NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP: Cougars cruise by North Lincoln, gain Carter’s 125th career win

Watauga runs for more than 400 yards, wins for 4-0 start   Editor’s note: Game stories on Hickory and St. Stephens will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High averaged 12.7 yards per carry and did not attempt a pass on Friday night, steamrolling host North Lincoln 56-24 as head coach Butch Carter picked up his 125th …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A ROUNDUP: Hibriten rolls by South Caldwell, extends win streak to 20

McKinney scores school-record 5 times but Cherryville still nips Draughn   Editor’s note: Game stories on Bunker Hill, East Burke and Fred T. Foard will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com Hibriten High ran its win streak to 20 straight games, beating South Caldwell 56-12 on the road as running back McKinley Witherspoon ran for three TDs on Friday …

SOUTH FORK 2A ROUNDUP: Wolves find groove, beat East Gaston for first victory

Defense, including 100-yard interception return for TD,  leads East Lincoln to first victory   Editor’s note: Game stories on Bandys, Maiden, Newton-Conover and West Lincoln will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com A big night from senior running back Jamal Littlejohn got Lincolnton High into the win column for the first time on Friday night. Littlejohn ran for almost …

LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Bears chase Cronic’s first win on Saturday night at North Greenville, S.C.

HobbsDailyReport.com TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University goes after first-year head coach Drew Cronic’s first victory on Saturday, facing North Greenville (S.C.) in a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Bears (0-1) fell 36-32 at West Alabama to open the season. West Alabama was ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II when the game was played and moved up to No. 11. North …