HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Final pairings, as released by North Carolina High School Athletic Association

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS GREATER HICKORY AREA CONFERENCES Pairings for next 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. …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mayfield delivers again as Maiden (11-0) wins conference title

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Another big pass play in the final quarter by quarterback Keygan Mayfield got Maiden High to its season-long goal on Friday night. Mayfield, a week after throwing a game-winning score in the final 26 seconds to beat Newton-Conover, connected for a 75-yarder to Montrell Stinson on Friday night to push the Blue Devils past host Lincolnton 28-21. …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lincolnton’s Harris sets rushing record in win over Knights

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tyshaun Harris had the biggest rushing game in Lincolnton High football history on Friday night, and Lincolnton need every one of those yards to hold off North Lincoln in a South Fork 2A game. Harris ran 25 times for 318 yards and scored four times as the Wolves outlasted the Knights 56-41. He was not in the …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Wolves drill Knights for third straight league victory

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – The Wolves still have some bite in them. Winning its third straight game, Lincolnton High moved into fourth place alone in South Fork 2A football by downing visiting Lake Norman Charter 53-14 on Friday night. The Wolves lost their first two league games – to Newton-Conover and East Lincoln – but are now back in the hunt …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Long go-ahead drive for TD sparks Lincolnton

HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Lincolnton High scored the final three touchdowns on Friday night in a South Fork 2A football game, beating rival West Lincoln 35-20 on the road. Led by quarterback Terrell McClain and running back Tyshaun Harris, the Wolves (3-5, 2-2) started their rally in the third quarter. Down by six points, Lincolnton tied it at 20 when McClain …