HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Another eight-win season is in the bag for Fred T. Foard High’s varsity football program, the fifth in school history. Closing head coach Derrick Minor’s second regular season with a 42-20 home victory on Friday night over West Iredell, the Tigers (8-4, 4-2) finished third in the Northwestern Foothills 2A behind Hibriten and Patton. Foard evened Minor’s …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga rolls in Boone, collects ninth win
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High scored on eight of its nine possessions on Friday night, closing the varsity football regular season with a 42-21 home win over West Caldwell to finish second in the Northwestern 3A-4A. The Pioneers (9-3, 5-2) were a game back of Alexander Central and one game up on three teams (Freedom, Hickory and St. Stephens) in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rebels’ running game too much for LNC
HobbsDailyReport.com VALE – With two running backs combining for more than 300 rushing yards and four scores, West Lincoln High downed Lake Norman Charter 46-26 on Friday night, giving the Rebels at successful Senior Night. Nakathon Phanshook ran 24 times for 175 yards and Brendon Ikard added 16 carries and 150 yards as the Rebels (4-7, 2-5) closed their first …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: East Burke nips Draughn, both finish 2-9
HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Senior Grant Fulbright led visiting East Burke High’s fourth straight varsity football victory over rival Draughn on Friday night as both teams finished with two wins for the season. The Cavs won 21-12 as Fulbright, a quarterback, ran for a TD and kicked a field goal as the Cavs (2-9, 1-5) ended up sharing fifth place in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Hibriten shuts out Patton, wins conference
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High left little doubt it has the best football team in the Northwestern Foothills 2A, hammering visiting Patton 35-0 on Friday night in a showdown for the conference title. Running back McKinley Witherspoon boosted Hibriten’s early one-touchdown lead to 28-0 fewer than two minutes into the second half with three straight scores for the Panthers (11-0, …