HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Brown, Bullock propel Indians past Titans

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jamar Brown and Justin Bolick combined for nearly 290 yards of total offense and Teavius Henry had almost 120 in pass receptions to lead St. Stephens High’s football victory on Friday night. The Indians nipped visiting McDowell 19-17 in a Northwestern 3A-4A game, netting St. Stephens’ Wayne Hicks his 16th win as their head coach. Brown had …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cribb cranks up, leads N. Lincoln to league win

HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – Another big night by running back Clayton Cribb sparked visiting North Lincoln High to another football victory on Friday night, 55-7 over Lake Norman Charter. Cribb, a junior, ran for 173 yards and four touchdowns in a victory that improved North Lincoln to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the South Fork 2A. A week earlier, Cribb ran …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mustangs nip Wolves, run win streak to 3

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Two weeks into the South Fork 2A football race, the top of the standings look familiar with East Lincoln High sharing the conference lead. The Mustangs, a power in the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A for the previous four years, won their third straight game on Friday night by beating visiting Lincolnton 12-7 in a conference …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Briley-led West Iredell hands Cavs league loss

HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – West Iredell High, with Bernie Briley scoring on two of his four carries, tripped East Burke 26-14 on Friday night in a Northwestern Foothills 2A football game in Icard. The Warriors (4-3, 2-0) grabbed a share of the early conference lead with Patton behind Briley’s four carries for 71 yards and nearly 230 yards of total offense …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Patton overcomes injuries, tops Draughn

HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Matt Byrd’s two touchdown runs sparked Patton High on Friday night as it again beat Draughn in football. The visiting Panthers overcame not having their leading rusher, William Brawley, to win 14-3 for their fourth straight win over the Wildcats and sixth in eight all-time meetings. Brawley, who last week became the Greater Hickory area’s first 1,000-yard …