HobbsDailyReport.com RUTHERFORDTON – R-S Central High recovered two key fumbles in the closing three minutes on Friday night and got a long scoring run to beat visiting South Caldwell 23-14 and keep the Spartans winless. The Hilltoppers (2-3) won via an 80-yard TD run by quarterback Jayden Waddell in the school’s first football battle since 2012. Waddell, a junior, came …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red-hot Phillips sparks Hickory’s win at Bandys
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — Bandys High head football coach Trent Lowman — himself a former quarterback of note — probably best summed up what happened to his Trojans on Friday night. Visiting Hickory, with Derrien Phillips enjoying a feast of a night at Butler Stadium, quickly ate up any hope Bandys had of winning a non-conference football game. …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hibriten wins battle of unbeatens with rally in second half
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – In a battle of unbeatens on Friday night, visiting Newton-Conover High outgained Hibriten by more than 100 yards but the Panthers got the numbers that mattered most. Rallying from 11 points back and doing all of the second-half scoring, Hibriten nipped Newton-Conover 18-17 to go to 5-0 and drop the Red Devils to 3-1. Newton-Conover led 17-6 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tigers topple Indians, run win streak to 4
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – When the combined points had climbed to 70 or beyond when Fred T. Foard High battled St. Stephens in football, the outcomes weren’t what the Tigers wanted. Foard corrected that on Friday night — getting 18 rushes for 189 yards and one touchdown from Tate Beaver and four TDs and 93 yards from Corey Siemer — to …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton beats East Rutherford for first time
HobbsDailyReport.com FOREST CITY – Patton High, sparked by quarterback Ty Causby, beat East Rutherford for the first time in varsity football on Friday night. Causby threw a TD pass and ran for two scores as the visiting Panthers tripped the Cavs 28-21, beating them for the first time in five tries. Patton (3-2), which had lost at East Rutherford by …