HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory stays unbeaten, faces 71st for 3A crown on Friday night

HobbsDailyReport.com    Scores and pairings for the state high school football playoffs that involve teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A, Draughn and Patton:    To review statewide brackets for all games, visit www.nchsaa.org: STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FRIDAY at UNC 3A No. 2 West HICKORY (15-0) vs. No. 2 East Fayetteville 71st (15-0),7 SATURDAY 1A …

IN MEMORY OF: Betty H. Blackburn, my mom

BETTY H. BLACKBURN (Oct. 22, 1931-Oct. 27, 2023) HobbsDailyReport.com Today we dedicate this website to the memory of my mom, Betty H. Blackburn. She died on Friday, Oct. 27 at  age 92, and my two brothers — David and Randy Hobbs —  and my father, James W. Hobbs, predeceased her. My work with this website — now in its seventh …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Varsity standings through first round of state playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com Varsity football standings in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A heading into Friday’s final regular season games: VARSITY (through first-round state playoffs) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC        Conf.      All      PF     PA Bunker Hill                                     7-0           10-0      383     116 W. Lincoln                                       5-1           8-1       328    149 Maiden                                            4-2           6-3       285    227 Lincolnton                                      4-2          4-5         296    250 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL JVs: Thursday scores, updated standings, next games

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STANDINGS JUNIOR VARSITY (through games of August 24) CATAWBA VALLEY 2A ATHLETIC                                                   Conf.         All          PF      PA Bandys                                      0-0              1-1          35       56 Bunker Hill                             0-0              0-2         14       66 E. Burke                                  0-0               1-1         60       22 Lincolnton                              0-0              2-0        48         6 Maiden                                    0-0              0-1         0         8 Newton-Conover                  0-0              0-2       22         76 W. Caldwell                           0-0             1-1         …

HALL OF FAME: NCHSAA adds class of 2023

HobbsDailyReport.com CARY  — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame class. The ceremony was held in Cary with a banquet that featured a video of each individual’s career by Newton native Rick Strunk, a former NCHSAA employee. https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2023-8-21/2023-nchsaa-hall-fame-banquet?fbclid=IwAR3V1oduAwGjWegprDmjfzAffrwtbIu967AVWjH8CjBgdR6JJ6vyKV9PAHc