HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Friday) FIRST ROUND GAMES FOR AREA TEAMS West 2A No. 10 MAIDEN (8-3) at No. 7 E. Rutherford (9-2) No. 13 PATTON (6-5) at No. 4 Wheatmore (10-1) West 2AA No. 9 Smoky Mountain (8-3) at No. 8 N. LINCOLN (8-3) No. 11 FRED T. FOARD (6-5) at No. 6 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: First-round pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Friday) West 2A #1 Randleman (11-0) vs. #16 Lexington (5-6) #8 Brevard (8-3) vs. #9 Eastern Randolph (9-2) #5 West Stanly (6-4) vs. #12 Thomasville (8-3) #4 Wheatmore (10-1) vs. #13 Patton (6-5) #3 Mountain Heritage (9-1) vs. #14 Providence Grove (6-5) #6 North Surry (7-4) vs. #11 Hendersonville (6-5) #7 …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Catawba next up as Lenoir-Rhyne goes for 10th straight victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – An NCAA Division II playoff game is ahead for Lenoir-Rhyne University but the Bears have one more bit of business to close this year’s regular season in football. LRU (9-1, 6-0 South Atlantic Conference) meets visiting Catawba (2-3, 3-6) on Saturday 2 p.m. The Bears – ranked No. 17 in NCAA Division II — go for their …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C battles Hibriten for bid in West 2A final
Winner will meet East Lincoln or Salisbury for West 2A championship HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – An anticipated showdown between Newton-Conover High and Hibriten in the state 2A boys’ soccer playoffs comes Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the West 2A final. Newton-Conover (20-3-1) — this season’s South Fork 2A champion and the defending state champion — travels to play Hibriten …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears cruise, score 101 points to start 1-0
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jumping to a 30-point lead, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men cruised in their season-opening game on Friday night. The Bears rolled 101-72 over visiting Young Harris after leading 41-11 at one point. They scored more than 100 points for the first time since mid-November of 2016. LRU (1-0) plays Emmanuel on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The Bears shot …