HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s results, current standings

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through Oct. 20 games) SOUTH FORK 2A                                                                              Conf.                                             All                     PF                     PA Maiden                                                              5-0                                          9-0                          356                 139 Newton-Conover                                         5-0                                           8-1                          …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday’s varsity results, all finals

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S VARSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS (all finals) South Fork 2A Bandys 35, W. Lincoln 23 Lincolnton 53, Lake Norman Charter 14 Maiden 44, E. Lincoln 43, 2 OTs Newton-Conover 49, N. Lincoln 6 Northwestern Foothills 2A Fred T. Foard 28, Draughn 13 Hibriten 62, E. Burke 15 W. Iredell 36, Bunker Hill 28 Northwestern 3A-4A Alexander Central 59, St. Stephens …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Tigers’ Owens was a first down waiting to happen

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Running back Quintin Owens left his mark on the Fred T. Foard High football program by averaging nearly 7 1/2 yards every time he took a handoff. That was usually from Landon Isenhour in 2008, when Ryan Gettys coached the Tigers (9-3) to a state 3A playoff bid, and from Byron Fullenwider in 2009 …

GAME PREVIEWS: Maiden dedicates stadium; Hibriten, Alex Central also chase 9-0 starts

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s varsity football games (all statistical references are unofficial totals): SOUTH FORK 2A EAST LINCOLN (5-3, 4-0) at MAIDEN (8-0, 4-0), 7:30 p.m. It’s a big night in The Biggest Little Football Town In The World for at least two reasons — what will happen before the game and which team wins to be either …

PREP VOLLEYBALL STATE PLAYOFFS: Maiden, Foard, Hickory get home first-round matches

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has completed bracketing for the state girls’ volleyball playoffs that begin on Saturday. Below are teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that qualified for the postseason. Ten 2A teams advanced from the area, four made the 3A bracket and McDowell, which has a …