BREAKING NEWS: Lincolnton hires ex-head coach as defensive coordinator, AD

Tom Harper has previously been boss at E. Burke, Alex Central, Hickory and Fred T. Foard   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tom Harper — a former head football coach in Alexander, Burke and Catawba counties — is moving to Lincolnton High as defensive coordinator and athletic director. Lincolnton head football coach Joe Glass welcomed Harper, who has been …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: N. Lincoln has 2 West All-Stars, team also includes Cougars’ Montgomery

West coaching staff includes Indians’ Hicks, ex-Hibriten head coach Cannon   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The West All-Star football team includes five players from Greater Hickory area conferences – two of them from North Lincoln High – for a July game against the East. West head coach Doug Robertson, whose staff includes St. Stephens head coach Wayne Hicks …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Alex Central scores 63, snaps losing streak at 2 games

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP Castle has 443 yards of total offense as Watauga pounds St. Stephens   HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High roared back from a two-game losing streak in a big way Friday night, overpowering visiting McDowell 63-0 in a Northwestern 3A-4A game that included the Cougars gaining 399 yards. Running back Steven Montgomery scored on half of his six carries …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (Oct. 10): Freedom 46, Alexander Central 42

HobbsDailyReport.com FREEDOM 46, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 42 Alex Central           14      14    7    7—42 Freedom                    7       12   6   21—46 SCORING SUMMARY First quarter AC—Steven Montgomery 14 run (Oscar Lopez kick), 6:35 F—Desmond Caldwell 73 pass from Jayden Birchfield (Onxy Velez kick), 5:44 AC—A.J. …