By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mike Kellar, fired Wednesday by Lenoir-Rhyne University, posted a message on Twitter on Saturday thanking the university for his two seasons as the Bears’ head football coach. The message – at https://twitter.com/coach_kellar — said: “Can’t thank Lenoir-Rhyne enough for the opportunity they gave me and my staff. I loved every second of coaching that …
STATE 2A BOYS SOCCER: Red Devils grab third state title in school history
HobbsDailyReport.com RALEIGH – Sophomore Jon Joplin registered 11 saves and senior Francisco Tapia delivered the goal Newton-Conover High needed on Saturday to win another state boys’ soccer championship. Joplin withstood 15 shots by First Flight as head coach Angelo Palozzi’s Red Devils won 1-0 to finish undefeated (27-0-2) and capture their third state soccer title. Tapia, a freshman who was …
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Saturday’s state championships results
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Results from Saturday’s state championships at N.C. State for 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A for boys’ soccer Teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A are indicated by bold and all caps: 1A Saturday’s state championship No. 2 Bishop McGuinness 1, No 1 Franklin Academy 1… Bishop McGuinness state champion (19-2-3) …
STATE 4A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, ROUND 2: Spartans fall, finish 1-11
HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – South Caldwell High closed a one-win football season on Friday night that included a postseason appearance. After gaining a first-round bye and a No. 2 West seed in the West 4A bracket, the Spartans took their shot at seventh-seeded Hickory Ridge and were outmatched in a 55-28 loss in Hudson. Hickory Ridge (11-2) earned a third-round game …
STATE 3AA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, ROUND 2: Top-seeded Mount Tabor ousts Watauga
HobbsDailyReport.com WINSTON-SALEM – Top-seeded Mount Tabor eliminated No. 8 Watauga in the second round of the state 3AA high school football playoffs on Friday night, winning 21-14. Watauga finished head coach Ryan Habich’s fifth season in Boone at 10-3. Mount Tabor (11-2) gained a third-round home game next Friday against No. 12 Sun Valley (10-3), a 49-14 winner at home …