GAME PREVIEWS, 3AA PLAYOFFS: Cougars’ eyes on third home postseason win since 1978

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 3AA state football playoff games involving teams from the Northwestern 3A-4A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 3AA No. 13 CUTHBERTSON (4-7) at No. 4 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (10-1), 7:30 p.m. The 13th trip to the state playoffs for Alexander Central head coach Butch Carter …

GAME PREVIEWS, 3A PLAYOFFS: Hickory returns to postseason, goes to Weddington

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 3A state football playoff games involving teams from the Northwestern 3A-4A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 3A No. 12 HICKORY (6-5) at No. 5 WEDDINGTON (8-3), 7:30 p.m. The Red Tornadoes return to the state playoffs under first-year head coach Russell Stone, who …

GAME PREVIEWS, 2AA PLAYOFFS: Foard-Maiden in a rematch; Bandys faces unbeaten Hibriten

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 2AA state football playoff games involving teams from the South Fork 2A and Northwestern Foothills 2A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 2AA No. 12 FRED T. FOARD (8-3) at No. 5 MAIDEN (11-0), 7:30 p.m. It’s a rematch of a season-opener won 37-14 …

GAME PREVIEWS, 2A PLAYOFFS: West Lincoln, Lincolnton chase road wins

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 2A state football playoff games involving teams from the South Fork 2A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 2A No. 16 WEST LINCOLN (4-7) at No. 1 REIDSVILLE (11-0), 7:30 p.m. The Rebels have never won a state football playoff game, and to pull …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Corpening free throw pushes CCC&TI past Catawba Valley

HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Caron Corpening hit a free throw with 4.3 seconds to play on Wednesday night, pushing Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&T) past visiting Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) 104-103 in men’s basketball. Corpening, a freshman from Hickory, drew a foul on contact from CVCC’s Steve Ruszala going to the basket in the game’s closing moments. He …