HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Panthers rip Red Devils, run win streak to 21

Hibriten scores 63 on N-C, stays unbeaten through 5 games HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The wins — most of them by big margins — continue to stack up for powerful Hibriten High’s football team. The Panthers rolled to their 21st straight victory on Thursday night, spanking Newton-Conover 63-19 at Gurley Stadium to go to 5-0 in rematch of a game a …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Siemer sizzles as Foard picks up season’s first victory

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Corey Siemer helped Fred T. Foard High take some of the sting away from a disappointing start to the football season on Thursday night. Siemer, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound junior running back, ran 24 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers won their first game of the season, beating visiting St. Stephens 38-22. He had …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Wilkes sends Bunker Hill to 0-5 start

HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – West Wilkes High struck for an 80-yard touchdown pass that highlighted a 21-0 victory over Bunker Hill on the road on Thursday night in a non-conference football game. Ahead 6-0, Blackhawks quarterback Jackson Jarvis threw between two defenders and hit DeAndre McPherson, who went 80 yards for a TD. A two-point conversion run by Wyatt Whitworth put …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A ROUNDUP: N. Iredell nips W. Iredell after missed PAT

Draughn QB sets single-game passing record in loss   Editor’s note: Game stories on Bunker Hill, Fred T. Foard and Hibriten will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com North Iredell High survived a touchdown by West Iredell in the final seconds on Thursday night, nipping the visiting Warriors 10-9 in a non-conference football game. After Spencer Morrison hit a …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP: South Caldwell picks up first victory of season

Editor’s note: Game stories on Hickory and St. Stephens will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – South Caldwell High had three players each score twice on Thursday night as it collected the second win of head coach Marc Kirkpatrick’s career, beating visiting R-S Central 50-32. Running backs Spencer Piercy and Austin Raynor and quarterback Jason Martin each …