HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West All-Star roster includes trio from area leagues

West staff includes Wayne Hicks of St. Stephens, former Hibriten head coach Chuck Cannon   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO — Three of the top players from the Greater Hickory area will finish their high school football careers in West All-Star uniforms. West head coach Doug Robertson of Greensboro Page — whose staff includes former St. Stephens head coach Wayne …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Will Hickory name head coach on Tuesday night? (updated)

Board approval of teaching contract is first step in replacing Russell Stone   Editor’s note: Since this story was first posted, the number of years the candidate had been a head coach was corrected to nine. HobbsDailyReport.com regrets the error. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The hiring of the next Hickory High head football coach is still expected to …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sources say Hickory closing in on hire of next head coach

Exactly who is in charge unclear as Red Tornadoes look to replace leader forced out in late April   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Hickory High may be closing in on a replacement for former head football coach Russell Stone. A source told HobbsDailyReport.com recommendation of a candidate for the open position – barring new developments – would go …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Clark resigns as Bunker Hill head coach, will move to Tennessee

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT — Bunker Hill High head football coach Patrick Clark has resigned, telling the Bears he will move back to Tennessee to be closer to his aging parents. The school announced Clark’s decision in a press release on Tuesday morning. The press release: Bunker Hill head football coach Patrick Clark has announced that he will resign …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Murphy (1A), Tarboro (1AA) collect state title trophies

Ex-Bandys head coach Trent Lowman gets E. Surry to title game for third straight year   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Murphy and Tarboro won state varsity high school football championships on Saturday. Murphy, the West No. 4 seed, nipped East No. 5 Northside-Pinetown 14-7 at N.C. State to finish 10-1 and win a state title for the 10th time. Nine …