North Carolina High School Football - Watauga tips Freedom
October 20, 2023: Morganton, NC 28655 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) and the host Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC), observed Watauga's football squad edge Freedom by a count of 54-48.
The Pioneers now own a 9-0 record. They play next when they host Ashe County for a Northwestern 3A/4A contest on Friday, October 27. Watauga will encounter a Huskies squad coming off a 13-6 league win over South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Huskies record now stands at 6-3.
Coming up next, the Patriots encounter the Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC) in a Northwestern 3A/4A contest, on Friday, October 27. Freedom will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Cougars go into the contest with a 4-5 record after their 32-31 league loss to Hibriten (Lenoir, NC).