HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Running back McKinley Witherspoon led Hibriten High to a 49-0 road win over Draughn on Friday night, keeping the Panthers undefeated and within a half-game of first place in Northwestern Foothills 2A football. Witherspoon had a 55-yard punt return touchdown and also caught a TD pass in the victory, which came in the Panthers’ first varsity football …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Indians put it together, take down Watauga
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s football team gave its head coach a birthday present worthy of remembering on Friday night. Making big plays on offense and defense, the Indians nipped visiting Watauga 26-21 in a win that keeps St. Stephens solidly in the running for the 11th state playoff bid in school history. Indians head coach Wayne Hicks’ 55th …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory outlasts West Caldwell in a 105-point game
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – They nearly wore out the scoreboard on Friday night at Hickory High’s Barger Stadium. Combining for more than 1,000 yards of total offense, the West Caldwell at Hickory game was back-and-forth all night before the Red Tornadoes won 66-49 on Homecoming Night at HHS. Hickory quarterback Derrien Phillips threw for more than 300 yards and ran for …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Newton-Conover scores 63, cruises to another win
HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – The red-hot Red Devils rolled again on Friday night. Newton-Conover High score 60 first-half points at Lake Norman Charter and burned the Knights 63-7 in South Fork 2A football to remain tied for first place with East Lincoln and Maiden. Newton-Conover quarterback Shamar Baker, who had accounted for 10 scores in the previous two games, had a …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Alex Central gains 662 yards, remains undefeated
HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High had another big offensive outburst on Friday night – 662 yards with 535 of that rushing – to crush visiting McDowell 55-21 and remain undefeated. The Cougars (8-0, 4-0 Northwestern 3A-4A) got 218 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns from running back Bryson Godfrey and 167 on 22 carries and a TD …