HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red Devils score 41 in first half, hammer Trojans

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Scoring twice in the game’s first six minutes and 41 points in the opening half, visiting Newton-Conover High ripped Bandys 55-7 on Friday night in South Fork 2A football. With Tylor Stinson rushing for two touchdowns and 123 yards and Shamar Baker throwing for 182 yards and two scores, the Red Devils (5-1. 2-0) posted their biggest …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: High-scoring Newton-Conover versus Bandys football games

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com As they prepare to play tonight for the 47th time in a series the Red Devils lead 31-15, take a trip down memory lane by reviewing the highest-scoring Newton-Conover versus Bandys varsity football games: Total points                      Year                        Results/location 103                                                              2006                             N-C 71, Bandys 32 at N-C 101                                                               2008                             N-C 60, Bandys 41 at Bandys 84                                                                 2015                              …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Tylor Stinson, Newton-Conover

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High’s Tylor Stinson is this week’s WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award winner. Stinson, a 6-foot, 225-pound senior running back, won the Week 6 award after gaining 138 yards on 17 carries and scoring four touchdowns – three in the second half – of the Red Devils’ 35-14 home victory over Lincolnton. He scored …

BREAKING NEWS: Cranford, Morgan lead picks for Lenoir-Rhyne Hall of Fame

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s next Sports Hall of Fame class includes former star high school athletes from Newton-Conover and Hickory. The five new members — announced Tuesday by the school — are Christi Cranford, Jackie Gebhart, the late Bill Johnson, Cory Morgan and Jody Petty. The Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, part of LRU’s Homecoming Weekend, is scheduled Oct. …

HS FOOTBALL NOTES: Spartans’ new head coach enjoying young team

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Still two weeks away from debuting as head coach at his alma mater, South Caldwell High head football coach Marc Kirkpatrick is excited about guiding a “super young” team. In an e-mail to HobbsDailyReport.com on Saturday, the former Spartans quarterback said he got an opportunity to play a lot of players in Friday’s scrimmage against East …