Adam Scronce got off to slow start with Hobbton as a first-year coach in 2025 but once the Wildcats settled in to his new system, a share of the Carolina Conference championship was among the rewards.
Scronce had been offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Wallace-Rose Hill, a former teammate of Hobbton athletic director Jason Fussell, with the Bulldogs.
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 (:=542ED H6C6 f\d :? a_ad 27E6C 2? _\b DE2CE 2?5 C624965 E96 E9:C5 C@F?5 @7 E96 }rw$pp a\p A=2J@77D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$4C@?46 E@@< @G6C 2 AC@8C2> E92E H2D b\g F?56C A2DD:?8 8FCF y@6 $2=2D :? a_ac] $2=2D 925 =65 E96 (:=542ED E@ 2 `_\b C64@C5 :? a_aa] $2=2D C646?E=J E@@< @? 2 C63F:=5:?8 492==6?86 2E s@F8=2D qJC5[ H9:49 H2D H:?=6DD =2DE D62D@?] $2=2D H2D 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C 2E (6DE@G6C =2DE D62D@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$4C@?46 =@DE 9:D 7:CDE 82>6 2E 9@>6[ bd\_[ E@ |:5H2J :? a_ad 2D E9C66 (:=542E 324<D H6?E @FE @7 E96 82>6 367@C6 92=7E:>6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96C6 H6C6 =@DD6D 2E e\p %C:E@? Wbd\a`X 2?5 d\p s:I@? Wcf\bdX[ 3FE :? E96 AC@46DD[ w@33E@? H2D 364@>:?8 >@C6 AC@7:4:6?E 2E $4C@?46’D (:?8\% @776?D6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$F446DD 3682? H:E9 2 cc\`g EC:F>A9 @G6C a\p #@D6H@@5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$E2ED C67=64E E96 @776?D:G6 EC2?D7@C>2E:@?] w@33E@? E9C6H 7@C a[ceb J2C5D 2?5 C2? 7@C h`g F?56C $2=2D :? a_ac] &?56C $4C@?46 :? a_ad[ E96 (:=542ED C2? 7@C b[dh_ J2C5D 2?5 925 bfa J2C5D A2DD:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(6’5 =:<6 E@ E9C@H 2 =:EE=6 >@C6[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “(6’5 =:<6 E@ E9C@H `_ @7 `a E:>6D 2 82>6] {2DE J62C[ H6 E9C6H >2J36 7@FC @C 7:G6 E:>6D]”k^DA2?mk^Am
Adam Scronce guided Hobbton to a 7-5 record last season.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOkA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm"F2CE6C324< y@6 r@C36EE 92D 8C25F2E65] qC2IE@? |4{2>3[ E96 ;F?:@C G2CD:EJ BF2CE6C324< =2DE J62C[ E@@< >@DE @7 E96 D?2AD 2E 2 u6==@HD9:A @7 r9C:DE:2? pE9=6E6D 42>A 2E }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 (6D=6J2? E92E :?4=F565 D6G6?\@?\D6G6?D H:E9 `f D49@@=D @? 92?5]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmxD2:29 r@==:?D 2?5 C:D:?8 ?:?E9 8C256C |:=@ qC6H:?8E@? 92G6 2=D@ H@C<65 D@>6 2E BF2CE6C324<]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmpC62 49FC496D DA@?D@C65 A=2J6CD E@ 2EE6?5 E96 urp 42>A]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm#688:6 %9@>AD@? H2D 2 D6?:@C =2DE D62D@?[ CFD9:?8 7@C `[ccg J2C5D 2?5 `c E@F495@H?D @? aah 42CC:6D] p>:C %2E6 :D 324< 27E6C AC@5F4:?8 `[agf J2C5D @? `fd CFD96D H:E9 `_ %sD 2D 2 ;F?:@C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“%96 <:5D 2C6 H@C<:?8 92C5[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “(6’G6 366? 2G6C28:?8 23@FE c_ 7@C E96 =2DE E9C66 H66<D :? E96 H6:89E C@@> 6G6CJ 52J[ H9:49 7@C D49@@= E9:D D:K6[ x 766= =:<6 E92E’D AC6EEJ 8@@5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(6 DA6?5 >@C6 E:>6 :? E96 H6:89E C@@> E9:D E:>6 @7 J62C] (6’== 8@ @FE 2 =:EE=6 3:E :? D>2== 8C@FAD] (6 5@?’E C62==J 5@ 2 H9@=6 =@E @7 AC24E:4:?8 7@@E32==]k^DA2?mk^Am
More from this section
