HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High’s defense stepped up Friday night, limiting visiting Asheville to only field goals, as the Pioneers won 21-9 in a first-round state 3AA football playoff game. Eight-seeded Watauga (10-2), reaching 10 wins for the first time since 2007, earned a second-round game next Friday at top-seeded Mount Tabor (10-2). Mount Tabor advanced Friday at home, winning …
GAME PREVIEWS, 3AA PLAYOFFS: Cougars’ eyes on third home postseason win since 1978
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 3AA state football playoff games involving teams from the Northwestern 3A-4A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 3AA No. 13 CUTHBERTSON (4-7) at No. 4 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (10-1), 7:30 p.m. The 13th trip to the state playoffs for Alexander Central head coach Butch Carter …