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2018 VARSITY FOOTBALL SEASON OPENERS
(All games at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

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As you know, the landscape for local sports reporting has changed drastically since early 2017… and HobbsDailyReport is a new avenue and option for the fans of sports in the Greater Hickory area that have been following local news for so many years.
Chris Hobbs is the only reporter/editor who has been with you for all these seasons – year No. 44 is just five or so weeks away – and, at age 60, determined to stay active through at least 2020 in order to reach having reported on the area in six different decades (1970s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s).
SOUTH FORK 2A
Bandys – Aug 17, St. Stephens
E. Lincoln – Aug. 17, Forestview
Lake Norman Charter – Aug. 17 at SouthLake Christian, 7 p.m.
Lincolnton – Aug. 17, Stuart Cramer
Maiden – Aug. 17, Fred T. Foard
Newton-Conover – Aug. 17 at Bunker Hill
N. Lincoln – Aug. 17, Thomas Jefferson Academy
W. Lincoln – Aug. 17 at Draughn
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
Bunker Hill – Aug. 17, Newton-Conover
Draughn – Aug. 17, W. Lincoln
E. Burke – Aug. 17 at W. Caldwell
Fred T. Foard – Aug. 17 at Maiden
Hibriten – Aug. 17 at Concord Robinson
Patton – Aug. 17 at Patton
W. Iredell – Aug. 17 at Hickory Hawks, 8 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
Alexander Central – Aug. 17 at Burns
Freedom – Aug. 15 at Shelby
Hickory – Aug. 17 at Statesville
McDowell – Aug. 17, R-S Central
St. Stephens – Aug. 17 at Bandys
S. Caldwell – Aug. 24 at Kings Mountain
Watauga – Aug. 17 at Asheville Roberson
W. Caldwell – Aug. 17, E. Burke
OTHERS
Hickory Hawks – Aug. 17, W. Iredell, 8 p.m.