HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – On the 50th homecoming football night in East Lincoln High history, the Mustangs did not disappoint on Friday night. Getting 160 yards of total offense from quarterback Chase Jones, the Mustangs beat Lake Norman Charter 28-7 to open the South Fork 2A schedule for both schools. East Lincoln, winning its second straight game, improved to 2-3 …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Castle, Watauga cruise, stay undefeated at 5-0
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Quarterback Anderson Castle threw for three scores and ran for another on Friday night as Watauga High remained unbeaten by rolling past visiting South Caldwell 48-7. The win came in the first Northwestern 3A-4A game of the season for both teams, with the Pioneers improving to 5-0 overall and the Spartans falling to 0-5. Castle threw TD …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s varsity football results (all finals)
FRIDAY’S VARSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS (all are finals) South Fork 2A E. Lincoln 28, Lake Norman Charter 7 Maiden 35, Bandys 21 Newton-Conover 35, Lincolnton 14 W. Lincoln 56, N. Lincoln 49 Northwestern Foothills 2A Hibriten 49, Bunker Hill 3 Patton 42, Fred T. Foard 18 W. Iredell 28, Draughn 14 Northwestern 3A-4A Alexander Central 59, W. Caldwell 35 Freedom 36, …
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Alex Central JVs roll again, remain undefeated
HobbsDailyReport.com Dayente Calhoun scored on three of his 11 rushes and gained 118 yards on Thursday night, leading Alexander Central High to a 52-16 junior varsity football victory over visiting West Caldwell. The Cougars opened their Northwestern 3A-4A schedule by rushing for 297 yards on 27 carries and they held visiting Warriors to 151 yards of offense. Calhoun had the …
BLAST FROM THE PAST: A few memories from the Bandys-Maiden football series
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com When WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM first asked me to write about some of my memories of the Bandys versus Maiden high school football series – which started three years before I was born – I cautioned that after 43 years of covering the series, the years sometimes run together. That said, here are some things that …