MORGANTON – Patton High is preparing to play for a conference football championship for the first time in school history after popping visiting Bunker Hill 63-20 on Friday night. Quarterback Ty Causby and running backs Traevon Lytle and Jamir Epps sparked the Panthers (5-2, 5-0), who travel to Hibriten on Friday at 7:30 p.m. to face unbeaten Hibriten (10-0, 5-0) …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Foard rides 1-2-3 punch past East Burke
HobbsDailyReport.com ICARD – Fred T. Foard High’s 1-2-3 punch knocked out East Burke 49-6 on Friday night in Northwestern Foothills 2A football. Getting just shy of 340 rushing yards from running backs Corey Siemer and Tate Beaver and quarterback Jack Colosimo, the Tigers (7-3, 3-2) reached seven wins in a season for the 10th time in school history. Siemer led …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Culliver leads Bandys past Lake Norman Charter
HobbsDailyReport.com HUNTERSVILLE – Bandys High fell just shy of 500 yards on offense on Friday night as it inched closer to a .500 record with a 42-16 victory on the road over Lake Norman Charter. Facing the Knights for the first time in varsity football, the Trojans (4-6, 2-4) ran for 336 yards on 42 carries — with Ethan Howard …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga drills Freedom, reaches 8 victories again
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Holding Freedom to minus rushing yardage, visiting Watauga hammered the Patriots 42-0 in Northwestern 3A-4A high school football on Friday night to again reach eight wins under head coach Ryan Habich. The Pioneers (8-2, 4-2) were dominant as they beat the Patriots (6-4, 3-3) for only the fifth time since 1981 and far outdistanced their previous win …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: King runs for 3 scores as St. Stephens crushes Spartans
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Xavian King ran for three scores, including the first two on Friday night, as St. Stephens High rolled 56-7 over visiting South Caldwell in a Northwestern 3A-4A football game. King, who ran for nearly 160 yards, helped the Indians (4-6, 3-3) – still vying to get into the state playoffs – even their conference record with one …