PREP BASKETBALL: All conference tourney finals now Friday

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com After inclement weather forced some scheduling changes, all three area high school basketball conference tournament championships will now be played Friday. Title games scheduled for Thursday night in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic and Western Foothills 3A were moved after it snowed on Thursday morning. The CVAC 2A finals are Friday at East Burke while the …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Cougars tab Gant as next varsity boys’ head coach

He helped Wills keep Cougars in contender’s status By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE — Alexander Central High has turned its varsity boys’ basketball program over to a key assistant who helped Ed Wills guided many of the Cougars’ best teams of the last half-century. Cam Gant, head junior varsity  boys’  coach and on the varsity bench with Ed Wills for …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bluffton (S.C.) hires Gabriel as next varsity boys’ coach

Former Bandys star, Lincoln Charter head coach takes new job in S.C   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BLUFFTOWN, S.C. — Bradley Gabriel, one of the top guards in Bandys High basketball history whose 300-plus career coaching wins include at his alma mater, has  been named the next varsity  boys’ basketball head coach at Bluffton, S.C. Gabriel, who coached Lincoln Charter …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS: Bandys hires ex-Hickory head coach Helms

  HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — Bandys High announced Monday it has hired former Hickory High head girls’ basketball coach Barbara Helms. She replaces Eric King, who recently resigned after one season. Helms is nearing 500 career wins — she also coached East Burke girls t0 start her prep varsity coaching career. Her son, Brandon, is Bandys’ varsity head basketball coach, and …