HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High scored on eight of its nine possessions on Friday night, closing the varsity football regular season with a 42-21 home win over West Caldwell to finish second in the Northwestern 3A-4A. The Pioneers (9-3, 5-2) were a game back of Alexander Central and one game up on three teams (Freedom, Hickory and St. Stephens) in …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga drills Freedom, reaches 8 victories again
HobbsDailyReport.com MORGANTON – Holding Freedom to minus rushing yardage, visiting Watauga hammered the Patriots 42-0 in Northwestern 3A-4A high school football on Friday night to again reach eight wins under head coach Ryan Habich. The Pioneers (8-2, 4-2) were dominant as they beat the Patriots (6-4, 3-3) for only the fifth time since 1981 and far outdistanced their previous win …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga rebounds, crunches McDowell in Boone
HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Watauga High had more than 500 yards of total offense on Friday night, bouncing back from a loss to overwhelm visiting McDowell 61-17 in Northwestern 3A-4A football. Running back Bryce Satterfield ran for 241 yards and scored four rushing touchdowns to lead the Pioneers (7-2, 3-2), who a week before fell 26-21 at St. Stephens. The win …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Indians put it together, take down Watauga
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – St. Stephens High’s football team gave its head coach a birthday present worthy of remembering on Friday night. Making big plays on offense and defense, the Indians nipped visiting Watauga 26-21 in a win that keeps St. Stephens solidly in the running for the 11th state playoff bid in school history. Indians head coach Wayne Hicks’ 55th …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Watauga’s Friday scrimmage now in Boone
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE (As of Thursday) Note: Start times are those originally provided… generally not a bad idea to arrive a half-hour before the listed start time as other factors (weather, etc.) could mean an early/earlier start. FRIDAY Alexander Central, Maiden, Hickory, W. Lincoln at Lenoir-Rhyne University, 6 p.m. (Admission $5) Bandys at W. Iredell, JVs at 5:30 …