HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Running back McKinley Witherspoon ran for three touchdowns as Hibriten High steamrolled visiting East Burke 62-15 to reach nine varsity football wins for the 10th time in school history. Witherspoon scored on runs of 8, 42 and 34 yards as Hibriten (9-0, 4-0) moved into a tie with idle Patton for first place in the Northwestern Foothills …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Witherspoon sparks another win by undefeated Hibriten
HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Running back McKinley Witherspoon led Hibriten High to a 49-0 road win over Draughn on Friday night, keeping the Panthers undefeated and within a half-game of first place in Northwestern Foothills 2A football. Witherspoon had a 55-yard punt return touchdown and also caught a TD pass in the victory, which came in the Panthers’ first varsity football …
HS FOOTBALL NOTES: Spartans’ new head coach enjoying young team
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Still two weeks away from debuting as head coach at his alma mater, South Caldwell High head football coach Marc Kirkpatrick is excited about guiding a “super young” team. In an e-mail to HobbsDailyReport.com on Saturday, the former Spartans quarterback said he got an opportunity to play a lot of players in Friday’s scrimmage against East …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 10 seasons
HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) LAST 10 SEASONS (2007-2016) Hibriten 96 Newton-Conover 83 Freedom 80 Maiden 78 S. Caldwell 73 Coming soon: Top winners in past five seasons.
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Bears pitcher Curtis closes out combined no-no
HobbsDailyReport.com BRISTOL, Va. – Pitching for the Danville (Va.) Braves on Tuesday, former Hibriten High and Lenoir-Rhyne University left-hander John Curtis closed out a combined no-hitter against the Bristol (Va.) Pirates. Curtis — drafted in the eighth round by the Atlanta Braves in this year’s draft — pitched one inning and struck out two to finish off the no-no. He …