Shield resigns effective immediately;
new leader’s first game Friday at Freedom
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By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s first conference game of the girls’ basketball season will be under a new head coach.
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The Indians (2-7) will try to snap a three-game losing streak on Friday in a Northwestern 3A-4A battle at Freedom (6-0). The girls’ varsity game will be played following a junior varsity boys’ game that begins at 3 p.m.
Head coach Roger Shield resigned on Tuesday, effective immediately, and Andy Bennett will be the varsity girls’ coach moving forward while also continuing as junior varsity boys’ coach for the Indians, the school’s athletic department announced in an email.
Shield coached St. Stephens for two seasons, with his teams going 20-29, and will the press release said he will continue to teach science at the school. He finishes with a record of 27-36 with the Indians that includes wins this season over Fred T. Foard and Bandys, both on the road.