HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Senior Grant Fulbright led visiting East Burke High’s fourth straight varsity football victory over rival Draughn on Friday night as both teams finished with two wins for the season. The Cavs won 21-12 as Fulbright, a quarterback, ran for a TD and kicked a field goal as the Cavs (2-9, 1-5) ended up sharing fifth place in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Hibriten shuts out Patton, wins conference
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High left little doubt it has the best football team in the Northwestern Foothills 2A, hammering visiting Patton 35-0 on Friday night in a showdown for the conference title. Running back McKinley Witherspoon boosted Hibriten’s early one-touchdown lead to 28-0 fewer than two minutes into the second half with three straight scores for the Panthers (11-0, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Birchfield sets records as Freedom beats McDowell
HobbsDailyReport.com MARION – Getting big games from two underclassmen and playing through two lightning-caused delays, Freedom High closed the football regular season by beating McDowell 41-14 on Friday night to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The visiting Patriots rode the passing of sophomore Jayden Birchfield — who threw for five scores and ran for another — and …
HIGH SCHOOL STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C, Hickory, S. Caldwell home on Saturday
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Wednesday’s first round results and pairings for Saturday’s second round in the state West 2A, West 3A and West 4A boys’ soccer playoffs, with match times (if available) and with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. The higher seeded team visits the lower …
HIGH SCHOOL STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Saturday’s title matches at N.C. State
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Result from Tuesday’s state semifinals and pairings for Saturday’s state championship matches at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum, with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps: 1A Saurday’s state championship at N.C. State No. 2 Roxboro Community (28-2) vs. No. 1 Community School of Davidson (21-1), …