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: Hickory’s top 5 rushers in last 20 seasons

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The five best rushing totals, by season, over the previous 20 years for Hickory High’s Red Tornadoes: TOP 5 RUSHING SEASONS (last 20 years, 2002-2016) Player                              Year                Att.-Yds.         TDs Darrien Burch              2007                237-2,208*      31* Darrien Burch             2006                278-1,952        18 Antony Foust               1999                220-1,441        21* Carlos Shade              2004                216-1,438*      12 Jahiz Linebarger        2013                …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Most varsity wins last 20 years

HobbsDailyReport.com MOST VARSITY FOOTBALL WINS BY GREATER HICKORY AREA SCHOOLS (Unofficial totals of varsity teams in Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell counties only) LAST 20 (1997-2016) Maiden 188  Bandys 167 Hibriten 162 Newton-Conover 151 Hickory 135 SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com files/research (records include forfeits and forfeit wins) Coming soon: Top winners in past 15, 10 and five seasons.