HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Northwestern 3A-4A receiving leaders for 2020 season

  COMING THURSDAY: Receiving leaders for the Northwestern Foothills 2A in 2020   NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A 2020 FOOTBALL LEADERS   Top 10s in the Northwestern 3A-4A for the 2020 spring football season, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com. All totals are unofficial and players who were underclassmen are indicated by bold. The statistics are copyrighted by HobbsDailyReport.com and can’t be reprinted or used …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory’s Everhart back at South Caldwell for senior season

He threw for nearly 1,000 yards as a junior but will play TE for Spartans   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Nick Everhart, who would have been the second-leading returning passer in the Western Foothills 3A after averaging nearly 100 yards per game for Hickory High last season, will now be playing at South Caldwell. Everhart was a student-athlete …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Northwestern 3A-4A passing leaders for 2020 season

COMING SUNDAY: Passing leaders for the Northwestern Foothills 2A in 2020 NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A 2020 FOOTBALL LEADERS   Top leaders in the Northwestern 3A-4A for the 2020 spring football season, as compiled by HobbsDailyReport.com. All totals are unofficial and players who were underclassmen are indicated by bold. The statistics are copyrighted by HobbsDailyReport.com and can’t be reprinted or used in broadcast …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Watauga has new varsity boys head coach, son of former leader

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE — Watauga High has a new boys’ varsity basketball coach whose dad is a former Pioneers head coach in the same sport. The Pioneers have selected Bryson Payne, son of Marc Payne, as the replacement for Laura Barry. She will return to coaching only the Watauga varsity girls. Watauga went 3-9 overall and 2-9 in …

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Blanton retires at Hibriten, former player to replace him

Coach exiting after 17 seasons, conference title in his final year   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High announced a change in girls’ varsity softball head coaches on Wednesday. In a press release, athletic director Derek Reeves said Jim Blanton has resigned after 17 seasons, effective immediately, and the new Panthers head coach is former player Brittany Morton. …