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x7 J@F 5@ :E =:<6 :E’D DFAA@D65 E@ 36[ J@F D9@F=5 36 A=2J:?8 :? }@G6>36C[ s646>36C] xE EFC?D @FE E@ 36 2 AC6EEJ =@?8 D62D@?] x E9:?< :7 J@F DE2CE 5@:?8 7@@E32== E@@ 62C=J[ <:5D 86E 3FC?65 @FE] (96? 32D<6E32==D DE2CE 3@F?4:?8[ E96J <:?5 @7 H2?E E@ E6?5 E@ 8@ 5@ E92E]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96C6 H:== 36 =6DD E6249:?8 H96? 7@@E32== DE2CED 7@C C62= D:?46 E96 C6EFC?6CD <?@H E96 DJDE6>D 7C@> =2DE J62C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“v@:?8 :?E@ H66< @?6[ 6G6CJ3@5J’D 8@:?8 E@ <?@H H92E E@ 5@ 2?5 H96C6 E96J’C6 DFAA@D65 E@ 36 2?5 ?@E ;FDE E96 DE2CE6CD[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “{2DE J62C H6 H6C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 6G6CJE9:?8 8@:?8]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 H6:89E C@@> :D :>A@CE2?E 7C@> 2 4@>A6E:E:G6 DE2?5A@:?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“xE’D >@C6 @7 ECJ:?8 E@ 492?86 E96 >:?5D6E @7 4@>:?8 E@ H@C< 6G6CJ 52J 2?5 F?56CDE2?5:?8 E92E 6G6CJ3@5J H6 A=2J[ E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ H@C< 6G6CJ 52J[ E@@[ E9:D DF>>6C[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “|:5H2J[ E96J’C6 :? E96 H6:89E C@@> 6G6CJ 52J[ D@ H6 ?665 E@ 36 :? E96 H6:89E C@@> 6G6CJ 52J]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 (:=542ED @A6? 2E |:5H2J @? pF8] a`]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96C6 :D 2 E96@CJ 2E H@C< :? E6C>D @7 56G6=@A>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“~FC 3:8 6>A92D:D :D @? E6249:?8 2?5 F?56CDE2?5:?8 H92E E@ 5@[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “pD E96 D62D@? 8@6D @?[ H6 <66A 86EE:?8 36EE6C 2?5 36EE6C 2E 9@H E@ 5@ :E] p?5 D@ E92E’D C62==J E96 >2:? 7@4FD] (6 =:<6 E@ 8@ @FE :? D>2== 8C@FAD H96C6 H96? x 42CCJ @776?D:G6 =:?6>6?] x >:89E 42CCJ 6:89E E@ `_]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(96? x 42CCJ 324<D @FE[ x >:89E 42CCJ 7@FC @C 7:G6] p?5 E96? E96 ?6IE 52J x 42CCJ 2 5:776C6?E 7@FC 2?5 7:G6 2?5 2 =@E >@C6 @?6\@?\@?6 H:E9 E96 <:5D — >2<:?8 DFC6 E96J F?56CDE2?5 2?5 8@:?8 D=@H H:E9 E96>] (6 5:5?’E C62==J 92G6 E92E @AA@CEF?:EJ =2DE J62C]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw@H E96 2AAC@249 H@C<D :? E6C>D @7 H:?D 2?5 =@DD6D C6>2:?D E@ 36 D66?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“!6CD@??6=\H:D6[ x 5@?’E D66 2?J 5C@A 7C@> =2DE J62C[” $4C@?46 D2:5] “}@H[ 2C6 H6 8@:?8 E@ 36 2D 8@@5 @7 2 E62>n pC6 H6 8@:?8 E@ 4@>6 E@86E96C 2?5 36 2 8@@5 7@@E32== E62> @C 2D 8@@5 2D =2DE J62Cn x 5@?’E <?@H]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“qFE A6CD@??6=\H:D6[ H6’G6 8@E E96 A:646D E@ 36 ;FDE 2D 8@@5[ :7 ?@E 36EE6C[ 3FE E92E 5@6D?’E 2=H2JD >62? J@F’C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 36EE6C] {6256CD9:A 4@>6D :?E@ E92E] p44@F?E23:=:EJ 4@>6D :?E@ E92E] w@H 92C5 2C6 J@F 8@:?8 E@ H@C< 4@>6D :?E@ :En w@H >F49 7:=> 2C6 J@F 8@:?8 E@ H2E49n ]]]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“%96C6’D D@ >F49 E92E 8@6D :?E@ :E] x E9:?< H6’G6 8@E E96 A:646D[ 3FE 2C6 E96J 8@:?8 E@ 5@ E96 :?E2?8:3=6D E92E :E E2<6Dn”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 42=6?52C 2==@HD 7@C E9C66 D4C:>>286D E9:D J62C] %96 (:=542ED H:== 36 8@:?8 E@ (6DE qCF?DH:4<[ t2DE sFA=:? 2?5 E96 $2>AD@? r@F?EJ y2>3@C66]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp7E6C E92E[ $4C@?46 H:== 92G6 2 36EE6C :562 @7 9@H a_ae D92A6D FA]k^DA2?mk^Am
