HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Watauga’s Sanders exits after 15 years as boys’ head coach

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Rob Sanders – whose 200 wins as head boys’ basketball coach at Watauga High is the most in school history — won’t be back for a 16th season. The Pioneers announced on Tuesday they’ve started a search for a new head coach and that Sanders will remain at the school as a physical education teacher. Sanders became …

ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BASKETBALL: Freedom’s Abee named Player of the Year

HobbsDailyReport.com The top awards in Northwestern 3A-4A basketball were swept by Freedom High’s boys and McDowell’s girls. In voting by conference head coaches, Fletcher Abee of Freedom and his head coach, Casey Rogers, earned Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively. The top girls’ player award went to Dezi Williams of McDowell and the Titans’ head coach, …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Saturday’s regional results; pairings for state championships

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Next Saturday at UNC, N.C. State) BOYS 1A No. 2 Henderson Collegiate (31-2) vs. No. 3 Bishop McGuinness (23-8), 2:30 p.m., UNC 2A No. 1 Farmville Central (31-0) vs. No. 2 Forest Hills (29-2), 7:30 p.m., N.C. State 3A No. 4 Burlington Williams (27-3) vs. No. 1 SW Guilford (31-0), 7:30 p.m., UNC 4A No. 3 …

ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A BASKETBALL: E. Burke, Draughn stars lead selections

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A’s top basketball players this season led their teams to conference championships. In a vote of league head coaches, East Burke’s Brooke Arney was named the Player of the Year in girls and Jeremiah Dye of Draughn was selected as the boys’ top player. Crystal Barlett, East Burke’s girls’ head coach won Coach of the Year …