NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Alexander Central Cougars

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDaily Report.com ALEXANDER CENTRAL COUGARS Conference: Northwestern 3A-4A Head coach: Butch Carter (147-102, 21 years; 43-23 at Alexander Central, 6 years) Assistant coaches: Matt Williams, QB-WR-OC; Marcus Bowen, DB-DC; Larry Robinson, B-Backs; Chris Marshall, TE-OL-Strength Coach; Jerry Ratchford, DL; Cody Bowers, OLB; Jeremy Honeycutt, ILB; Patrick Smith, WB-Special teams; Jonathan Watts, SID/Stats; Caroline Sawyer, athletic trainer. Last …

HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: South Stanly, West Stanly grab West titles

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS (For complete East brackets and updates, visit www.nchsaa.org) Playing dates: First round, May 10; second round, May 13; third round, May 17; fourth round, May 20; regional titles series (best-of-3), May 24-28; state championship series, best-of-3, site TBA, June 2-3. 1A CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best-of-3) WEST No. 11 S. Stokes (21-6) vs. No. 1 S. Stanly …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Iredell hires Wilson as next head coach (updated)

Former N-C quarterback leaving Alexander Central after 10 seasons   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Matt Wilson, who came to Alexander Central High a decade ago to help his dad transition the Cougars to a triple option offense, is taking his first head football coaching job. As first reported by The Taylorsville Times, Wilson on Monday accepted the head …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Alex Central boys go under quarantine

E. Burke, Freedom, Foard boys among teams now sidelined   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Alexander Central High’s varsity boys’ basketball team joined the list of those in quarantine on Thursday. Also going under quarantine during this week have been the Fred T. Foard boys, Freedom’s girls and boys, Draughn’s girls and East Burke’s boys. Foard’s boys did not play at …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Carrigan sparks Cougars’ win over Maiden in softball

HobbsDailyReport.com Faith Carrigan drove in two runs and pitched a three-hitter on Wednesday, sparking Alexander Central High’s 3-0 home win over Maiden in girls’ softball. Carrigan, Mattie Starnes, Peyton Price, Gracie Rhoney and Kyliee Lapham each had one hit for the Cougars (2-0), who scored twice in the third inning and one run in the sixth inning. Heidi Williams, Abbey …