Sports

Bears make it 4-for-4 against Red Devils, advance in playoffs

Faced with the difficult task of beating rival Newton-Conover for the fourth time — this one in the postseason, the Bunker Hill volleyball team was up to the challenge.

PREP FOOTBALL: Friday's week 10 scoreboard

Below is a look at Friday's prep football scoreboard involving teams from Catawba County and statewide:

JV FOOTBALL: Thursday's county scores

Below is a look at Thursday's junior varsity football scores involving Catawba County teams:

PREP VOLLEYBALL: 6 county teams are in playoffs

Below is a look at the first-round 2A and 3A volleyball playoff pairings involving Catawba County teams:

2A pairings
No. 32 Hunter Huss (8-14) at No. 1 Maiden (20-1)
No. 20 Newton-Conover (11-9) at No. 13 Bunker Hill (15-6), noon Saturday

AP prep football poll for N.C.

AP prep football poll for N.C.
The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of October 20, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

PREP NOTEBOOK: Wednesday's sports scoreboard

Below is a look at Wednesday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

Middle school football
Arndt 20, Maiden 6
Grandview 40, River Bend 18
Jacobs Fork 24, Newton-Conover 6
Mill Creek 24, Northview 6

PREP NOTEBOOK: Tuesday's sports scoreboard

Below is a look at Tuesday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

Volleyball
Bunker Hill 3, Newton-Conover 1
Maiden 3, Bandys 0

Girls tennis dual playoffs
Maiden 8, Lexington 1

PREP NOTEBOOK: Monday's sports scoreboard

Below is a look at Monday's prep sports scores involving Catawba County teams:

PREP VOLLEYBALL: SD-7 tournament brackets

Below is a look at the brackets for Southern District 7 Athletic 2A volleyball tournament, which starts on Monday:

Kyle's Homecoming: QB Johnson leads Bulldogs past Bears

Returning home to his Hickory roots, Wingate University quarterback Kyle Johnson put Saturday's football game against Lenoir-Rhyne into perspective.

"I tried to treat it like any other game," Johnson said. "I tried not to let the outside distractions get to me."