HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Catholic (3A), Grimsley (4A) capture state titles (summaries)

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Charlotte Catholic and Greensboro Grimsley captured state varsity football championships on Friday night. Catholic, the West No. 4 seed, edged East No. 3 Havelock 14-7 for a state 3A title at N.C. State. Grimsley, the West 4A champ, won a battle of top seeds, winning 28-8 over Cardinal Gibbons at North Carolina. Catholic finished 9-1 with …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: State title game scores, pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATEWIDE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (State championship results; results from first three rounds) STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS, SCHEDULE (Games at UNC and N.C. State) 1A (Saturday at N.C. State, noon)  No. 5 Northside-Pinetown (8-2) vs. No. 4 Murphy (9-1) 1AA (Saturday at UNC, noon) No. 1 Tarboro (8-0) vs. No. 2 E. Surry (9-1) 2A (Saturday at UNC, 5 p.m.)  No. …

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Friday’s results

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL South Fork 2A Bandys 9, Newton-Conover 4 Lincolnton at E. Lincoln Maiden 1, W. Lincoln 0 N. Lincoln 5, Lake Norman Charter 1 Northwestern 3A-4A Freedom at Watauga Hickory 8, Alexander Central 7, 8 inn. SOFTBALL State playoffs, second round 3A Alexander Central 3, Carson 0 State playoffs, third round 2A E. Lincoln 6, N. Davidson …

CRAWDADS: Drop to 1-2 after 1-run loss at Greensboro

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at Greensboro: Greensboro 8, Hickory 7 Current record: 1-2 Next game: Friday, 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, all fans upon exit). THURSDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/crawdads-vs-grasshoppers/2021/05/06/643622#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=643622 CURRENT HIGH-A EAST STANDINGS: https://www.milb.com/standings  CRAWDADS 2021 SCHEDULE: https://www.milb.com/hickory/schedule/2021-05 TICKETS: …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Salisbury (2AA), Mount Tabor (3AA) win state titles (summaries)

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Salisbury and Mount Tabor won state varsity football championships on Thursday night. Salisbury, the No. 7 seed from the West, defeated East No. 2 seed St. Pauls 42-14 at N.C. State for a 2AA title. The Hornets finished a COVID-shortened season at 9-2, and St. Pauls finished 8-1. Salisbury won 52-12 at Maiden in the first …