NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Cougars hold Warriors to minus 37 yards, win 69-0

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High held West Caldwell to minus 47 yards offense on Friday night, rolling past the visiting Warriors 69-0 to open the Northwestern 3A-4A football season. The Cougars (6-0, 1-0) limited the Warriors (0-5, 0-1) to 27 rushes for minus 34 yards, and West Caldwell went 3-for-12 passing for minus 13 yards. Alexander Central — gaining …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Cougars have new head coaches for boys tennis, girls soccer

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High has a new head coach for boys’ tennis and for girls’ soccer. School officials have announced Cam Gant will guide the boys’ tennis team and Ashley Bumgarner will lead the girls’ soccer team. Gant is in his third year as a health and physical education teacher at Alexander Central. He’ll continue to also be …

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 …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Cougars edge Indians, start league volleyball at 2-0

HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High won its second conference volleyball match of the season on Wednesday night, edging visiting St. Stephens 3-1. The Cougars won 25-20 and 25-17 in the first two sets before the Indians won 25-14 to force a fourth set, won 25-20 by the Cougars. St. Stephens dropped to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the league after falling …