SOUTH FORK 2A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: East Lincoln Mustangs

By  CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com EAST LINCOLN MUSTANGS  Conference: South Fork 2A  Head coach: David Lubowicz (12-13, 2 years; same at E. Lincoln)  Last season’s records: 6-7 overall; 3-4 South Fork 2A, fifth place  BY THE NUMBERS  OVERALL  Returning starters: 13 Returning lettermen: 20 OFFENSE Returning starters: 6 Leading returning rusher: Cole Barber, 5-7, 155, Sr. (120-693, 6 TDs) Leading returning …

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: East Lincoln nips Hickory on road to open season

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Logan Gilley scored twice and had an assist and Chase Gilley added a goal and two assists as East Lincoln High opened the boys’ varsity soccer season on Wednesday night with a 4-2 road victory over Hickory. Blake Swanson scored the other goal for the Mustangs (1-0) in his varsity debut. East Lincoln went 22-4 last season, …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Players from E. Lincoln, W. Lincoln, Alex Central make all-state

HobbsDailyReport.com Three players from the Greater Hickory area’s three conferences have been named all-state in baseball by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA). Freshman Garrett Michel of East Lincoln and junior Chris Moxley of West Lincoln earned spots on the 2A team, while senior Byron Younts of Alexander Central was selected to the team in 3A. Michel, a third …

EAST-WEST BOYS BASKETBALL: Freedom’s Abee scores 11 as West dominates

Trio of Queens University signees spark 119-80 rout   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENBORO – Jay’den Turner, one of three Queens University signees on the West roster, led a 119-80 rout of the East on Monday night in the East-West All-Star boys’ basketball game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Turner — a 6-foot-5 guard from Southwest Guilford — made 11 of 17 field goals …