STATE 3A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Charlotte Catholic 28, Havelock 14

HobbsDailyReport.com DURHAM – Charlotte Catholic High dominated the time of possession and the ground game on Saturday en route to its fifth state championship victory, beating Havelock 28-14 at Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium for a state 3A football title. The Cougars (16-0, West No. 1 seed) rolled up 272 yards on 58 running plays and had the ball for more …

STATE 3A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Walton passes Catholic past West Caldwell

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Quarterback Chris Walton found Michael Neel three times on scoring plays covering 116 yards as Charlotte Catholic High rolled past visiting West Caldwell 43-7 in a first-round state 3A football playoff game on Friday night. Walton threw TD passes of 35, 53 and 40 yards as the top-seeded Cougars (12-0) advanced to a second-round home game next …

GAME PREVIEWS, 3A PLAYOFFS: Hickory returns to postseason, goes to Weddington

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 3A state football playoff games involving teams from the Northwestern 3A-4A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 3A No. 12 HICKORY (6-5) at No. 5 WEDDINGTON (8-3), 7:30 p.m. The Red Tornadoes return to the state playoffs under first-year head coach Russell Stone, who …