St. Stephens wipes out early 13-point deficit, wins in first visit to Marion HobbsDailyReport.com MARION – St. Stephens High’s Xavian King had a breakout game, rushing for a career-high 319 yards and three scores, as the visiting Indians nipped McDowell 40-36 on Friday night in Northwestern 3A-4A football. The Indians (2-4, 1-1), playing at McDowell for the first time, snapped …
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Young-led Red Tornadoes down McDowell in league opener
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Making his second varsity start, Hickory High running back Cody Young led the Red Tornadoes to a 31-0 home victory over McDowell on Friday night. Young ran for more than 100 yards, scoring on runs of 15 68 and 2 yards, as the Red Tornadoes (3-1, 1-0) won their Northwestern 3A-4A opener. Hickory led 10-0 at the …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lees-McRae signs guard from McDowell
HobbsDailyReport.com MARION – Lees-McRae College’s recruiting class of eight in men’s basketball includes guard Kevin Silver from McDowell High. Silver averaged 17.6 points per game and shot 40 percent on 3-point attempts last season, when he was All-Northwestern 3A-4A and a Western North Carolina Blue-White All-Star. McDowell went 21-7 last season and was third in the Northwestern 3A-4A at 11-3, …
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A ROUNDUP: Cougars’ running game too much for Burns
Editor’s note: Game stories on Hickory and St. Stephens will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com A.J. Miller ran for 99 yards and Tevin Clark added 78 and two scoring runs on Friday night, leading Alexander Central High to a 40-7 road victory in its season-opener against Burns. The Cougars (1-0) exploded for 20 points in the third quarter …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ Whitson on first-team All-District for academics
HobbsDailyReport.com AUSTIN, Tex. – Landon Whitson, a senior reliever who set a single-season record for saves for Lenoir-Rhyne University this baseball season, has earned Academic All-District honors. Whitson’s selection to the NCAA Division II first team — as picked by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) — was announced on Thursday via an LRU press release. He has …