HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: North Lincoln leads All-South Fork 2A picks

HobbsDailyReport.com Nick Bazzle, head coach of North Lincoln High’s South Fork 2A championship football team, has been named the conference coach of the year. In voting of league head coaches released on Saturday by the conference, Bazzle won the award after guiding the Knights to an unbeaten league regular season at 7-0. North Lincoln finished 12-2 after falling 30-27 in …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Watauga moves win away from playing for a state crown

Pioneers need victory at top-seeded Weddington to reach 3AA championship game in Raleigh HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High moved a win away on Friday night from playing in its first state title football game since 1978. The second-seeded Pioneers ran their win streak to 11 games by eliminating sixth-seeded Mount Tabor 35-13 in Boone. Watauga (13-1), the Northwestern 3A-4A champion …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Golden Lions end Rebels’ best season

Shelby improves to 12-1, West Lincoln closes at 10-4 in 2AA battle HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Top-seeded Shelby High ended the best football season in West Lincoln history on Friday night, downing the visiting Rebels 42-7 in a third-round state 2AA playoff game. The Golden Lions (12-1) are at home next Friday at 7:30 p.m. to face league rival Burns (11-3) …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Burns eliminates N. Lincoln in 2AA, will face rival Shelby next

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Burns High eliminated South Fork 2A football champion North Lincoln on Friday night, winning 30-27 in overtime in the third round of the state 2AA playoffs to snap the Knights’ win streak at 12 games. Sixth-seeded Burns (11-3) earns a rematch with top-seeded Shelby (12-1) next Friday at 7:30 in the 2AA semifinals in Shelby. Shelby advanced …