HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Black Mountain Owen hires former N-C head coach

Brint Russell leaving E. Rutherford to become boss at his alma mater   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BLACK MOUNTAIN — Former Newton-Conover High head football coach Brint Russell is heading home. Russell, most recently head football coach and athletic director at East Rutherford, has been named the new head football coach at Black Mountain Owen, his alma mater. He was …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Will Hickory name head coach on Tuesday night? (updated)

Board approval of teaching contract is first step in replacing Russell Stone   Editor’s note: Since this story was first posted, the number of years the candidate had been a head coach was corrected to nine. HobbsDailyReport.com regrets the error. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The hiring of the next Hickory High head football coach is still expected to …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Spartans’ Kirkpatrick already has retirement plans

Spending time with mom and dad, playing golf and grilling out top list   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON — Marc Kirkpatrick hopes he’ll handle the decision he made last Thursday — to no longer be South Caldwell High’s head football coach  — very well when the next season rolls around. “I guess I’ll play golf and try to get …