HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Watauga moves win away from playing for a state crown

Pioneers need victory at top-seeded Weddington to reach 3AA championship game in Raleigh HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High moved a win away on Friday night from playing in its first state title football game since 1978. The second-seeded Pioneers ran their win streak to 11 games by eliminating sixth-seeded Mount Tabor 35-13 in Boone. Watauga (13-1), the Northwestern 3A-4A champion …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Golden Lions end Rebels’ best season

Shelby improves to 12-1, West Lincoln closes at 10-4 in 2AA battle HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Top-seeded Shelby High ended the best football season in West Lincoln history on Friday night, downing the visiting Rebels 42-7 in a third-round state 2AA playoff game. The Golden Lions (12-1) are at home next Friday at 7:30 p.m. to face league rival Burns (11-3) …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Burns eliminates N. Lincoln in 2AA, will face rival Shelby next

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Burns High eliminated South Fork 2A football champion North Lincoln on Friday night, winning 30-27 in overtime in the third round of the state 2AA playoffs to snap the Knights’ win streak at 12 games. Sixth-seeded Burns (11-3) earns a rematch with top-seeded Shelby (12-1) next Friday at 7:30 in the 2AA semifinals in Shelby. Shelby advanced …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday’s third round results, next Friday’s semifinal games

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS 1A FRIDAY’S THIRD ROUND RESULTS WEST No. 1 Robbinsville 24, No. 4 Murphy 13 No. 3 Thomas Jefferson Academy 35, No. 2 Elkin 14 EAST No. 4 Northampton County 26, No. 1 Rosewood 20 No. 2 N. Edgecombe 38, No. 6 Gates County 6 1AA FRIDAY’S THIRD ROUND RESULTS WEST No. 1 E. Surry 26, …