HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton nips West Iredell to stay atop Northwestern Foothills 2A

HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE — A touchdown with about 10 minutes to play on Friday night and a stout defensive effort the rest of the way carried Patton High to a 23-15 football victory over West Iredell. The Panthers (7-2, 4-0) matched their best record through nine games in school history by winning via a 12-yard TD run by Jamir Epps. Patton …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bunker Hill scores 44 points, snaps 10-game losing streak

HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – A 75-yard scoring run on a keeper gave Bunker Hill High some breathing room on Friday night, and the visiting Bears went on to beat East Burke 44-26 to snap a 10-game football losing streak. The Bears (1-8, 1-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A) handed head coach David Haynie his second win in 20 games at Bunker Hill after …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Witherspoon sparks another win by undefeated Hibriten

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Running back McKinley Witherspoon led Hibriten High to a 49-0 road win over Draughn on Friday night, keeping the Panthers undefeated and within a half-game of first place in Northwestern Foothills 2A football. Witherspoon had a 55-yard punt return touchdown and also caught a TD pass in the victory, which came in the Panthers’ first varsity football …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Indians put it together, take down Watauga

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s football team gave its head coach a birthday present worthy of remembering on Friday night. Making big plays on offense and defense, the Indians nipped visiting Watauga 26-21 in a win that keeps St. Stephens solidly in the running for the 11th state playoff bid in school history. Indians head coach Wayne Hicks’ 55th …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory outlasts West Caldwell in a 105-point game

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – They nearly wore out the scoreboard on Friday night at Hickory High’s Barger Stadium. Combining for more than 1,000 yards of total offense, the West Caldwell at Hickory game was back-and-forth all night before the Red Tornadoes won 66-49 on Homecoming Night at HHS. Hickory quarterback Derrien Phillips threw for more than 300 yards and ran for …