HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bandys, Freedom, Hibriten, N. Lincoln, Watauga home in first round

  HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Friday) FIRST ROUND GAMES FOR AREA TEAMS West 2A No. 10 MAIDEN (8-3) at No. 7 E. Rutherford (9-2) No. 13 PATTON (6-5) at No. 4 Wheatmore (10-1) West 2AA No. 9 Smoky Mountain (8-3) at No. 8 N. LINCOLN (8-3) No. 11 FRED T. FOARD (6-5) at No. 6 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: First-round pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Friday) West 2A #1 Randleman (11-0) vs. #16 Lexington (5-6) #8 Brevard (8-3) vs. #9 Eastern Randolph (9-2) #5 West Stanly (6-4) vs. #12 Thomasville (8-3) #4 Wheatmore (10-1) vs. #13 Patton (6-5) #3 Mountain Heritage (9-1) vs. #14 Providence Grove (6-5) #6 North Surry (7-4) vs. #11 Hendersonville (6-5) #7 …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C battles Hibriten for bid in West 2A final

Winner will meet East Lincoln or Salisbury for West 2A championship HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – An anticipated showdown between Newton-Conover High and Hibriten in the state 2A boys’ soccer playoffs comes Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the West 2A final. Newton-Conover (20-3-1) — this season’s South Fork 2A champion and the defending state champion — travels to play Hibriten …

BREAKING NEWS: West Caldwell says Holman won’t return as head varsity football coach

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – West Caldwell High announced late Friday afternoon it will seek a new head varsity football coach for next season. DeVore Holman just completed his second season with the Warriors. They were 0-7 in the Northwestern 3A-4A and 0-11 overall this season and 3-4 in the league and 6-6 overall in 2017 in Holman’s first season at the …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ‘Super Saturday’ set for weekend at Freedom

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High’s annual all-day “Super Saturday” girls’ varsity basketball scrimmages are just ahead. The Patriots and 23 other teams converge Saturday at the main gym and practice gym at the high school and at the Table Rock Middle School gym for a full day of scrimmages that begin at 8:30 a.m. Admission is $5 and good for …