Panthers win after leading 28-0, will battle Bandys on Friday in third round HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – After opening a 20-point lead, powerful Hibriten High held off South Point on Friday night to advance to the third round of the state 2AA playoffs against a familiar foe. The second-seeded Panthers won 28-20 — running their win streak to 29 straight games …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Hibriten rolls in first round, will face South Point again
No. 16 seed East Lincoln upsets Canton Pisgah, earns rematch with league foe North Lincoln HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR — Hibriten High won its 28th straight game handily on Friday night, opening defense of its state 2AA football title with a 63-0 home romp over East Henderson. The second-seeded Panthers (12-0) will face No. 10 South Point (9-3) in the second round …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Hibriten’s Smith will play at Carson-Newman
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Appalachian State signs West Caldwell’s Smith
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High’s Cy Smith, who had an ERA last season of 1.31 despite not winning a game, has signed to play college baseball at Appalachian State. Smith was a key player for the Warriors last season as a junior when they went 3-20 overall and 2-12 in the South Fork 2A. He hit .344 with three …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C nips Hibriten, returns to West 2A title match
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Noel Fong scored both goals on Saturday night as fourth-seeded Newton-Conover High kept alive its hope of repeating as state 2A boys’ soccer champion with a 2-1 win over top-seeded Hibriten. The visiting Red Devils (22-3-1) handed the Panthers (24-1-2) their first loss the season to advance to Tuesday’s West 2A title match. Newton-Conover will play at …