By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR — Hibriten High announced Tuesday night it won’t be playing any football games this week because of COVID-related concerns. The Panthers were scheduled to face West Caldwell in a junior varsity game on Wednesday night at Hibriten but the game is cancelled. On Friday night, the Panthers varsity was scheduled to play at Shelby but …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Freedom hires Shelby defensive coordinator, former Maiden player
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Freedom High’s new head football coach played for one area power and has coached at another. In a press release on Wednesday, the Patriots announced they’ve hired former Maiden player Justin Hawn – defensive coordinator at Shelby since 2013 – as the 12th head football coach in school history. He replaces Luke Little, who left after two …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Golden Lions end Rebels’ best season
Shelby improves to 12-1, West Lincoln closes at 10-4 in 2AA battle HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Top-seeded Shelby High ended the best football season in West Lincoln history on Friday night, downing the visiting Rebels 42-7 in a third-round state 2AA playoff game. The Golden Lions (12-1) are at home next Friday at 7:30 p.m. to face league rival Burns (11-3) …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Shelby 41, Freedom 13
HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY 41, FREEDOM 13 Shelby 14 7 20 0—41 Freedom 0 7 0 6—13 SCORING SUMMARY First quarter S—Omar Phillips 45 run (Caden Sheely kick) S—Jimmy Whisnant block punt return in end zone (Sheely kick) Second quarter F—Jayden Birchfield 2 run (Onxy Velez kick) S—Ja’hari Mitchell 61 pass from Isaiah Bess (Sheely kick) Third quarter S—Mitchell 41 pass from …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nice story by Shelby Daily Star on Shelby’s stat crew
HobbsDailyReport.com Nice read from The Shelby Daily Star’s coverage of the Golden Lions winning another state football championship. It’s about an important task some high schools nowadays still take very seriously while other high schools find it difficult to find the personnel to do it – statistics as part of maintaining the history of the school’s athletics: https://www.shelbystar.com/news/20181216/brothers-share-bond-over-love-of-stats-shelby-football