HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Cramer surprises Lincolnton, scoring 40 in opener

HobbsDailyReport.com In what arguably could be the biggest football win in Stuart Cramer High history, the Storm opened the season at home on Friday night by beating Lincolnton 40-7. Cramer opened the non-conference game with a score when Denorrian Lindsay returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. The Storm then held the Wolves to 185 yards of offense and …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Greyhounds force OT, edge Hickory by making PAT

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Many of the pieces seemed to come together on Friday night for Hickory High’s football team under new head coach Russell Stone, but not quite enough to win. Visiting Statesville rallied with 13 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then nipped the Red Tornadoes 27-26 via a game-deciding PAT by Zach Nicholson. Nicholson had missed …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red Devils hit groove, crunch Bears by scoring 51

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – A high-octane offense and swarming defensive front line sparked Newton-Conover High’s take-no-prisoners 51-0 victory over visiting Bunker Hill to start the football season on Friday night. With their defense holding the Bears to 63 yards and their offense generating 30 points in one quarter – the second – the Red Devils cruised by scoring …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mayfield-led Maiden crushes Fred T. Foard

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Keygan Mayfield made his return to the Maiden High football lineup a big one on Friday night. Mayfield, who played for the Blue Devils as a sophomore and then played last season at Davidson Day, had 290 yards of total offense as visiting Maiden pounded Fred T. Foard 37-14 in the first game of the season for …