HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Reidsville (2A), Vance (4AA) take state football titles

Rams outscored opponents 183-49 en route to another championship   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Closing  a run of state varsity high school football title games on Saturday, Reidsville captured a 2A title and Vance came home with a 4AA title. Reidsville, the top-seeded team in 2A from the East, topped West No. 2 seed Mountain Heritage 35-6 in a late …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Murphy (1A), Tarboro (1AA) collect state title trophies

Ex-Bandys head coach Trent Lowman gets E. Surry to title game for third straight year   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Murphy and Tarboro won state varsity high school football championships on Saturday. Murphy, the West No. 4 seed, nipped East No. 5 Northside-Pinetown 14-7 at N.C. State to finish 10-1 and win a state title for the 10th time. Nine …

FRIDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Spartans hit 6 home runs, advance to West 4A softball title game

East Lincoln reaches West 2A series, Alex Central a victory away in West 3A   Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect the East and West finals are single games and not the normal best-of-3 series. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) did not announce that change, due to COVID-19, and its handbook instruction online continues …

CRAWDADS: Win at Greensboro on Friday, even record at 2-2

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at Greensboro: Hickory 8, Greensboro 4 Current record: 2-2, tied for fourth place with Greensboro in High-A East South, 2 games back of Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Saturday, 6:30 p.m., at Greensboro Next home game, L.P. Frans Stadium (2500 Clement Blvd NW): Tuesday, May 11, vs. Winston-Salem Dash, 7 p.m. (Magnet schedule giveaway, …