HobbsDailyReport.com STATESVILLE – Bernie Briley caught two touchdown passes and quarterback Dillan Davis played a role in three scores as West Iredell High tripped visiting Draughn 28-14 on Friday night in Northwestern Foothills 2A football. The Warriors (3-3, 1-0) broke away from a 7-all halftime tie when Davis threw 45 yards to Briley about two minutes into the second half. …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Godfrey, Weiss run for 410 yards as Cougars overpower Warriors
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Bryson Godfrey and Devon Weiss combined for 410 rushing yards and six touchdowns on Friday night as Alexander Central High opened conference play by beating West Caldwell 59-35. The high-scoring Cougars (5-0, 1-0) ran for 489 yards and had 564 yards of offense in Butch Carter’s 200th game as a prep head coach. Alexander Central checked the …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Brawley clears 1K as Patton snaps Foard win streak at 4
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – William Brawley became the first area player to reach 1,000 rushing yards rushing this season as he led Patton High to a 42-18 victory over Fred T. Foard on Friday night that snapped the Tigers’ four-game win streak. Brawley ran for 180 yards — pushing his unofficial season total to 1,118 – as the Panthers won a …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom shuts out St. Stephens in league opener
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Tristan Somerville scored three touchdowns on Friday night as Freedom High walloped visiting St. Stephens 36-0, staying unbeaten all-time against the Indians in varsity football. Somerville, a senior wide receiver, ran for a score and caught two scoring passes from Jayden Birchfield, who threw for nearly 240 yards as the Patriots improved to 4-1 overall. St. Stephens …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory pops Titans, runs win streak to 3
HobbsDailyReport.com MARION – Quarterback Derrien Phillips hooked up with Jaekwon Staton three times on Friday night, leading visiting Hickory High’s 36-13 victory over McDowell and giving the Red Tornadoes three straight wins. Phillips scored on an 18-yard run early and threw to Staton for a TD after the Titans (1-4, 0-1) had kicked a field goal for a 3-0 lead. …