In Saturday's league outing, the Orange Panthers (Hillsborough, NC) basketball squad nipped the host Vance County Vipers (Henderson, NC), by a margin of 65-62.

The Panthers (1-7) will now prepare for their outing against Northwood (Pittsboro, NC). The Chargers go into the Big Eight 3A outing with a 7-2 record. In their last outing, Northwood got by Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC), 70-56, in a league outing.

The Vipers now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to East Chapel Hill for a Big Eight 3A outing on Tuesday, February 9. Vance County will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 59-44 league loss to Southern Durham (Durham, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-2.