HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C top seed in West 2A bracket, opens at home

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Newton-Conover, Hibriten, Hickory, Patton and Watauga will open the state boys’ high school soccer playoffs with home matches. In pairings and seedings released Monday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) the Red Devils (21-0-2) were the West No. 1 seed in 2A, earning a home match Wednesday against No. 32 North Davidson (8-13-2). …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DUAL-TEAM PLAYOFFS: Lake Norman Charter 5, Maiden 3

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE DUAL-TEAM GIRLS TENNIS SUMMARY Monday’s third round 2A LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 5, MAIDEN 3 Singles: Zoe Huffman (M) d. Zoe Panizza 6-3, 6-1; Lauren Bush (LNC) d. Gracie Arrowood 6-3, 6-1; Annie Thomas (LNC) d. Easton Finger 6-4, 6-3; Nithya Sampath (LNC) d. Madi Shull 6-4, 7-5; Alicia Bush LNC) d. Ally Donovan 7-6 (5), 6-2; Hannah Sherrill …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: McDowell edges W. Caldwell in OT for first league win

HobbsDailyReport.com MARION – McDowell High snapped a seven-game losing streak Friday night in a Northwestern 3A-4A football game, nipping visiting West Caldwell 21-14 in overtime. The Titans (2-8, 1-5) surprised the Warriors (6-4, 3-3), beating them on a 10-yard run in overtime by Adam Randolph and a PAT by Chase Baird. West Caldwell had an overtime possession and got the …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT: Maiden’s Huffman wins state 2A singles title

HobbsDailyReport.com CARY – Maiden High junior Zoe Huffman captured the state 2A individual girls’ tennis singles title on Saturday at the Cary Tennis Center. After beating Zoe Panizza of Lake Norman Charter 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals, Johnson closed with the title by downing McCollough Perry of Hendersonville 6-0, 6-1. Huffman’s regular-season records logged on MaxPreps, had her at 47-1 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: JV results, current standings

HobbsDailyReport.com JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (Through Oct. 26 games) SOUTH FORK 2A (Conf./All) x-Maiden 6-0, 9-0 N. Lincoln 5-1, 5-3 Newton-Conover 4-2, 6-3 Lincolnton 3-3, 6-3 Bandys 3-3, 5-4 E. Lincoln 3-3, 5-5 W. Lincoln 0-6, 3-6 Lake Norman Charter 0-6, 0-7 x–clinched at least co-championship Thursday’s results Bandys 44, Lake Norman Charter 0 E. Lincoln 39, W. Lincoln 22 …