HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: This season last with 8 state champions

Regular season in fall of 2021 will be limited to 10 games   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – After the 2020 high school football season produces eight North Carolina champions, the state is going back to four – one in each classification. That decision was one of the highlights, by a 19-0 vote, as the North Carolina High …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lowman in field for national coach of the year

Former Bandys star, head coach enjoying more success at East Surry By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MOUNT AIRY — East Surry High head football coach Trent Lowman — a Catawba County native and star quarterback at Bandys who later was head coach at his alma mater — is in the running to be named national head coach of the year by …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Football schedule; opening games on Feb. 26

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern 3A-4A has released its 2020 varsity football schedule. There are seven schools in the conference, same as last season, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to seven games due to COVID-19. The first games are Feb. 26, and the regular season continues through April 9. Here are non-conference games scheduled so …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A: Football schedules; first varsity games on Feb. 26

HobbsDailyReport.com The Northwestern Foothills 2A has released its 2020 varsity and junior varsity football schedules. There are eight schools in the conference, same as last season, and none will play non-league games this season because the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is limiting teams to seven games due to COVID-19. The first games are Feb. 26, and the …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton hires Freedom’s defensive coordinator as head coach

Mark Duncan has also been assistant at Crest, Richmond County during career   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Mark Duncan, defensive coordinator at Freedom High since 2017, will be Patton’s head football coach as the Panthers head into their 13th varsity season in February. A press release on Wednesday by the Burke County Public Schools said Duncan will leave …