around the Cedar Ridge defense putting many shots off, but the Cedar Ridge defense managed to hold them down 0-0 until halftime.

Joey Ricca in the Cedar Ridge game

In the second half, with less than 20 minutes in the game, Gera Figueroa kicked a perfect corner kick straight towards the center of the box, and defender Chandler Compton put away a great goal with his head to pull the Panthers into a 1-0 lead.  By the end of the game, CRHS was giving it all they had trying to tie the score up, but couldn't quite put a goal past the Panthers' defense. The final score for the game was 1-0, bringing home a win for the JV Panthers.

Davis Scott shields off a Jordan defender

Alex Fish makes a save against Jordan

On September 5th, OHS played Jordan High School at Jordan. The Panthers played a good game, but were somewhat outmatched.  Although the Panthers put up solid defense, Jordan scored 2 goals by the end of the first half. After halftime, Jordan scored 2 quick goals, bringing the score up to 4-0. At the end of the game Jordan put away 3 more, putting the score at 7-0.  Never giving up, the Panthers came off the field upset but not broken.  They immediately shifted their focus to the next game: Friday, September 7th against Bartlett Yancey.

*Big thanks again to Lori Rogers for the photos!