HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tigers wipe out another deficit, win third game of season

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Holding to script for a third consecutive game, Fred T. Foard High won again in comeback fashion on Friday night. The host Tigers nipped visiting West Lincoln 22-20 in the newly dubbed “Battle of Hog Hill” to improve to 3-1. Foard, after losing its opener at home to Maiden, has scored come-from-behind wins over Bandys, North Lincoln …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cougars win by 4, off to 4-0 start this season

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Alexander Central High gained just shy of 500 yards and withstood a big game by North Lincoln quarterback Reed McRorie to remain unbeaten on Friday night with a 40-36 victory over the visiting Knights. Cougars quarterback Gunnar Anderson ran for 178 yards and threw for 69 as Alexander Central (4-0) handed Butch Carter a win in his …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Talbert sparks Bandys’ victory over Bunker Hill

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Isaiah Talbert had two scoring runs and added seven tackles and a sack on defense Friday night to spark Bandys High’s home victory over rival Bunker Hill in the first non-conference meeting between the old rivals. The Trojans beat the visiting Bears 33-7 in the 60th game of a rivalry that began in 1959 when both schools …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hickory rallies from 19 down, defeats Huss

HobbsDailyReport.com GASTONIA – Hickory High erased a 19-point deficit — scoring twice in the final seven minutes on Friday night – to nip Hunter Huss 28-27 for Russell Stone’s first victory as the Red Tornadoes’ head football coach. Hickory (1-2) answered a late TD by the Huskies (2-2) to win, scoring about two minutes after Huss went up 27-20 on …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Sophomore QB’s passing leads Freedom past Patton

HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Sophomore quarterback Jayden Birchfield threw for more than 100 yards in each half Friday night, leading Freedom High to a 31-14 win over Patton. Birchfield threw for two touchdowns in the first half and closed with more than 280 yards passing as the Patriots (3-1) ran their all-time record against the Panthers to 11-1. Freedom gained the …