HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER: Hickory, a No. 16 seed, still alive in 3A playoffs

E. Lincoln, Foard, Hibriten still have shot a state 2A title   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory High’s boys’ soccer team is trying to do something special. When the Red Tornadoes (13-1-0) face No. 13 A.C. Reynolds (12-2-2) on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the fourth round of the state 3A playoffs, they’ll be three wins away from winning it …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom under quarantine, game with S. Caldwell off (updated)

Hickory moves non-league road game to Saturday   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High announced Tuesday morning it has an open date on Friday in varsity football after Freedom informed it the football program there is under quarantine. The Spartans (1-1, 1-0 Northwestern 3A-4A) were scheduled to play the Patriots (2-1, 2-1) in Morganton on Friday night. The junior …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Saturday’s third-round scores; Tuesday regional title game schedule

TUESDAY’S REGIONAL TITLE GAMES 1A East: No. 9 Northside-Pinetown (11-4) at No. 3 Princeton (15-0) West: No 13 Murphy (15-2) at No. 6 Mitchell County (16-0) 2A East: No. 9 Farmville Central (13-0) at No. 2 McMichael (7-8) West: No. 6 Shelby (17-0) at No. 1 W. Stokes (14-0) 3A East: No. 7 Asheboro (14-0) at No. 5 Pittsboro Northwood …