STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln boys, Freedom girls reach West Regionals

HobbsDailyReport.com East Lincoln High wiped out a 10-point halftime deficit on Tuesday night, rallying to topple visiting East Rutherford 74-65 and reach the West 2A boys’ basketball title game. The top-seeded Mustangs (29-2) will play second-seeded and defending state 2A champion Forest Hills (28-2) on Saturday at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) or Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU). The game site and …

TUESDAY’S HS BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Abee scores 33 in win, becomes Freedom’s all-time scoring leader

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A   FREEDOM 76, WATAUGA 53 Freedom     14     19     17     26—76 Watauga      11      9      10    23—53 FREEDOM 76—Fletcher Abee 33, Jakari Dula 14, James Freeman 12, Birchfield 5, Logan 3, Moore 2, Rice 1, Davis 4, Johnson 2. WATAUGA 53 (incomplete)—Blaine St Clair 13, West 4, Freeman 2, Sears 3, Castle 2, …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Glass officially hired as Lincolnton’s head coach

Wolves will be guided by a Burke County native HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Joe Glass — a Freedom High graduate whose football head-coaching experience includes a stint at Patton – is the new head football coach at Lincolnton. His official hire as the Wolves’ new head coach comes after approval of a teaching contract by the Lincoln County Board of Education …

TUESDAY’S HS BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Freedom picks up 20th victory

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES   NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FREEDOM 90, SOUTH CALDWELL 39 S. Caldwell          10      7      19        3—39 Freedom              23    31     15      21—90 SOUTH CALDWELL 39—Justin Eggers 13, Austin Raynor 11, Collins 2, Hadschin 5, Piercy 6, Taylor 2. FREEDOM 90—Jakari Dula 23, Michael Logan 16, Fletcher Abee 12, Bradley Davis 12, Freeman …

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens goes for 30-0 start on Friday with matches at Freedom

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – St. Stephens High will go for a 30-0 record on Friday night in wrestling when it faces Freedom and South Caldwell in a Northwestern 3A-4A tri-match at Freedom. The Indians, coached by Billy Baker, moved to 29-0 on Wednesday night with a 59-15 victory over Alexander Central. The tri-match at Freedom on Friday starts at 5 p.m. …