Goal-line stand on fourth down in fourth quarter keys victory HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – So much for preseason predictions. Lenoir-Rhyne University — making a goal-line stand late and getting 239 yards passing from quarterback Grayson Willingham – stunned Wingate 31-24 on Saturday night on the road. In preseason voting by the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) head coaches, the Bears (3-1, 2-0) …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Clifton wins Lott award from Bears’ win over Mars Hill
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Left tackle Ronnie Clifton won the weekly Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter Award for Lenoir-Rhyne University football from the Bears’ victory over Mars Hill. Clifton, a junior from Front Royal, Va., opened huge holes in the run game in 59-27 home victory over the Lions last Saturday. LRU rushed for 305 yards, averaging 5.9 per run. Clifton’s work …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears roar with 59 points, ravage Lions
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Scoring more than 50 points for the second straight game, Lenoir-Rhyne University gained its second football victory of the season Thursday afternoon, hammering visiting Mars Hill 59-27. In a game moved up to a 2 p.m. start in Moretz Stadium because of anticipated bad weather associated with Hurricane Florence hitting the North Carolina coast, the Bears jumped …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mars Hill at Lenoir-Rhyne game moved to Thursday afternoon
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first home game of the season has been moved from Saturday to Thursday at 2 p.m. in Moretz Stadium. In a press release on Wednesday, LRU athletic officials said the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game against Mars Hill will move up from its original 6 p.m. kickoff scheduled on Saturday. The change is due to …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Williams wins LRU’s Lott Award; Maiden’s Huff tops offense
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sherrod Williams has won the Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter of the Week award for Lenoir-Rhyne University football after leading the Bears past North Greenville, S.C. Williams, a junior linebacker from Edison, Ga., had six tackles – four solo and two assists – last Saturday when LRU won 51-24 on the road to land head coach Drew Cronic …