Winner will meet East Lincoln or Salisbury for West 2A championship HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – An anticipated showdown between Newton-Conover High and Hibriten in the state 2A boys’ soccer playoffs comes Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the West 2A final. Newton-Conover (20-3-1) — this season’s South Fork 2A champion and the defending state champion — travels to play Hibriten …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Hibriten, N-C win, will play Saturday at Hibriten
Red Devils still have chance to repeat as state 2A champions HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High kept alive a chance at repeating as state 2A boys’ soccer champion on Thursday night, going into overtime to eliminate visiting Shelby 2-1 and advance. Ben Harris scored six minutes into overtime, lifting the fourth-seeded Red Devils (21-3-1) into Saturday’s fourth round against top-seeded …
SOUTH FORK 2A: Maiden survives late N-C rally, wins 43-40 in 49th game of storied series
Blue Devils, after leading by 10 with 3 1/2 minutes to go, need a touchdown in final 40 seconds to win HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Maiden High partially blocked a game-tying field goal attempt with 14.7 seconds to play on Thursday night, escaping Newton-Conover with a 43-40 victory in South Fork 2A football. The key league game was moved up …
FRIDAY’S SUMMARY: Bandys 31, Newton-Conover 7
HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARY BANDYS 31, NEWTON-CONOVER 7 Bandys 7 17 7 0—31 N-C 0 0 0 7—7 SCORING SUMMARY First quarter B—Elijah Clarke 4 run (Ben Joseph kick), 5:34 Second quarter B—FG Joseph 27, 10:25 B—Clarke 3 run (Joseph kick), 6:20 B—Clarke 27 pass from Lake Hojnacki (Joseph kick), 2:01 Third quarter B–Clarke 52 run (Joseph kick), 40.5 Fourth …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Wilfong-led Red Devils crunch East Burke
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Allen Wilfong ran for more than 170 yards and four touchdowns on Friday night, helping Newton-Conover High rebound sharply from its first loss of the football season and crunch East Burke 41-14. Playing their second game of the season at Gurley Stadium, the Red Devils (2-1) spurted to a 20-point lead by halftime. Wilfong – a 5-foot-11, …