West Orange High School football players Terrence Russel and Lance Smith each received an athletic scholarship to attend college in the fall.

Russel will play at Albany (Division 1FCS) and Smith will play at Northern Michigan (Division 2).

Head football coach John Jacob said, "The most rewarding aspect of this process was witnessing the personal growth of both of these young men during the course of their careers here at West Orange High School."

Jacob added, "While I contend that they are very talented football players, I am prouder to say they are great young men. They have represented the town of West Orange in exemplary fashion and will do the same for the respective schools they will attend. They are well rounded, caring individuals that will work hard to make a difference wherever their journey takes them. While we are excited for what lies ahead in the next chapter of their lives, we also realize how sorely they will be missed by our fans, our coaching staff and their teammates."

Terrence and Lance are the eighth and ninth West Orange student-athletes to earn football scholarships to college since 2003.

2003 Emeka Okosa - Troy University
2006 Lloyd Cododa - Temple University
2006 Caleb Smith - Yale
2006 Jon Arnold - Fordham
2007 Ryan Hanley - Towson
2009 Gerald Silvera - ASA
2010 Josh Mc Neil - Northern Michigan University
2011 Lance Smith - Northern Michigan University
2011 Terrence Russel - Albany