By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – A decision by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) on Wednesday netted the Newton-Conover girls and Freedom boys’ state co-championships in basketball. At a regularly-scheduled meeting of its board of directors, the board decided the East and West Regional winners would share a state title in each classification. The coronavirus outbreak …
HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL: Freedom nips Huss, advances to state 3A title game (Regional summaries)
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 1A East at Minges Coliseum, E. Carolina, noon: No. 6 Henderson Collegiate 68, No. 1 N. Edgecombe 48 … No. 6 Henderson Collegiate (26-10) advances to state title game. Game summary: 2020 Men’s 1A Eastern Regional Final – Henderson Collegiate 68 – North Edgecombe 48 West at Tarlton Complex, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom hires Shelby defensive coordinator, former Maiden player
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High’s new head football coach played for one area power and has coached at another. In a press release on Wednesday, the Patriots announced they’ve hired former Maiden player Justin Hawn – defensive coordinator at Shelby since 2013 – as the 12th head football coach in school history. He replaces Luke Little, who left after two …
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Super Saturday schedule set for Nov. 9 at Freedom
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High’s annual Super Saturday is scheduled on Nov. 9, featuring 24 varsity girls’ basketball teams and some of the top squads from several states. The games will begin at 8:30 a.m. and be played at Freedom’s main and auxiliary gym and at the gym of Table Rock Middle School. The final games tip at 5:40 p.m. …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (Oct. 10): Freedom 46, Alexander Central 42
HobbsDailyReport.com FREEDOM 46, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 42 Alex Central 14 14 7 7—42 Freedom 7 12 6 21—46 SCORING SUMMARY First quarter AC—Steven Montgomery 14 run (Oscar Lopez kick), 6:35 F—Desmond Caldwell 73 pass from Jayden Birchfield (Onxy Velez kick), 5:44 AC—A.J. …