HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Spartans make key defensive stop to top Bandys

Published Monday, September 12th, 2022

Draughn drills Highland Tech, is off to 4-0 start   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High needed a key defensive stop late to add a field goal and hold off visiting Bandys 31-24 on Friday night to improve to 3-1. The Spartans used a 16-yard TD run by Suan Moore to lead 28-24 and then stopped a Bandys drive …

NCHSAA HALL OF FAME: Now includes Spartans’ Anderson

Published Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com CARY — Danny Anderson, head boys’ basketball coach at South Caldwell and a 700-game winner, was inducted Saturday to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Hall of Fame. He is still active and climbing the all-time victory list. His coaching stints include at Madison-Mayodan, Starmount, West Caldwell (two tenures) and Maiden. Anderson is a Gastonia native and …

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A: Spartans win in Justice’s first game as head coach

Published Monday, August 23rd, 2021

Alex Central wins opener, gains head coach Butch Carter career win No. 144   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com South Caldwell High won the debut of one of its former starting quarterbacks as head coach on Friday night, edging visiting West Caldwell 18-7 to open the season. It was the first game as head coach for Casey Justice, who will be …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory’s Everhart back at South Caldwell for senior season

Published Saturday, July 17th, 2021

He threw for nearly 1,000 yards as a junior but will play TE for Spartans   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Nick Everhart, who would have been the second-leading returning passer in the Western Foothills 3A after averaging nearly 100 yards per game for Hickory High last season, will now be playing at South Caldwell. Everhart was a student-athlete …

CLARIFICATION: Spartans have another 3-sport all-league athlete in same season

Published Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com One of the great things about writing articles is when the reporting mentions someone is the only one to accomplish something in a particular period and someone then let’s us know that’s not the case. In our article earlier this week about Casey Justice being named head football coach at South Caldwell High, he said he …