The football field at Frank Barger Stadium, home of Hickory High’s Red Tornadoes, will be named David Elder Field. The ceremony for that is scheduled on Oct. 8./HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHOTO Ceremony for football is Oct. 8, when school will celebrate the 25th anniversary of 1996’s unbeaten state title team By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –The football field and …
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Hickory Red Tornadoes
HICKORY RED TORNADOES Conference: Western Foothills 3A Head coach: Joe Glass (53-52-0, 9 years; 0-0-0 at Hickory, first year) Last season’s records: 0-7 overall; 0-6 Northwestern 3A-4A, seventh place Assistant coaches: Jody Weatherman, DC; D.J. Holloway, DL; Ronnie Hopper, DBs; Ronald Elay, DBs; Josh Coffey, OL; Mike Natoli, RBs-OC; Kyle Riddle, QBs; Tore Leach, WR Last season’s results: McDOWELL, …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: See photo of Hickory’s new turf field
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Hickory High will play its first season on a turf field at Frank Barger Stadium in 2021. The Red Tornadoes will make their debut under new head coach Joe Glass on Aug. 20 at Alexander Central, then play their first game on the new turf on Aug. 27 against South Caldwell. Statewide realignment placed …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory’s Everhart back at South Caldwell for senior season
He threw for nearly 1,000 yards as a junior but will play TE for Spartans By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Nick Everhart, who would have been the second-leading returning passer in the Western Foothills 3A after averaging nearly 100 yards per game for Hickory High last season, will now be playing at South Caldwell. Everhart was a student-athlete …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Hickory Public Schools have new superintendent (updated with contract)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Hickory Public Schools Board of Education has appointed Dr. Bryan W. Taylor as the school system’s new superintendent. He replaces Dr. Robbie Addell, who is retiring. HobbsDailyReport.com will update this story once documentation of hiring actions by the board of education on Tuesday night are provided. A request for a list of all …