HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS: Volleyball heading into next week’s action

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS (Conference matches only) SOUTH FORK 2A (through Thursday, Sept. 28) E. Lincoln 10-0 Maiden 8-2 N. Lincoln 8-2 Bandys 6-4 Lincolnton 4-5 Newton-Conover 2-8 Lake Norman Charter 1-9 W. Lincoln 1-10 NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A (through Thursday, Sept. 28) W. Iredell 9-0 Fred T. Foard 9-1 Bunker Hill 6-4 E. Burke 4-5 Draughn 4-6 Hibriten 1-7 …

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS: Junior varsity football

HobbsDailyReport.com JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS (Through Sept. 28 games) SOUTH FORK 2A (Conf./All) Maiden 2-0, 5-0 Newton-Conover 2-0, 4-1 E. Lincoln 2-0, 4-2 N. Lincoln 2-0, 2-2 Lincolnton 0-2, 3-2 W. Lincoln 0-2, 3-2 Bandys 0-2, 2-3 Lake Norman Charter 0-2, 0-3 Thursday’s results E. Lincoln 39, Lincolnton 8 Maiden 24, W. Lincoln 0 Newton-Conover 23, Bandys 22, 2 OTs …

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: St. Stephens JVs run win streak to 4 games

HobbsDailyReport.com St. Stephens High ran its junior varsity win streak to four games on Thursday night, downing McDowell 30-16 in Marion. Freshman running back Zak McLaughlin ran 20 times for 114 yards and a touchdown to lead the Indians (4-1, 2-0 Northwestern 3A-4A) and freshmen Luke Johnson and Ryheem Craig each added a rushing TD for the Indians. St. Stephens …

GAME PREVIEWS: Watauga at Alex Central, N-C at Bandys highlight schedule

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Previewing tonight’s varsity football games (all statistical references are unofficial totals): SOUTH FORK 2A NEWTON-CONOVER (4-1, 1-0) at BANDYS (2-3, 0-1), 7:30 p.m. The Red Devils go for their third straight victory in a series that is 5-5 through its last 10 games and led 31-15 by Newton-Conover. Newton-Conover returns the stars of last year’s 31-29 …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: High-scoring Newton-Conover versus Bandys football games

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com As they prepare to play tonight for the 47th time in a series the Red Devils lead 31-15, take a trip down memory lane by reviewing the highest-scoring Newton-Conover versus Bandys varsity football games: Total points                      Year                        Results/location 103                                                              2006                             N-C 71, Bandys 32 at N-C 101                                                               2008                             N-C 60, Bandys 41 at Bandys 84                                                                 2015                              …