NCHSAA HALL OF FAME: Red Tornadoes’ Elder to be inducted on Saturday

Editor’s note: This story first appeared/was posted when the Class of 2018 was announced and has been edited and updated. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – David Elder’s fourth Hall of Fame will be his biggest honor, he says. Elder — who coached Hickory High’s girls to more than 400 basketball wins and the Red Tornadoes to an unbeaten …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Elder, Red Tornadoes had dream football season in 1996

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – David Elder still remembers a conversation from more than 20 years ago that predicted one of the magic seasons he was to coach in, but there was really no way to be fully prepared for it. He was talking to veteran Shelby head football coach Jim Taylor after the Golden Lions had beaten Hickory …