STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln boys, Freedom girls reach West Regionals

HobbsDailyReport.com East Lincoln High wiped out a 10-point halftime deficit on Tuesday night, rallying to topple visiting East Rutherford 74-65 and reach the West 2A boys’ basketball title game. The top-seeded Mustangs (29-2) will play second-seeded and defending state 2A champion Forest Hills (28-2) on Saturday at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) or Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU). The game site and …

STATE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Tuesday’s fourth round results, regional pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Fourth round, Tuesday; West Regional finals, Saturday at LRU and CVCC in West, next Saturday at East Carolina, Fayetteville State in East) Note: For more scores and details, review brackets at www.nchsaa.org: 1A West Tuesday’s fourth round results No. 8 Bishop McGuinness 63, No. 21 N. Stanly 63 No. 3 N. Rowan …

STATE BOYS HOOP PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Maiden edges N-C, goes to Mountain Heritage next

East Lincoln’s Bean passes 1,000 in career scoring in first-round victory   HobbsDailyReport.com The biggest value of the 69th win for Danny Anderson as head boys’ basketball coach at Maiden High on Tuesday night is that it gives the Blue Devils a chance for his 70th on Thursday night. Facing South Fork 2A rival Newton-Conover for the fourth time this …

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. …