HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Rogers giving up coaching to become principal at Freedom

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Casey Rogers is a month away from a new path toward impacting the community he grew up in. Rogers — head boys’ varsity basketball coach at Freedom High and a former star player for his father at his alma mater — has resigned to that he can become principal at Freedom. He has been …

TUESDAY’S HS BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Abee scores 33 in win, becomes Freedom’s all-time scoring leader

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A   FREEDOM 76, WATAUGA 53 Freedom     14     19     17     26—76 Watauga      11      9      10    23—53 FREEDOM 76—Fletcher Abee 33, Jakari Dula 14, James Freeman 12, Birchfield 5, Logan 3, Moore 2, Rice 1, Davis 4, Johnson 2. WATAUGA 53 (incomplete)—Blaine St Clair 13, West 4, Freeman 2, Sears 3, Castle 2, …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Freedom wins fifth straight behind Birchfield, defense

Patriots will play key conference game Friday at Alex Central   HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High — led again by quarterback Jayden Birchfield – ran its win streak to five games on Friday night, handling visiting Hickory 43-22 in a Northwestern 3A-4A game. The Patriots (5-1, 2-0) never trailed in en route to winning Game No. 30 in their series …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Freedom rides defense, air game past St. Stephens

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Freedom High’s defense dominated and quarterback Jayden Birchfield threw for more than 300 yards and two scores in a 49-0 romp past host St. Stephens on Friday night to open Northwestern 3A-4A play. The Patriots held the Indians to fewer than 25 rushing yards and led 35-0 en route to beating St. Stephens for the sixth time …