COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maiden’s Farley injured, will miss Hokies’ 2017 season

HobbsDailyReport.com BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin and other media outlets that cover Virginia Tech football are reporting former Maiden High football star Caleb Farley will miss his freshman season with an injury (see link below). The story said Farley sustained a non-contact injury at the Hokies’ first practice this month. Farley was expected to play wide receiver for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory’s top 5 rushers in last 20 seasons

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The five best rushing totals, by season, over the previous 20 years for Hickory High’s Red Tornadoes: TOP 5 RUSHING SEASONS (last 20 years, 2002-2016) Player                              Year                Att.-Yds.         TDs Darrien Burch              2007                237-2,208*      31* Darrien Burch             2006                278-1,952        18 Antony Foust               1999                220-1,441        21* Carlos Shade              2004                216-1,438*      12 Jahiz Linebarger        2013                …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 15 seasons

HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) Editor’s note: No teams are highlighted… those in color provide a link to that school’s athletic page on the site, and some of those pages are being built and are not yet ready to be linked. LAST 15 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Wednesday night’s scrimmage schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com (As of Tuesday, will be updated as details are received) Note: Start times are those originally provided… generally not a bad idea to arrive a half-hour before the listed start time as other factors (weather, etc.) could mean an early/earlier start. WEDNESDAY Bessemer City, S. Caldwell, W. Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m. (also JVs) Bunker Hill at …

CRAWDADS: Split DH, tie for first heading into Wednesday’s noon game

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads finish a series with Greensboro at noon on Wednesday, heading into the South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game tied for first place. The Crawdads beat the Grasshoppers 4-1 in the first seven-inning game of a doubleheader at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday then Greensboro won 4-1 in a seven-inning nightcap to leave the SAL …