HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: 14 area teams in state playoffs; N-C, HHS, Hibriten among those with home matches first

HobbsDailyReport.com Five of the 14 teams from the South Fork 2A (5), Northwestern Foothills 2A (5) and Northwestern 3A-4A (4) that gained state boys’ high school soccer playoff bids on Wednesday will open the postseason at home on Saturday. Home matches include Lake Norman Charter at Newton-Conover, East Burke at East Lincoln and East Gaston at Hibriten in 2A, plus …