STATE 3A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Walton passes Catholic past West Caldwell

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Quarterback Chris Walton found Michael Neel three times on scoring plays covering 116 yards as Charlotte Catholic High rolled past visiting West Caldwell 43-7 in a first-round state 3A football playoff game on Friday night. Walton threw TD passes of 35, 53 and 40 yards as the top-seeded Cougars (12-0) advanced to a second-round home game next …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, ROUND 1: Scores, next round pairings statewide

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS GREATER HICKORY AREA CONFERENCES First round results from Friday and second round pairings for next Friday in the state high school football playoffs for teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A. The second round games are at the higher seed’s home field with 7:30 p.m. kickoffs: WEST 2A No. 1 …

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS (all finals): Foard stuns Blue Devils, wins 16-0 at Maiden

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FIRST ROUND RESULTS WEST 2A No. 16 W. LINCOLN (4-7) at No. 1 Reidsville (11-0)…. Reidsville 51, W. Lincoln 0, FINAL; next: No. 9 E. Montgomery at No. 1 Reidsville No. 12 LINCOLNTON (5-6) at No. 5 Graham (3-8) … Lincolnton 39, Graham 19, FINAL; next: No. 12 Lincolnton at No. 4 S. Columbus WEST 2AA …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: A look back at Newton-Conover’s 12-win team in 1988

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON– A trip down memory lane with the 1988 Newton-Conover High varsity football team, the 11th of head coach Don Patrick’s 16 state playoff teams. That season, the Red Devils went 9-1 in the regular season and 12-2 overall, and it was the fourth team in a six-year stretch where Newton-Conover shared a Southern District 7 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday’s first-round pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS GREATER HICKORY AREA CONFERENCES Pairings for Friday’s first-round state high school football playoff games that involve teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A. The games are at the higher seed’s home field with 7:30 p.m. kickoffs: WEST 2A No. 16 W. LINCOLN (4-7) at No. 1 Reidsville (11-0) No. 12 …