Among Friday night’s first varsity football games of the season is Bandys at St. Stephens (7:30 p.m.) where Kyle Lowman will lead the Indians for the 10th time and for the second time against his alma mater since becoming head coach at St. Stephens. When Lowman goes out on Friday and his older brother, Trent — head coach at East Surry — coaches, the Lowman family of coaches will, unofficially, reach 450 career games — their dad Randy was head coach in 325 games over 26 years, Trent has coached 114 in nine years and Kyle has coached nine./HOBBSDAILYREPORT.COM FILE PHOTO
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
(All games at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
EAST LINCOLN MUSTANGS
2021 records: 8-4, 4-3 (fourth place)
Head coach: David Lubowicz (33-23-0, 5 years)
Aug. 19 – Hibriten
Aug. 26 – Forestview
Sept. 2—at Lincolnton
Sept. 16 – HICKORY
Sept. 23 – at STATESVILLE
Sept. 30 – W, IREDELL (HC)
Oct. 7 – at FRED T. FOARD
Oct. 14 – at ST. STEPHENS
Oct. 21 – at N. IREDELL
Oct. 28 – N. LINCOLN
FRED T. FOARD TIGERS
2021 records: 0-9, 0-7 (eighth place)
Head coach: Micheal Ramseur ((0-0, first year)
Aug. 19 – Maiden
Aug. 26 – at Bandys
Sept. 2 – at W. Lincoln
Sept. 16 – N. IREDELL (HC)
Sept. 23 – at W. IREDELL
Sept. 30 – STATESVILLE
Oct. 7 – E. LINCOLN
Oct. 14 – at N. LINCOLN
Oct. 21 – HICKORY
Oct. 28 – at ST. STEPHENS
HICKORY RED TORNADOES
2021 records: 7-5, 5-2 (third place)
Head coach: Joe Glass (60-57-0, 10 years; 7-5-0 at HHS, 1 year)
Aug. 19 – Alexander Central
Aug. 26 – at S. Caldwell
Sept. 2 – Newton-Conover
Sept. 16 – at E. LINCOLN
Sept. 23 – N. LINCOLN
Sept. 30 – ST. STEPHENS
Oct. 7 – at N. IREDELL
Oct. 14 – W. IREDELL (HC)
Oct. 21 – at FRED T. FOARD
Oct. 28 – STATESVILLE
NORTH IREDELL RAIDERS
2021 records: 3-6, 3-4 (-6, 1-6 (fifth place)
Head coach: Andy Howell (3-6-0, 1 year)
Aug. 19 – at S. Iredell
Aug. 26 – Lake Norman, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2 – Bunker Hill, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16 – at FRED T. FOARD
Sept. 23 – ST. STEPHENS
Sept. 30 – at N. LINCOLN
Oct. 7 – HICKORY
Oct. 14 – at STATESVILLE
Oct. 21 – E. LINCOLN
Oct. 28 – at W. IREDELL
NORTH LINCOLN KNIGHTS
2021 records: 8-3, 6-1 (second place)
Head coach: Nick Bazzle (163-97-0, 21 years; 34-12-0 at N. Lincoln, 4 years)
Aug. 19 – W. Lincoln
Aug. 26 – Lincolnton
Sept. 2 – at NW Cabarrus
Sept. 16 – STATESVILLE
Sept. 23 – at HICKORY
Sept. 30 – N. IREDELL
Oct. 7 – at ST. STEPHENS
Oct. 14 – FRED T. FOARD
Oct. 21 – at W. IREDELL
Oct. 28 – at E. LINCOLN
ST. STEPHENS INDIANS
2021 records: 2-7, 2-5 (sixth place)
Head coach: Kyle Lowman (2-7-0, 1 year)
Aug. 19 – Bandys
Aug. 26 – at Bunker Hill]
Sept. 2 – at Maiden
Sept. 16 –W. IREDELL
Sept. 23 – at N. IREDELL
Sept. 30 – at HICKORY
Oct. 7 – N. LINCOLN (HC)
Oct. 14 – E. LINCOLN
Oct. 21 – at STATESVILLE
Oct. 28 – FRED T. FOARD
STATESVILLE GREYHOUNDS
2021 records: 12-1, 7-0 (conference champion)
Head coach: Rydell Cowan (0-0, first year)
Aug. 19 – Carson
Aug. 26 – at S. Iredell
Sept 2 —at Lake Norman
Sept. 16 – at N. LINCOLN
Sept. 23 – E. LINCOLN
Sept. 30 – at FRED T. FOARD
Oct. 7 – at W. IREDELL
Oct. 14 – N. IREDELL
Oct. 21 – ST. STEPHENS
Oct. 28 – at HICKORY
WEST IREDELL WARRIORS
2021 records: 1-7, 1-6 (seventh place)
Head coach: Matt Wilson (0-0, first year)
Aug. 18 – at Lake Norman
Aug. 26 – at Newton-Conover
Sept. 2—S. Iredell
Sept. 16 – at ST. STEPHENS
Sept. 23 – FRED T. FOARD
Sept. 30 – at E. LINCOLN
Oct. 7 – STATESVILLE
Oct. 14 – at HICKORY
Oct. 21 – N. LINCOLN
Oct. 28 – N. IREDELL
