HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: List of scrimmages (will be updated as received)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Tuesday, will be updated as details are received) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Bessemer City, S. Caldwell, W. Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 6 p.m. Bunker Hill at Alexander Central, 6 p.m. Crest at Hibriten, 6:30 p.m. E. Burke at Bandys, 7 p.m. E. Lincoln at Charlotte Country Day (multiple teams), 8:30 a.m. Concord Robinson …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Ex-Bandys QB will start for Hickory Hawks

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – When his Hickory Hawks open the high school football season on Aug. 18, head coach Jim Ruark will have an experienced quarterback under center – former Bandys starter Hunter Burkett. Burkett, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior, will be the Hawks’ starter, Ruark said Monday. Burkett will still be a student at Bandys. The Hawks are …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Briley now at West Iredell, will have big impact

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – West Iredell High head football coach Monte Simmons’ comment wasn’t said – or meant — in a boastful way “If you (opposing defenses) focus on one player, you’re going to hurt yourself,” Simmons said Monday — the opening day of practice — of having former Bunker Hill star Bernie Briley on his roster for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hobbs’ Top 5 Things To Watch returns

Editor’s note: Welcome to the return of Top 5 Things To Watch, a popular thing I used to write for nearly 20 years in a different forum. It will be a mainstay this season at HobbsDailyReport.com, so email me at HobbsDailyReport@gmail.com with comments or suggestions for things to research or take a look at. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com As high …