GAME PREVIEWS, 2A PLAYOFFS: West Lincoln, Lincolnton chase road wins

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s first round 2A state football playoff games involving teams from the South Fork 2A (all seeds are in the West bracket and all statistical references are unofficial totals): 2A No. 16 WEST LINCOLN (4-7) at No. 1 REIDSVILLE (11-0), 7:30 p.m. The Rebels have never won a state football playoff game, and to pull …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Newton-Conover wins, advances to fourth round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Third round results and pairings for Saturday’s fourth round of the state West 2A, West 3A and West 4A boys’ soccer playoffs, with match times (if available) and with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. The lower-seeded team visits the higher-seeded team. For …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Freedom’s 14th annual Super Saturday just ahead

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Fans who love following girls’ high school basketball have another full-day opportunity ahead to watch teams in the preseason. The 14th annual Super Saturday – with scrimmages starting as early as 8:30 a.m. and as late as 5:40 p.m. — is scheduled on Saturday at Freedom High. The battles will be in two gyms at Freedom and …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lincoln Charter boys roll in opener

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S BASKETBALL SUMMARY BOYS LINCOLN CHARTER 72, SUGAR CREEK 13 Lincoln Charter     35    24     7     6—72 Sugar Creek             0      0     10     3—13 LINCOLN CHARTER 72— Jackson Gabriel 15, London England 11, Shubert 9, Davis 8, K. Davis 7, Barnes 8 Haudek 6, Johnson 4, McCall 3, Ward 2, Mayfield 2, Herrick, SUGAR CREEK 13 — Sloley 5, Mack 5, …

HIGH SCHOOLS: Watauga leads award winners in fall Northwestern 3A-4A sports

HobbsDailyReport.com Watauga High, after winning conference titles in four fall sports in the Northwestern 3A-4A, won two top athlete awards in the league and has three Coach of the Year award winners. In voting my conference coaches, the Pioneers’ Rebekah Farthing (volleyball, offense), Sophia Ritter (girls cross country) and Price St. Clair (boys cross country) won conference Player of the …