Brady Stober, our neighborhood football star, recently signed a scholarship offer to play football for Samford University in Homewood, Alabama. Brady is the Quarterback of the Hickory High School Football team, which is deep in the State of North Carolina playoffs at the time of this writing. Brady and the Hickory High Red Tornadoes won the State championship in 2023.

Congratulations to Brady and his official signing to play football at Samford University! His mother, Kristen, said, "We could not be more proud of him. Thank you to all who have supported him over the past four years: his family, coaches, teachers, teammates, and the community of Hickory, NC!! GO HHS RED TORNADOES"