HobbsDailyReport.com WEST JEFFERSON — Former Watauga High boys’ basketball head coach Marc Payne, a fixture in prep basketball for more than four decades in the Greater Hickory area, is retiring effective March 1. He is now athletic director at Ashe County, where he also coached boys’ basketball during his career there. He began his career in 1974, coaching at Beaver …
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bandys wins opener, reaches 1,000 victories since 1970-71
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Bandys High’s girls — sparked by a 28-point debut by freshman Mallorie Haines and playing their first game under head coach Nicki Sigmon – reached a basketball milestone on Monday night. The Trojans downed visiting St. Stephens 58-43 in Bost-Matheson Gym to post the 1,000th girls’ varsity basketball win by Bandys since 1970-71, the …
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Monday’s summaries
MONDAY’S SUMMARY GIRLS BANDYS 58, ST. STEPHENS 43 St. Stephens 11 7 14 11–43 Bandys 14 12 14 18–58 ST. STEPHENS 43–Tori Tomlinson 12, McMahan 8, Norris 6, O’Mara 5, Rhodes 4, McHenry 3, Safford 3, Morgan 2. BANDYS 58– Mallorie Haines 28, Thompson 9, Deal 8, Mirman 4, Laney 4, Sigmon 3, Paul 2. Notes: Bandys picks up its …
STATE 2A BOYS SOCCER: Red Devils grab third state title in school history
HobbsDailyReport.com RALEIGH – Sophomore Jon Joplin registered 11 saves and senior Francisco Tapia delivered the goal Newton-Conover High needed on Saturday to win another state boys’ soccer championship. Joplin withstood 15 shots by First Flight as head coach Angelo Palozzi’s Red Devils won 1-0 to finish undefeated (27-0-2) and capture their third state soccer title. Tapia, a freshman who was …