COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Brown selected first-team all-conference

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has four All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football players this season, with sophomore running back Nelson Brown a first-team pick. In voting by conference head coaches released by SAC officials on Tuesday, Brown was selected among the top players in the NCAA Division II league. He gained 1,071 yards and had 10 rushing touchdowns …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ex-Maiden star Huff wins 2 awards for game against Catawba

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Former Maiden High star Xzavion Huff won a football award on Monday for Lenoir-Rhyne University and another from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Huff, a freshman, was named LRU’s Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter for last Saturday’s season finale at Catawba while also garnering the SAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week. He returned a …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Catawba nips LRU, sends Bears to second straight losing season

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Kenyatta Greene finished with a game-high 142 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, leading Catawba to a 24-20 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football on Saturday. Greene broke a 17-all tie with a 5-yard run that capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with five minutes, nine seconds left in the third quarter as …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Catawba 24, Lenoir-Rhyne 20

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY CATAWBA 24, LENOIR-RHYNE 20 LRU              10     0     7    3—20 Catawba        7     13   14  0—24 Scoring Summary First quarter LRU—Nelson Brown 1 run (Chase Allbaugh kick), 13:14 LRU—FG Allbaugh, 7:01 C—West 8 pass from O’Brien (Brackman kick), 3:45 Second quarter C—FG Brackman 43, 9:10 Third quarter C—Greene 5 run (Brackman kick), 9:39 LRU—Xzavion Huff 100 kickoff return (Allbaugh …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Dugger wins league special teams award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – A punt return for a touchdown helped Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Kyle Dugger win this week’s South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week Award for special teams. Dugger, a sophomore safety from Fayetteville, Ga., returned a punt 38 yards for a score last Saturday in the Bears’ league battle at home with Carson-Newman. The Eagles downed …