Hoggard – New Hanover football set for tonight

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The annual rivaly will be renewed on Friday night at Scott Braswell Stadium between New Hanover and Hoggard. “We have to have some guys step up,” Kevin Motsinger said. “The last few weeks we played some good football, but we did not protect the football. The sharks are swimming and we have to answer the call. We either have to start kicking, or dog paddling or cat paddling. At the end of the day it’s still Hoggard and New Hanover and that’s one thing about this week we don’t have to worry about the kids being motivated to play.”

New Hanover enters the game with a two game skid and they’re a bit banged up according to head coach Kevin Motsinger.

Hoggard on the other hand comes in undefeated and they’re a prohibitive favorite this week in the cross-town rivalry. Hoggard head coach Scott Braswell will be at the game, but Craig Underwood will be manning the sideline, and he’ll be in charge of the Vikings. “I think the big thing is the run at the conference championship,” Underwood told WWAY. “That’s our number one goal every year. This is one of the biggest games to get there. It’s a county rivalry with bragging rights and a huge game for us.”

7:30 Kickoff at Scott Braswell Stadium

Note: We’ll have highlights of the Hoggard – New Hanover showdown on Friday’s 5th Quarter along with several other games too.

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Thursday High School Scoreboard

VOLLEYBALL
PENDER 3 – WEST BLADEN 0
TRASK 3 – EAST BLADEN 0
LANEY 3 – NEW HANOVER 1
DIXON 3 – NORTHSIDE 0
CROATAN 3 – NORTH BRUNSWICK 0
WEST BRUNSWICK 3 – TOPSAIL 2
SOUTH COLUMBUS 3 – EAST COLUMBUS 0

GIRLS TENNIS
CLINTON 5 – WEST BLADEN 4
HOGGARD 5 – LANEY 4
EAST COLUMBUS 8 – SOUTH COLUMBUS 1
WHITEVILLE 8 – WEST COLUMBUS 1
NORTHSIDE 5 – NORTH BRUNSWICK 4

BOYS SOCCER
LANEY 1- NEW HANOVER 0 **Click icon to see game highlights
ASHLEY 2 – HOGGARD 0
BOYS SOCCER FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY 2 – COASTAL CHRISTIAN 0
SW ONSLOW 3 – EAST DUPLIN 0

FOOTBALL
SCOTLAND COUNTY 40 – GOLDSBORO 13

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