By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – It’s going to take a lot – if it can even be done – to shake the confidence that Hickory High’s football team is building. The Red Tornadoes added another layer to that Wednesday night – a thick one — when they rallied to beat visiting Bandys 28-27 at Barger Stadium, scoring twice in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Panthers rip Red Devils, run win streak to 21
Hibriten scores 63 on N-C, stays unbeaten through 5 games HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The wins — most of them by big margins — continue to stack up for powerful Hibriten High’s football team. The Panthers rolled to their 21st straight victory on Thursday night, spanking Newton-Conover 63-19 at Gurley Stadium to go to 5-0 in rematch of a game a …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Siemer sizzles as Foard picks up season’s first victory
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Corey Siemer helped Fred T. Foard High take some of the sting away from a disappointing start to the football season on Thursday night. Siemer, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound junior running back, ran 24 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers won their first game of the season, beating visiting St. Stephens 38-22. He had …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Wilkes sends Bunker Hill to 0-5 start
HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – West Wilkes High struck for an 80-yard touchdown pass that highlighted a 21-0 victory over Bunker Hill on the road on Thursday night in a non-conference football game. Ahead 6-0, Blackhawks quarterback Jackson Jarvis threw between two defenders and hit DeAndre McPherson, who went 80 yards for a TD. A two-point conversion run by Wyatt Whitworth put …
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A ROUNDUP: N. Iredell nips W. Iredell after missed PAT
Draughn QB sets single-game passing record in loss Editor’s note: Game stories on Bunker Hill, Fred T. Foard and Hibriten will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com North Iredell High survived a touchdown by West Iredell in the final seconds on Thursday night, nipping the visiting Warriors 10-9 in a non-conference football game. After Spencer Morrison hit a …