By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – As he sat in the gym lobby after another recent victory by his North Lincoln High girls, head coach Mark Lackey was quick to point out a big reason the Knights have been winning. He pointed to his left — where senior guard Addie McGinnis sat — and repeated something he’d heard from his …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hibriten, Foard postpone season-opening games
HobbsDailyReport.com Two varsity basketball doubleheaders — one scheduled later this week and one set for early next week — won’t be played. The North Lincoln at Hibriten non-league games scheduled Friday in Lenoir have been moved to Nov. 29 because the Panthers have a home state football playoff game on Friday. School officials at Fred T. Foard have also announced …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS X-C STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: B. Risse third as N. Lincoln boys win state 2A
HobbsDailyReport.com KERNERSVILLE – Two of the top boys’ cross country team spots were landed by South Fork 2A on Saturday at the state championship races at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex. North Lincoln won the boys’ title with 58 points – led by Brian Risse’s third-place finish in 16 minutes, 12.07 seconds, and Lake Norman Charter was third (128) behind …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bandys outlasts N. Lincoln, grabs spot in state playoffs
HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys High outlasted visiting North Lincoln on Friday night — winning 53-50 at Butler Stadium behind Ethan Howard and Ja’Tay Culliver – to collect the 23rd postseason varsity football bid in school history. Howard ran 31 times for 205 yards and two TDs and Culliver scored on three of his seven rushes and gained 148 yards as …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lincolnton’s Harris sets rushing record in win over Knights
HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – Tyshaun Harris had the biggest rushing game in Lincolnton High football history on Friday night, and Lincolnton need every one of those yards to hold off North Lincoln in a South Fork 2A game. Harris ran 25 times for 318 yards and scored four times as the Wolves outlasted the Knights 56-41. He was not in the …