HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom-Crest JV, varsity games cancelled

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON — Freedom High announced on Monday it has cancelled its first junior varsity and varsity football games of the year due to COVID. Patriots athletic director Antonio Lyerly said Thursday’s  Crest at Freedom JV game won’t be played and Friday’s Freedom at Crest varsity game is also off. He said the moves were COVID-related, and …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Thursday’s junior varsity games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 (all games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) Alexander Central at Hickory Bandys at St. Stephens Bunker Hill at Cramer Carson at Statesville Crest at Freedom. cancelled (COVID-related) Draughn at Thomas Jefferson Academy Hibriten at E. Lincoln Maiden at Fred T. Foard, 7:30 p.m. N. Iredell at S. Iredell Patton …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s first varsity games

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE GAMES OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 (all kickoffs at 7:30 p.m.)   Cramer at Bunker Hill Draughn at Thomas Jefferson Academy E. Burke at Patton E. Lincoln at Hibriten Fred T. Foard at Maiden Freedom at Crest. cancelled (COVID-related) Hickory at Alexander Central Lake Norman at W. Iredell Lincolnton at South Point Newton-Conover at Polk …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Top returning receivers in area for 2021

HobbsDailyReport.com Editor’s note: This list is copyrighted and can’t be reproduced by print media or used in its entirety by radio/TV broadcasts without a waiver of the copyright by HobbsDailyReport.com. To request a waiver, contact Chris Hobbs at chobbs001@att.net. Chris Culliver of Maiden unofficially averaged 92.2 yards receiving per game last season, tops among pass catchers in the three area …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Scrimmages begin on Wednesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGES Varsity football scrimmages that HobbsDailyReport.com is aware of, with times and admission costs if available. For more information, contact either the athletic departments of local schools or the host school: WEDNESDAY Alexander Central at Maiden, 6 p.m. ($5) Asheville at Watauga, 4 p.m. Chase, Foresview, Freedom at Newton-Conover, 6 p.m. Cramer at E. Lincoln, 6 …