HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Knights knock off Mustangs, face Shelby in third round

North Lincoln reaches 10 wins in a season for second time in school history HobbsDailyReport.com LINCOLNTON – North Lincoln wiped out an early deficit, scoring 19 unanswered points, en route to a 38-13 victory over visiting East Lincoln on Friday night in the second round of the state 2AA football playoffs. The eighth-seeded Knights (10-3) advance to face No. 4 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Hibriten holds off South Point, runs win streak to 29

Panthers win after leading 28-0, will battle Bandys on Friday in third round HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – After opening a 20-point lead, powerful Hibriten High held off South Point on Friday night to advance to the third round of the state 2AA playoffs against a familiar foe. The second-seeded Panthers won 28-20 — running their win streak to 29 straight games …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SUMMARY: Bandys 51, W. Stokes 14

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SECOND ROUND STATE 2AA SUMMARY No. 3 BANDYS 51  No. 6 WEST STOKES 14 W. Stokes      7        7        0          0—14 Bandys            7     17      14        13—51 Scoring summary First quarter B—Ethan Howard 6 run (Ben Joseph kick), 4:25 WS—Chris Brown 31 pass from Tyler Smith (Caleb Peters kick), 45.5 Second …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bandys, Hibriten, Watauga advance to third round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Note: To review scores and pairings statewide in all eight classification championships, visit  and review updated bracket at www.nchsaa.org (Sports, click football under drop down menu): NEXT FRIDAY’S THIRD ROUND GAMES West 2AA No. 3 BANDYS (12-1) at No. 1 HIBRITEN (13-0), 7:30 p.m. No. 8 N. LINCOLN (10-3) at No. 4 Shelby (10-3), 7:30 …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bandys, Hibriten, N. Lincoln, Watauga all at home in second round

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Note: To review scores and pairings statewide in all eight classification championships, visit  and review updated bracket at www.nchsaa.org (Sports, click football under drop down menu): FRIDAY’S SECOND ROUND GAMES (7:30 p.m. kickoffs) West 2AA No. 6 W. Stokes (11-1) at No. 3 BANDYS (11-1) No. 10 South Point (9-3) at No. 1 HIBRITEN (12-0) …