BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: Maiden nips Lincolnton to finish in third place

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A MAIDEN 46, LINCOLNTON 44 Lincolnton     11      11      11     11—44 Maiden            21        8         8        9—46 LINCOLNTON 44—Harris 8, Hoover 2, Robinson 8, Cordel Littlejohn 12, Robbie Cowie 10, J. Littlejohn 4. MAIDEN 46 (incomplete scoring)—McDaniel 5, Coulter 5, Boyles 8, Mason High 18, Laney 3, Bohemier 1, Cooke 5. Notes: Maiden won …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Lincolnton’s Cowie reaches 300 career wins

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Lincolnton High’s 69-55 home boys’ basketball win on Thursday night over Draughn was the 300th career win for Wolves head coach Bob Cowie. For more on his accomplishment, visit The Gaston Gazette’s website at http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/20171221/local-sports-roundup-bob-cowie-earns-300th-win-at-lincolnton  

STATE 2A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, ROUND 2: S. Columbus rolls past Lincolnton

HobbsDailyReport.com TABOR CITY – South Columbus High scored on its first seven possessions on Friday night, roaring past visiting Lincolnton 47-14 in the second round of the state 2A football playoffs. Gaining an early two-score lead on TD runs by Terquan Bellamy, the fourth-seeded Stallions (12-1) eliminated the Wolves (6-7), a No. 12 seed. South Columbus earned a third-round match-up …

STATE 2A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Lincolnton wins, is only South Fork 2A team still alive

HobbsDailyReport.com GRAHAM – Getting back to .500 by winning, visiting Lincolnton High rolled past Graham 39-19 to open the state 2A football playoffs on Friday night. Running back Tyshaun Harris ran for nearly 260 yards on 35 carries to lead the 12th-seeded Wolves (6-6) into the second round. Lincolnton meets No. 4 South Columbus (11-1) on the road next Friday …

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 …