HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys outlasts N. Lincoln, grabs spot in state playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys High outlasted visiting North Lincoln on Friday night — winning 53-50 at Butler Stadium behind Ethan Howard and Ja’Tay Culliver – to collect the 23rd postseason varsity football bid in school history. Howard ran 31 times for 205 yards and two TDs and Culliver scored on three of his seven rushes and gained 148 yards as …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: App’s Story injured but selected first-team All-Sun Belt

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Catch up on the latest developments for former Bandys High star Madi Story — a senior on the Appalachian State University women’s basketball team that begins the season on Nov. 10 against Georgia Tech — via this reporting by The Watauga Democrat: http://www.wataugademocrat.com/sports/local_sports/story-named-preseason-first-team-all-sun-belt/article_10182292-21f7-515d-b7a0-989946b61d7e.html

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Culliver leads Bandys past Lake Norman Charter

HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – Bandys High fell just shy of 500 yards on offense on Friday night as it inched closer to a .500 record with a 42-16 victory on the road over Lake Norman Charter. Facing the Knights for the first time in varsity football, the Trojans (4-6, 2-4) ran for 336 yards on 42 carries — with Ethan Howard …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Ja’Tay Culliver, Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Bandys High quarterback Ja’Tay Culliver won the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award for Week 10 of the football season. Culliver led the Trojans to a 35-23 home victory over West Lincoln last Friday night, running Bandys’ win streak in the series to 17 straight. He ran seven times for 133 yards and three touchdowns …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Culliver leads Trojans to 17th straight win over W. Lincoln

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Ja’Tay Culliver made sure something that’s been happening since 1993 didn’t skip a beat on Friday night. Culliver, playing quarterback for Bandys High, accounted for five touchdowns as the Trojans ran their varsity football series win streak over West Lincoln to 17 straight, prevailing 35-23 at Butler Stadium. Bandys (3-6, 1-4 South Fork 2A) began the win …