HobbsDailyReport.com
VARSITY FOOTBALL SEASON-OPENERS
(Catawba County schools since 1980)
School Record Last year Longest streak Last win
Maiden 29-7-1 d. Fred T. Foard 8 from 1981-88 Foard, 2016
Bandys 25-10-1* d. S. Caldwell 7 from 2007-2014 S. Caldwell, 2016
Newton-Conover 24-13 d. Highland Tech 7 from 2004-2010 H’land Tech, 2016
Bunker Hill 19-17-1 lost to N. Stanly 9 from 1996-2004 Cherryville, 2013
Hickory 19-18 lost to Statesville 5 from 1993-97 Statesville, 2013
Fred T. Foard 17-19-1 lost to Maiden 3 (three times) N. Lincoln, 2012
St. Stephens 6-30-1 lost to W. Iredell 2 (twice) W. Iredell, 2015
*–Bandys’ 1995 opener against South Caldwell was halted by weather and declared “no game”
NOTES: Bunker Hill’s nine-year win streak in openers were all games against Cherryville… Maiden’s longest streak win-wise is eight; the Blue Devils tied St. Stephens to open the 1989 season, then won their opener the next five years – 14 straight years without losing their season-opener.
SOURCE: Hobbs DailyReport.com files