HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Trojans’ Howard makes good on boast to his mom

On trips home from youth practice, he always said he would be Bandys’ all-time rushing leader By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Ethan Howard can relate to what a young boy – or boys – watching him make football history on Friday night at Bandys High’s Butler Stadium might be thinking. Howard, a 5-foot-10, 240-pound senior running back, ran for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Trojans’ Howard gained 220 yards on record-setting night

He’s 109 yards away from also setting single-season rushing school record   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Ethan Howard’s rushing total on a record-setting night against Franklin has been confirmed as 24 carries for 220 yards, Bandys High head football coach Tom Eanes said Sunday. Howard broke Bandys’ career rushing record previously held by Chris Spade (4,064 in 2003-2004) …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Red Devils lead All-South Fork 2A selections

Joplin tabbed as Defensive Player of Year, Palozzi wins Coach of the Year HobbsDailyReport.com Newton-Conover High’s West 2A championship boys’ soccer team leads the All-South Fork 2A selections with five selections, including the league’s top player and coach. Jon Joplin of the Red Devils was voted the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year by league coaches and Angelo Palozzi was …

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: This week’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com THIS WEEK’S HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE Varsity basketball, wrestling and swimming events scheduled by South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A teams, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com from schedules provided by the schools that responded to a request. These teams will be added once their schedules are received – wrestling: Hibriten, West Lincoln and West Iredell. Game …