BLAST FROM THE PAST: Revisit some of the tightest N-C vs. Maiden football battles

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON-CONOVER VS. MAIDEN VARSITY FOOTBALL The 10 closest varsity games in the Newton-Conover vs. Maiden high school football series: Margin                         Year                           Game site                         Result 1                                        1994                          Maiden                            Maiden 28, N-C 27 1                                       2000                         Newton-Conover           Maiden 21, N-C 20 2                                        1995                          Newton-Conover          N-C 17, Maiden …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: Foard, E. Lincoln, W. Iredell reach fourth round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Result from third-round matches and pairings for Satiurday’s fourth round, with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps: WEST 2A Saturday’s fourth round No. 13 FRED T. FOARD (20-8) at No. 1 W. IREDELL (25-3) No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-3) at No. 2 N. Surry …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Ja’Tay Culliver, Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Bandys High quarterback Ja’Tay Culliver won the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award for Week 10 of the football season. Culliver led the Trojans to a 35-23 home victory over West Lincoln last Friday night, running Bandys’ win streak in the series to 17 straight. He ran seven times for 133 yards and three touchdowns …

STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln, W. Iredell home for third-round matches

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Result from matches involving teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A: WEST 2A Thursday’s third round No. 6 R-S Central (27-1) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-3), 6 p.m. No. 13 FRED T. FOARD (19-8) at No. 5 Hendersonville (19-5), 6 p.m. No. 24 Canton Pisgah (12-11) at No. 1 W. …