HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Castle stands tall, leads Pioneers past Hickory

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Having a Castle in your lineup is apparently the way to go. Watauga High got nearly 350 yards of total offense from quarterback Anderson Castle on Friday night and outlasted visiting Hickory 49-42 in Northwestern 3A-4A football. He ran for 285 yards and completed a pass for 59 to lead the Pioneers (6-1, 2-1) to their fourth …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Maiden mashes Knights to remain undefeated

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Life for the Maiden High football team, after Friday night, is pretty much like it has been for the previous 50 years or so. Playing visiting Lake Norman Charter for the first time in football, the Blue Devils rolled 64-14 on Homecoming Night to stay unbeaten and reach at least seven wins for the 48th time in …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hibriten scores 50, hammers Fred T. Foard

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High running back McKinley Witherspoon was a first down waiting to happen on Friday night. Witherspoon ran 11 times for 159 yards, averaging 14.4 yards per carry, as the Panthers hammered visiting Fred T. Foard 50-6 in a key Northwestern Foothills 2A football game. He ran for scores of 43, 64 and 11 yards as Hibriten …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Harris-led Lincolnton hands Bandys 21-point loss

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tyshawn Harris hit Bandys with a little bit of everything on Friday night – scoring on a fumble return, rushing for nearly 200 yards and intercepting two passes – as Lincolnton High beat the visiting Trojans 42-21. Harris got the Wolves (2-5, 1-2 South Fork 2A) started by stripping the ball away from Ethan Howard in the …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: T. Dula’s big game leads Warriors’ league win

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Senior running back Taye Dula scored three touchdowns on Friday night, two of them covering 145 yards, to spark West Caldwell High’s 33-21 victory over visiting St. Stephens in Northwestern 3A-4A football. Dula — who came in unofficially needing 290 rushing yards to reach 1,000 — gained 300 as the Warriors improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 …