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 …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Bandys lefty goes 1-1 in last two outings

HobbsDailyReport.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hayden Deal picked up a loss and a win last week for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander, was the losing pitcher last Thursday in an 11-6 loss to the Yankees-West, going two-thirds of an inning in relief and allowing six hits, six earned runs and walking one. …