GAME PREVIEWS: N-C, Maiden battle for first; Alex Central goes for 10-0 start

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s varsity football games (all statistical references are unofficial totals): SOUTH FORK 2A NEWTON-CONOVER (8-1, 5-0) at MAIDEN (9-0, 5-0), 7:30 p.m. Not many high school rivalry games rise to the level of the Red Devils versus the Blue Devils, a series that can boast: a) it once had a future NASCAR champion under center …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Revisit some of the tightest N-C vs. Maiden football battles

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON-CONOVER VS. MAIDEN VARSITY FOOTBALL The 10 closest varsity games in the Newton-Conover vs. Maiden high school football series: Margin                         Year                           Game site                         Result 1                                        1994                          Maiden                            Maiden 28, N-C 27 1                                       2000                         Newton-Conover           Maiden 21, N-C 20 2                                        1995                          Newton-Conover          N-C 17, Maiden …

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: Foard, E. Lincoln, W. Iredell reach fourth round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Result from third-round matches and pairings for Satiurday’s fourth round, with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps: WEST 2A Saturday’s fourth round No. 13 FRED T. FOARD (20-8) at No. 1 W. IREDELL (25-3) No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-3) at No. 2 N. Surry …

WNNC OLDIES 101.3 FM GOLDEN HELMET WINNER: Ja’Tay Culliver, Bandys

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Bandys High quarterback Ja’Tay Culliver won the WNNC Oldies 101.3 FM Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award for Week 10 of the football season. Culliver led the Trojans to a 35-23 home victory over West Lincoln last Friday night, running Bandys’ win streak in the series to 17 straight. He ran seven times for 133 yards and three touchdowns …