HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga, Hibriten lead All-Northwestern 3A-4A football

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Watauga and Hibriten lead the All-Northwestern 3A-4A football team, taking the league’s top five awards in voting by head coaches. League champion Watauga produced Player of the Year Orlando Leon, Defensive Player of the Year Grant Lawrence and Coach of the Year Ryan Habich. Hibriten quarterback Coby Wilson was named Offensive Player of the Year and …

HIGH SCHOOLS SCHEDULE: This week’s events

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE   A schedule of high school varsity events this week for schools in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A plus Draughn and Patton. Game times are included, if available, and are subject to change. Junior varsity basketball games generally start by 4:30 p.m. and the varsity girls play at approximately …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: North Lincoln’s Bazzle has most career wins through 2021

HobbsDailyReport.com COACHING WINS THROUGH 2021 (50 or more wins) Unofficial career win totals for head football coaches in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A: Nick Bazzle, E. Lincoln 163 Butch Carter, Alexander Central 147 Ryan Habich, Watauga 132 Randall Gusler, Statesville 129 Brian Hampton, Ashe County 68 Joe Glass, Hickory 60 Derrick Minor, E. Burke …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday’s fourth round results, pairings for semifinals

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS REVIEW COMPLETE BRACKETS: www.nchsaa.org NEXT FRIDAY’S STATE SEMIFINALS 1A East: No. 6 Pender County (10-3) at No. 1 Tarboro (12-1), 7:30 p.m. West: No. 4 Robbinsville (10-3) at No. 3 Mitchell County (12-2), 7:30 p.m. State title game: Saturday, Dec. 11, noon at North Carolina 2A East: No. 10 Wallace-Rose Hill (12-2) at No. 1 Princeton …