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Orange’s football team embraced a new slogan as it aimed to rebound from a rare season without a playoff appearance under coach Robert Pedroza.

Last December during the early stage of their offseason, the Panthers decided to follow the acronym CLIMB, the slogan Florida State’s football program adopted a few years ago.

CLIMB stands for “Commitment, Little things, Intensity, Mental toughness, Brotherhood.”

For Orange, it also represents the road back to the postseason.

The Panthers (6-4) take on Troy (9-1) at Fullerton High in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs on Friday in one of Orange County’s top games.

“We just focused on our acronym CLIMB and making this more of a brotherhood

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