HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Beam resigns at N-C, will open business in Lincolnton

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Matt Beam has resigned after four seasons as head football coach at Newton-Conover High. Beam came to Newton-Conover from Burns in 2013 — replacing Brint Russell — and coached the Red Devils to records of 7-4-1, 6-6, 6-5 and 9-3 and into the state playoffs in 2014, 2015 and last season. Assistant coach Darren Ponder, the Red …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Kyle Lowman in charge of Bandys football

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Another former Bandys High football player is in charge of the program as the school begins its search for a new head football coach. Kyle Lowman, a former Trojans receiver, will coordinate everything related to Trojans football until a new head coach is named, Bandys athletic director Brandon Harbinson said Tuesday. Kyle Lowman is …

CLARIFICATION: Lowman was Bandys starter in 1999, 2000 seasons

CLARIFICATION Stories posted last week about Trent Lowman’s decision to resign as head football coach at Bandys High and become head football coach at East Surry gave incorrect years for Lowman’s time as a varsity starting quarterback at his alma mater. The correct timeframe: After playing a bit on the 1997 varsity team at Bandys (he had one rush for …