HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Iredell beats Hawks in opener (late Friday roundup)

HobbsDailyReport.com West Iredell High scored 26 points in the third quarter on Friday night en route to beating the visiting Hickory Hawks 32-6 in the first game of the season for both teams. Keenan Bunch had a 12-yard rushing touchdown to open the scoring for the Warriors, and Bernie Briley — who played last season at Bunker Hill — scored …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Cramer surprises Lincolnton, scoring 40 in opener

HobbsDailyReport.com In what arguably could be the biggest football win in Stuart Cramer High history, the Storm opened the season at home on Friday night by beating Lincolnton 40-7. Cramer opened the non-conference game with a score when Denorrian Lindsay returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. The Storm then held the Wolves to 185 yards of offense and …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Greyhounds force OT, edge Hickory by making PAT

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Many of the pieces seemed to come together on Friday night for Hickory High’s football team under new head coach Russell Stone, but not quite enough to win. Visiting Statesville rallied with 13 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then nipped the Red Tornadoes 27-26 via a game-deciding PAT by Zach Nicholson. Nicholson had missed …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Anderson leads Alex Central to win over Burns

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Quarterback Gunnar Anderson generated 171 yards of offense and scored twice, including a game-winning touchdown on Friday night for Alexander Central High. Anderson ran 12 times for 53 yards with his 1-yard run with two minutes, 45 seconds to play helping the Cougars beat visiting Burns 28-23 to open the season. He also completed 10-of-14 passes for …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Red Devils hit groove, crunch Bears by scoring 51

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – A high-octane offense and swarming defensive front line sparked Newton-Conover High’s take-no-prisoners 51-0 victory over visiting Bunker Hill to start the football season on Friday night. With their defense holding the Bears to 63 yards and their offense generating 30 points in one quarter – the second – the Red Devils cruised by scoring …