HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Alexander Central High — getting more than 300 rushing yards from Devon Weiss and Gunnar Anderson — emphatically removed something from its we-have-not-done list on Friday night. Weiss, a running back, ran 25 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns and Anderson, a quarterback, ran four times for 137 yards and two scores as the Cougars took …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sizzlin’ Red Devils score 58, blow out West Lincoln
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Newton-Conover High quarterback Shamar Baker continues to shake, bake and be too hot to handle for opposing defenses. Baker accounted for five touchdowns on Friday night – four passing and one rushing – as the Red Devils dominated visiting West Lincoln in a 58-8 victory in South Fork 2A football. Newton-Conover (6-1, 3-0) had its second-highest scoring …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Castle stands tall, leads Pioneers past Hickory
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Having a Castle in your lineup is apparently the way to go. Watauga High got nearly 350 yards of total offense from quarterback Anderson Castle on Friday night and outlasted visiting Hickory 49-42 in Northwestern 3A-4A football. He ran for 285 yards and completed a pass for 59 to lead the Pioneers (6-1, 2-1) to their fourth …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Maiden mashes Knights to remain undefeated
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Life for the Maiden High football team, after Friday night, is pretty much like it has been for the previous 50 years or so. Playing visiting Lake Norman Charter for the first time in football, the Blue Devils rolled 64-14 on Homecoming Night to stay unbeaten and reach at least seven wins for the 48th time in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hibriten scores 50, hammers Fred T. Foard
HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High running back McKinley Witherspoon was a first down waiting to happen on Friday night. Witherspoon ran 11 times for 159 yards, averaging 14.4 yards per carry, as the Panthers hammered visiting Fred T. Foard 50-6 in a key Northwestern Foothills 2A football game. He ran for scores of 43, 64 and 11 yards as Hibriten …