HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Terry Rogers, the former head boys’ basketball coach at Freedom High who guided the Patriots to 505 wins, is headed into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Hall of Fame. Rogers, who also had 98 coaching wins at Oak Hill High before starting his tenure as head coach at Freedom in 1993, is part …
HOLIDAY BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Both Freedom teams advance to tournament semifinals
HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES FREEDOM INVITATIONAL GIRLS ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 40, DRAUGHN 34 Asheville Christian 12 5 9 14—40 Draughn 6 1 6 11—34 ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 40 (incomplete)—Caroline Sikkink 16, Nahadi Smith 14, Waites 5, Sluder 3. DRAUGHN 34—Jenna Davis 22, Kincaid 6, Parker 4, Suttles 2. Notes: Asheville Christian faces Freedom in a semifinal on Thursday at 7 …
FRIDAY’S HS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES: Freedom sweeps East Burke
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SUMMARIES GIRLS FREEDOM 59, EAST BURKE 32 E. Burke 6 5 10 11—32 Freedom 14 14 17 14—59 EAST BURKE 32—Ariana Hawkins 10, Hise 6, Cooke 3, Arney 7, Hildebran 6, Ruff, Chrisco, Ramsey, Smith, Haas. FREEDOM 59—Blaikley Crooks 17, Madison Bailey 15, Adair Garrison 14, Short 2, Watkins 2, McGee 2, Rhone 2, Cisneros …
HOLIDAY BASKETBALL: Freedom Christmas Invitational starts on Wednesday
Draughn, East Burke join Patriots in tournament field HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Burke County rivals Draughn, East Burke and Freedom are headed into the Freedom Christmas Invitational next week, three days of basketball with all of the games at Freedom High. The three-day tournaments open with eight games on Wednesday, the first game tipping at 10 a.m. (East Burke versus R-S …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga’s Greene, Freedom’s Birchfield lead All-Northwestern 3A-4A
Alexander Central’s Chapman tops on defense; Hickory kicker Boston wins Special Teams award HobbsDailyReport.com A player who had an impact in multiple roles this season for Watauga High has been named the Northwestern 3A-4A football player of the year. The All-Northwestern 3A-4A team — released Saturday with 63 players picked — is led by Jackson Greene, a 5-foot-11, 185 …