HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Panthers rip Red Devils, run win streak to 21

Hibriten scores 63 on N-C, stays unbeaten through 5 games HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The wins — most of them by big margins — continue to stack up for powerful Hibriten High’s football team. The Panthers rolled to their 21st straight victory on Thursday night, spanking Newton-Conover 63-19 at Gurley Stadium to go to 5-0 in rematch of a game a …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Siemer sizzles as Foard picks up season’s first victory

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Corey Siemer helped Fred T. Foard High take some of the sting away from a disappointing start to the football season on Thursday night. Siemer, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound junior running back, ran 24 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers won their first game of the season, beating visiting St. Stephens 38-22. He had …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: West Wilkes sends Bunker Hill to 0-5 start

HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – West Wilkes High struck for an 80-yard touchdown pass that highlighted a 21-0 victory over Bunker Hill on the road on Thursday night in a non-conference football game. Ahead 6-0, Blackhawks quarterback Jackson Jarvis threw between two defenders and hit DeAndre McPherson, who went 80 yards for a TD. A two-point conversion run by Wyatt Whitworth put …

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A ROUNDUP: N. Iredell nips W. Iredell after missed PAT

Draughn QB sets single-game passing record in loss   Editor’s note: Game stories on Bunker Hill, Fred T. Foard and Hibriten will be posted separately on the website. HobbsDailyReport.com North Iredell High survived a touchdown by West Iredell in the final seconds on Thursday night, nipping the visiting Warriors 10-9 in a non-conference football game. After Spencer Morrison hit a …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Maiden downs N-C in volleyball, still in second place

HobbsDailyReport.com Lauren Xayavong’s 12 digs and six aces paced Maiden High as it won 25-11, 25-12, 25-12 over Newton-Conover on Thursday night on the road in a South Fork 2A volleyball match to remain in second place. Abbey Smith and Lily Grissom each had nine kills, Abby Driscoll made six kills and Faith Herman finished with 30 assists for Maiden. …