HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Erasing an early 13-point deficit, Statesville High beat Hickory 30-15 on Friday night at Greyhound Hollow to make the Red Tornadoes 0-1 out the football gate for the fifth straight year. Still down 15-8 by halftime, the Greyhounds (1-0) rallied for three rushing TDs – one each by Dorreco Davis, Chavion Smith and Caylon Imes – to …
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Hickory Red Tornadoes
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY RED TORNADOES Conference: Northwestern 3A-4A. Head coach: Russell Stone (268-160-5, 37 years; 6-6 at Hickory, 1 year). Last season’s records: 6-6 overall; 4-3 Northwestern 3A-4A, tied for third place. Last season’s results: Statesville, L 26-27, OT; Newton-Conover, L 26-45; at Hunter Huss, W 28-27; at Bandys, W 33-10; at McDOWELL, W 36-13; FREEDOM, L 30-35; …
EAST-WEST SOCCER: N-C’s Tapia, HHS’ Betancourt play for West on Tuesday night
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The state’s top seniors from 2017-2018 battle on Tuesday night in the annual East-West high school soccer matches, and four of them are from the Greater Hickory area. The girls’ match, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at MacPherson Stadium in Greensboro, includes Hibriten forward Allison Herrera on the West roster. The boys’ match at about 8:30 p.m. …
EAST-WEST BASKETBALL: Shubert, James play for West team coached by Freedom’s Rogers
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO — A high-scoring guard from Lincoln Charter and a leader of last year’s Hickory team head into the annual East-West All-Star boys’ high school basketball game on Monday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Kody Shubert, a 5-foot-11 guard from Lincoln Charter, and Torey James, a 6-5 forward from Hickory, are on the West roster for the annual all-seniors …