Winner will meet East Lincoln or Salisbury for West 2A championship HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – An anticipated showdown between Newton-Conover High and Hibriten in the state 2A boys’ soccer playoffs comes Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the West 2A final. Newton-Conover (20-3-1) — this season’s South Fork 2A champion and the defending state champion — travels to play Hibriten …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Hibriten, N-C win, will play Saturday at Hibriten
Red Devils still have chance to repeat as state 2A champions HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High kept alive a chance at repeating as state 2A boys’ soccer champion on Thursday night, going into overtime to eliminate visiting Shelby 2-1 and advance. Ben Harris scored six minutes into overtime, lifting the fourth-seeded Red Devils (21-3-1) into Saturday’s fourth round against top-seeded …
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Powerful Hibriten pounds Patton on road
Win streak at 27; Clay Lewis tops most playoff teams coached at 9 HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Hibriten High stayed red-hot, wiping out host Patton 44-0 on Friday night in a Northwestern Foothills 2A game to repeat as a league champion and win for the 27th straight game. The Panthers (11-0, 6-0), defending state 2AA champions, also won their 34th …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Panthers rip Red Devils, run win streak to 21
Hibriten scores 63 on N-C, stays unbeaten through 5 games HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The wins — most of them by big margins — continue to stack up for powerful Hibriten High’s football team. The Panthers rolled to their 21st straight victory on Thursday night, spanking Newton-Conover 63-19 at Gurley Stadium to go to 5-0 in rematch of a game a …
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A ROUNDUP: Hibriten’s run game overpowering in 19th straight victory
Fat Friday rained out, reset for Monday at East Burke Editor’s note: Game stories on Bunker Hill and Fred T. Foard will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com Hibriten High got four rushing touchdowns by McKinley Witherspoon and seven overall on Friday night, blasting visiting Ashe County 56-14 to continue its football win streaks. Witherspoon scored on runs of …