HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Friday night’s Newton-Conover at Hickory varsity football game has been postponed. Newton-Conover athletic director John Echerd made the announcement on his twitter account about 10:50 a.m. on Friday, saying the game will be played Monday night at 6 p.m. Several games scheduled were moved up to Wednesday or played on Thursday night because of a forecast for heavy …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom’s passing game too much for East Burke
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Fat Friday was actually played on Thursday night this time, but Freedom High continued as the heavyweight with a 48-8 home varsity football victory over archival Freedom. With quarterback Jayden Benfield hitting wide receiver Jaxon McMahon for three touchdowns, the Patriots (2-1) rolled to their eight consecutive win in the series. They’ve won 26 of the 44 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Down 17 points at one point, Foard rallies to win again
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Playing from behind, as least the last two weeks, hasn’t seemed to alarm Fred T. Foard High’s varsity football team. On Thursday night — six days after wiping out a lead by Bandys and winning on the road — the Tigers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat host North Lincoln 40-26. The Knights (1-1) started …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cougars gain 515 yards, overwhelm Red Raiders
HobbsDailyReport.com OLIN – Outgaining North Iredell by nearly 400 yards on Thursday night created a romp for visiting Alexander Central High in varsity football. The Cougars had 515 yards on just 48 plays and steamrolled the Red Raiders 46-0 to improve to 3-0 under head coach Butch Carter. Tevin Clark carried 15 times for 155 yards and a TD, and …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Dula scores twice as West Caldwell nips West Iredell
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Taye Dula ran for two first-half touchdowns as West Caldwell High nipped visiting West Iredell 28-21 in varsity football on Thursday night. Dula ran 19 yards for a TD that wiped out an early West Iredell (1-2) lead, and West Caldwell (2-1) gained its first lead when Colt Greer recovered a block punt in the end zone. …