HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Indians’ Williams making his mark right out of the gate

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Connor Williams’ 236-yard game last Friday night in his first start as varsity quarterback at St. Stephens High is one of the top passing performances of the past 22 years for the Indians. Williams — a 6-foot-3, 180-pound sophomore — completed 13 of 27 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-28 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: JV standings through games of Aug. 23

HobbsDailyReport.com JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through games of Aug. 23) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                                     Conf.                   All Bandys                                                    0-0                        1-0 E. Lincoln                                              0-0                        0-1 LN Charter                                            0-0                       0-2 Lincolnton                                            0-0                        0-1 Maiden                                                  0-0                       2-0 Newton-Conover                             0-0                       1-0 N. Lincoln                                            0-0                        1-0 W. Lincoln                                           0-0                        0-0 Thursday’s results …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Alex Central JVs roll, run win streak to 23 in a row

HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High had three players gain an average of 11 yards on 25 combined rushes on Thursday night, rolling past Wilkes Central 36-12 on the road to extend its junior varsity football win streak to 23 games. Dayente Calhoun carried 12 times for 99 yards and two scores, Daniel Morgan ran for 89 yards on five carries and …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Friday’s schedule (non-football)

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE A schedule of varsity athletic events on Friday – other than football (posted separately) – for schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules received. Schools that did not respond to a request for schedules or haven’ listed them on their websites are not included. Those not …