HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Using a trick play at the end, Lenoir-Rhyne University beat visiting Wingate 21-17 on Saturday in the NCAA Division II football playoffs to earn a trip to Georgia. LRU scored the game-winning points with less than one minute to play on a double reverse flea flicker. On that play, quarterback Grayson Willingham handed the ball off initially, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Lowman, Laws have teams in third round games
Coaches with ties to Bandys, Newton-Conover have teams contending for state titles Editor’s note: If you know of other head football coaches whose teams are still playing and they’re a native of the Greater Hickory area, please let us know at hobbsdailyreport@gmail.com. HobbsDailyReport.com Two of the out-of-town teams still in contention for state high school football titles are coached by …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Satterfield scores 6 TDs as Watauga rolls into Round 3
Unbeaten Pioneers (13-0) home vs. Weddington in next postseason game HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Running back Bryce Satterfield exploded for 322 rushing yards on 26 carries and scored six times as Watauga High rolled into the third round of the state 3AA football playoffs on Friday night. The top-seeded Pioneers raced away from No. 8 Winston-Salem Parkland, winning 49-26 to move …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Knights knock off Mustangs, face Shelby in third round
North Lincoln reaches 10 wins in a season for second time in school history HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – North Lincoln wiped out an early deficit, scoring 19 unanswered points, en route to a 38-13 victory over visiting East Lincoln on Friday night in the second round of the state 2AA football playoffs. The eighth-seeded Knights (10-3) advance to face No. 4 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Hibriten holds off South Point, runs win streak to 29
Panthers win after leading 28-0, will battle Bandys on Friday in third round HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – After opening a 20-point lead, powerful Hibriten High held off South Point on Friday night to advance to the third round of the state 2AA playoffs against a familiar foe. The second-seeded Panthers won 28-20 — running their win streak to 29 straight games …