COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s progress pleases head coach

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After completing the eighth day of fall camp, Lenoir-Rhyne University head football coach Mike Kellar called Wednesday’s practice the best of the season and one of the best in his tenure with the Bears. “I like the direction we are heading,” Kellar said. “I think any coach in America on August 16 would be lying if they …

SOUTH FORK 2A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Newton-Conover Red Devils

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Conference: South Fork 2A. Head coach: Matt Beam (100-52-1, 12 years; 19-15-1 at Newton-Conover, 3 years). Last season’s records: 6-5 overall, 2-5 Southern District 7 Athletic 2A, tied for fifth place. Last season’s results: Highland Tech, W 73-0; at Asheville, W 29-25; Hickory, W 57-13; Central (Va.), W 41-32; at W. CALDWELL, L 12-14; MAIDEN, L …