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 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red Devils corral Mustangs, finish second in league
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High scored 32 first-half points on Friday night en route to a 39-21 home victory over East Lincoln that netted a second-place finish in South Fork 2A varsity football. The Red Devils (9-2, 6-1) finished a game behind Maiden in the conference race. Their only losses are two unbeaten teams, Hibriten by one point and Maiden …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Carter’s Cougars win big, takes Northwestern 3A-4A title
HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Alexander Central High collected its fourth varsity football title since 1982 on Friday night, steamrolling South Caldwell 57-14 on the road to win the Northwestern 3A-4A crown. The Cougars (10-1, 6-1) rebounded from their only loss, against Hickory last week, to beat the Spartans (1-10, 1-6) and finish a game ahead of Watauga in the conference race. …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Foard topples W. Iredell to reach 8 wins
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Another eight-win season is in the bag for Fred T. Foard High’s varsity football program, the fifth in school history. Closing head coach Derrick Minor’s second regular season with a 42-20 home victory on Friday night over West Iredell, the Tigers (8-4, 4-2) finished third in the Northwestern Foothills 2A behind Hibriten and Patton. Foard evened Minor’s …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga rolls in Boone, collects ninth win
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High scored on eight of its nine possessions on Friday night, closing the varsity football regular season with a 42-21 home win over West Caldwell to finish second in the Northwestern 3A-4A. The Pioneers (9-3, 5-2) were a game back of Alexander Central and one game up on three teams (Freedom, Hickory and St. Stephens) in …