By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – There are very few things, if any, that whet the appetite of St. Stephens High varsity football fans than beating archrival Hickory. It hasn’t happened often – they’ll play for the 31st time tonight at 7:30 p.m. out on Springs Road – and the Indians, in need of a victory to probably keep their …
GAME PREVIEWS: Maiden, Hibriten go for league titles, unbeaten regular seasons
Editor’s note: Our previews do not include much, if anything, for the fans who have been reading playoff projections virtually every day or every hour for the last six weeks or so — why are people even doing those? –– because — for the first time — the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) will use MaxPreps-generated power ratings …
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Unbeaten N-C faces Lexington next
HobbsDailyReport.com Seven boys’ high school soccer teams — five of them in 2A and among those unbeaten Newton-Conover – got out of the first round of the state playoffs by winning opening matches on Wednesday night. Newton-Conover, the top West 2A seed, advanced as well as No. 2 Patton, No. 10 Lake Norman Charter, No. 15 Hibriten and No. 26 …
WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Caleb McDaniel, Maiden
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Maiden High wide receiver Caleb McDaniel has won the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award for Week 11 of the football season. McDaniel, a 5-foot-9, 150-pound junior, had 12 catches for 160 yards – including a game-winning touchdown catch in the final 26 seconds – to lead Maiden past visiting Newton-Conover 30-27 last Friday night …
STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD: Wednesday’s results, Saturday’s second round pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Wednesday’s first round results and pairings for Saturday’s second round in 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 higher seeded team visits the lower …