HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: St. Stephens 62, South Caldwell 6

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES ST. STEPHENS 62, SOUTH CALDWELL 6 106: Dalen Milligan (SS) won by forfeit 113: Kaleb Queen (SC) p. Alan Orozco 1:03 120: Jovanny Urzua (SS) p. Abby Phillips 5:05 126: Isaac Leon (SS) d. Josue Dickerson 8-2 132: Blake Baker (SS) p. Jade Hutto 1:22 138: Eddie Brannock (SS) won by forfeit 145: Garrett Bolling (SS) d. …

STATE 4A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, ROUND 2: Spartans fall, finish 1-11

HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – South Caldwell High closed a one-win football season on Friday night that included a postseason appearance. After gaining a first-round bye and a No. 2 West seed in the West 4A bracket, the Spartans took their shot at seventh-seeded Hickory Ridge and were outmatched in a 55-28 loss in Hudson. Hickory Ridge (11-2) earned a third-round game …

ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A BOYS SOCCER: Hickory leads selections with 10 players

HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory High, which won a Northwestern 3A-4A boys’ soccer championship by three games over the next closest competitors, won three of the conference’s top awards in voting by league head coaches. The Red Tornadoes’ Santiago Betancourt was selected the conference’s Player of the Year, teammate Brayden Rowland won Offensive Player of the Year, and head coach Brian Jillings shared …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: N-C wins, faces Owen next; HHS advances to play Statesville

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Second round results and pairings for Wednesday’s third round of the state West 2A, West 3A and West 4A boys’ soccer playoffs, with match times (if available) and with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. The lower-seeded team visits the higher-seeded team. For …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Final pairings, as released by North Carolina High School Athletic Association

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS GREATER HICKORY AREA CONFERENCES Pairings for next Friday’s first-round state high school football playoff games that involve teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A. The games are at the higher seed’s home field with 7:30 p.m. kickoffs: WEST 2A No. 16 W. LINCOLN (4-7) at No. 1 Reidsville (11-0) No. …