HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory hangs tough, rallies to defeat Bandys

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – It’s going to take a lot – if it can even be done – to shake the confidence that Hickory High’s football team is building. The Red Tornadoes added another layer to that Wednesday night – a thick one — when they rallied to beat visiting Bandys 28-27 at Barger Stadium, scoring twice in …

WEDNESDAY’S HS FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Hickory 28, Bandys 27

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S GAME SUMMARY HICKORY 28, BANDYS 27 Bandys            7     20     0      0—27 Hickory           8       8     0    20—28 Scoring summary First quarter B—Isaiah Talbert 57 run (Ben Joseph kick), 7:57 H—Davis Amos 6 pass from Bryce Sober (Jaylin Harper pass from Stober), 6:18 Second quarter H—Harper 20 pass from Stober (Amos pass from Stober), 11:06 B—Lake Hojnacki 4 run (Ethan …

BREAKING NEWS: McRee will return to baseball as head coach at Maiden

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Doug McRee — whose teams at Bandys High averaged nearly 16 wins per season for 16 years — is getting back into baseball as head coach at Maiden, his alma mater. Maiden athletic director Caine Houser, in a press release on Tuesday, announced McRee as the Blue Devils’ new head baseball coach. He replaces …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys hammers Bunker Hill, gives Eanes career win No. 150

Trojans, off to 3-0 start, prepare for road battle with Hickory HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – In one of its highest-scoring football games in school history, visiting Bandys High roughed up nearby rival Bunker Hill 62-6 on Friday night to start the season 3-0. The Trojans (3-0) scored nine rushing touchdowns and ran for 379 yards to beat the Bears (0-4) for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Trojans rout Foard, go to 2-0 under new head coach

Bandys averaging more than 45 points per game under Eanes HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The formula Tom Eanes brought to Bandys High – play tough defense and run the ball hard—is working well. A week after rushing for more than 400 yards to win Eanes’ first game as the Trojans’ head coach, the Trojans collected another one on Friday night, winning …