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Coach Allen Lowman will always be remembered as the head football coach at Heritage Middle School from 1999-2011 winning 83 games and seven Foothills Athletic Conference championships. Earlier this year, Lowman passed on to his heavenly home at 70. Led by the efforts...
FOOTBALL Draughn 57, Mitchell 42 Nigel Dula 6 TD runs, TD reception Eli Tillery 2 TD passes Jacob Mull TD reception Newton-Conover 34, East Burke 25 Jacob Dellinger 182 rushing yards, 2 TD Zayne Newman 2 TD runs Brady Bostain 5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble Chris Moore...
1A/2A #1 Burns Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0) Bessemer City 42-7 W #2 Bunker Hill Bears (6-0, 3-0) West Lincoln 21-15 W #3 Draughn Wildcats (6-1, 3-0) Mitchell 57-42 W #4 West Lincoln Rebels (5-1, 2-1) Bunker Hill 21-15 L #5 Maiden Blue Devils (4-2, 2-1) West Caldwell 51-7 W...
Draughn @ Mitchell 4th meeting, Draughn leads 2-1 Wildcats (5-1, 2-0): Nigel Dula, Eli Tillery, Connor Pinkerton, Marshall Brinkley, Hampton Blackwell Mountaineers (6-0, 2-0): Chase Duncan, Cameron Cook, Kaden Phillips, Dillon Barnett, Rylan Cooper Newton-Conover @...
The following is a collection of East Burke Cavalier photos through the years that were shared or found online in News Herald archives
FOOTBALL Draughn 49, Avery County 7 Nigel Dula 5 TD runs Eli Tillery TD run Justice Cunningham TD run Safety Tristan Hines sack Shaydon Pino INT Hampton Blackwell fumble recovery, TFL Marshall Brinkley 2 TFL JV: East Gaston 35, Draughn 6 Bandys 48, East Burke 30...
The East Burke JV football team needed a stop to defend visiting Bandys and Peyton Toler answered not once, not twice, but three times by forcing a fumble, recovering a fumble, and grasping an interception. With the defensive efforts of Toler and others, the JV Cavs...
1A/2A #1 Bunker Hill Bears (5-0, 2-0) West Caldwell 56-7 W #2 West Lincoln Rebels (5-0, 2-0) Maiden 33-19 W #3 Draughn Wildcats (5-1, 2-0) Avery County 49-7 W #4 Burns Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0) BYE #5 Bandys Trojans (4-1, 1-1) East Burke 48-30 W 3A/4A #1 Watauga Pioneers...
Draughn @ Avery County 6th meeting, Draughn leads 4-1 Wildcats (4-1, 1-0): Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Connor Pinkerton, Sterling Radabaugh, Jacob Mull Vikings (3-2, 1-0): Will Stanford, Asher Hartzog, Grayson Hoilman, Logan Brown Coach's Outlook It's going to feel a...
FOOTBALL Ben Mast (Averett freshman safety) Ben Mast made his first tackle in last Saturday's 17-14 road win over Brevard College. Others on 2023 rosters Brett Childers (Lenoir-Rhyne junior defensive back) Chase Childers (Lenoir-Rhyne junior defensive back) Spencer...