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East Burke High head boys’ basketball coach Jon Hancock knows what he wants out of Clay Byrd.
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Record Sports Editor Chris Hobbs’ picks for Friday night’s top high school basketball games in the Greater Hickory area (girls’ games tip at about 6:15 p.m., boys’ games follow):
Record Sports Editor Chris Hobbs’ picks for Tuesday night’s top high school basketball games in the Greater Hickory area (girls’ games tip at about 6:15 p.m., boys’ games follow unless otherwise noted):
BOYS EAST BURKE 68, BANDYS 39
GIRLS BANDYS 79, EAST BURKE 45
GIRLS BANDYS 63, SOUTH IREDELL 36
BOYS SOUTH IREDELL 62, BANDYS 53
West Caldwell High’s boys appear to still be the team to beat in Catawba Valley Athletic 2A basketball.
BOYS FRED T. FOARD 68, HIBRITEN 54
FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES GIRLS
Boys WEST CALDWELL 75, BANDYS 35
Girls BANDYS 56, WEST CALDWELL 49
Record Sports Editor Chris Hobbs’ picks for tonight’s top high school basketball games in the Greater Hickory area (girls’ games tip at about 6:15 p.m., boys’ games follow):
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
GIRLS CATAWBA VALLEY ATHLETIC 2A
BOYS CATAWBA VALLEY ATHLETIC 2A
A first draft for statewide athletic alignments would double the number of leagues for high schools in the Greater Hickory area.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS BASKETBALL Girls Bandys 84, St. Stephens 23
Maiden High senior quarterback Matt Johnson leads an All-Catawba Valley Athletic 2A football team that has 16 repeat picks.
West Caldwell High has turned to someone that already has ties to the school to lead its football program.
West Caldwell High has decided to take a different direction in its varsity football program.
If you like high-scoring football games and don’t mind a little cold and rain, you should have been at Newton-Conover High’s Gurley Stadium on Friday night.
Record Sports Editor Chris Hobbs asked former Maiden and Bunker Hill head coach Tom Brown to help him pick the top five things area fans should look for in each week’s high school football games this season:
Three seniors scored goals -- Lucas Hernandez two and Gabe Crider and Jacob Harkins one each – to lead Newton-Conover High to a victory that clinched at least a share of the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A boys’ soccer title.
Draughn High got the win it needed on Friday night to set up a showdown game, beating West Caldwell 49-14.
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