STATE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Round 1 results, Thursday’s Round 2 pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round games are Tuesday at highest seeds; second round, Thursday; third round, Saturday; fourth round, Tuesday, March 5; West Regionals, Saturday, March 9  at LRU and CVCC) GREATER HICKORY AREA GAMES 2A Tuesday’s first round results No. 1 E. Lincoln 95, No. 32 N. Surry 49 No. 3 Shelby 79, No. …

BOYS HOOP PLAYOFFS TIDBITS: Fourth battle of season for N-C-Maiden, Patton-Draughn

Last Bandys-Shelby playoff game was at Shelby nearly 2 decades ago By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Tidbits about the high school boys’ basketball teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that are in the state playoffs, which begin Tuesday night at the higher seed(s): 2A No. 17 Lexington (17-9) at No. 16 Bunker Hill (16-10), 7:30 …

SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Smith, McPherson combine for 1-hitter as Hickory wins baseball opener

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Zach Smith and Zane McPherson combined on a 1-hitter on Monday, leading Hickory High to a 14-1 home endowment baseball game victory over Statesville to open the season. Bryce Stober, William Stewart, Brody Scarborough, Grayson Lineberger and Blake Kiser each had two hits for the Red Tornadoes. The victory opened the 29th season as head coach at …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Tuesday’s schedule

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE   Varsity spring sports events scheduled on Tuesday this week by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules provided by the schools, with starting times (if available). Games added or dropped since the schedules have been released may not be included and schools sometimes trade …

HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS: Monday’s results

HobbsDailyReport.com MONDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS RESULTS Results from Monday’s spring sports events scheduled this week by schools in the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A, compiled from schedules provided by the schools: BASEBALL E. Rutherford 11, Freedom 3 Hickory 14, Statesville 1 SOFTBALL Cherryville at W. Lincoln (endowment) GIRLS SOCCER Asheville at Hibriten (endowment) Kings Mountain …