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Plant to play River Ridge (La.) John Curtis Christian in Allstate Sugar Bowl Prep Classic
The lineup for the second annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Prep Classic has been set. Now a Florida vs. Louisiana showdown, Tallahassee Lincoln will play Covington (La.) St. Paul, and Plant will travel to New Orleans Sept. 7 to face River Ridge (La.) John Curtis Christian in the second game of the doubleheader. The Tallahassee ...
Read moreFri. May 25, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Football: Spring jamboree at Blake
At Blake Scores: Chamberlain 30, Blake 6 Hillsborough 15, Middleton 0 Spring game-breakers: Chamberlain running back Xavier Johnson ran for three touchdowns and had 73 of the Chiefs’ 153 rushing yards. Johnson scored on runs of 4, 2 and 4 yards. Chamberlain’s other TD came on a 14-yard pass from ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 11:33 p.m. | Don Jensen
Football: Spring jamboree at Seffner Christian
At Seffner Christian Score: Seffner Christian 34, Ocala Christian 0 Spring game-breakers: Rising junior two-way star Robbie Shell celebrated his 16th birthday with two first-quarter touchdowns — one rushing, one receiving — in the Crusaders’ romp. … Five-foot-8, 185-pound sophomore-to-be Marcus Richardson, who doubles at nose guard, added three rushing ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 10:57 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Spring jamboree at Plant City
At Plant City Scores: Durant 49, Strawberry Crest 7 Armwood 7, Plant City 0 (halted) Spring game-breakers: The lightning that ended the second half with 9:22 to play was preceded by a deluge of miscues. The Hawks and Raiders combined for 11 penalties despite agreeing to no live action on ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 10:44 p.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Spring jamboree at East Bay
At East Bay Scores: Riverview 15, Lennard 14 East Bay 14, Spoto 7 Spring game-breakers: Riverview sophomore QB Chase Freeman ran the ball eight times, picking up 65 yards and the touchdown that brought his team within a point despite having only three weeks of practice in new coach Mike ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 10:42 p.m. | David Rice
Football: Spring jamboree at Brandon
At Brandon Scores: Brandon 3, Bloomingdale 0 Newsome 6, Bloomingdale 0 Newsome 15, Brandon 14 Spring game-breakers: Newsome quarterback Will Worth capped a back-and-forth quarter vs. Brandon by throwing a 7-yard touchdown pass to Austin Shear with nine seconds remaining and running in a two-point conversion for a one-point Newsome ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 10:18 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Football: Spring jamboree at King
At King Scores: Tampa Bay Tech 14, Wharton 0 King 11, Freedom 0 (one quarter) Spring game-breakers: The Titans are going to be fine with their group of offensive linemen, including rising senior Dominique Parker and rising sophomore Tyree St. Luis. The Titans rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 9:53 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Football: Spring jamboree at Leto
At Leto Spring game-breakers: Robinson running back Martin Ruiz had a quick 25-yard touchdown run against Jefferson Thursday night and that was it. Rain delayed the start of the jamboree by an hour, then after less than five minutes of play, lightning lit up the sky for another delay. After ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. | Todd Foley
Several local teams make the grade with the FHSAA
East Lake and Berkeley Prep are among the Florida High School Athletic Association's academic team champions for the spring. East Lake was tops for Class 8A, while Berkeley Prep led all of Class 4A for the second straight year. The team aggregate cumulative GPA is submitted for nomination, and the ...
Read moreThu. May 24, 2012 at 4:51 p.m. | Times Staff
Eric Moate, a quiet recruit, has USF and Auburn among his 10 offers
Twitter and Facebook are ablaze with offers. Players reporting them as they happen, recruiting sites and newspapers following up, and the echo chamber cranking at full volume. So how does a guy like Eric Moate pick up 10 of the quietest offers ever? Well, consider he's one of the quietest ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 8:43 p.m. | John C. Cotey
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Recruit: Eric Moate
Auburn University, Indiana University, Iowa, Michigan, Purdue University, University of Mississippi, University of South Florida, West Virginia University
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Recruit: Eric Moate
HomeTeam Huddle: Hillsborough QB battles to watch in jamborees
Because so few derbies — Kentucky or quarterback — are ever determined in one or two furlongs, Thursday’s slate of one-half jamboree contests likely won’t settle any behind-center battles being waged locally. But they could determine a clear leader. This is, after all, teams’ first live action of 2012 against ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 4:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
State baseball: Jacksonville Providence shuts down Tampa Prep in 3A semis
PORT ST. LUCIE — A quick look at Tampa Prep’s season stats reveals the Terrapins don’t often collect extra-base hits. In fact, 81 percent of their hits this year have been singles. Knowing this, Jacksonville Providence pulled its outfielders in Wednesday and on several occasions, bloopers and bleeders that would ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Girls basketball: Sickles G Bre Crum named Parade All-American
For the fourth consecutive year, a girls basketball player from Sickles has been named an All-American by Parade magazine. Bre Crum, following in the footsteps three-time winner and current Duke redshirt freshman Amber Henson, is on the latest list that will run in print Saturday. Crum, the Times' all-Hillsborough County and ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 3:21 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Panthers reign at spring sports awards
TAMPA — A two-word phrase that evolved into a local refrain over the past nine months applied directly to Hillsborough County's spring sports awards ceremony Wednesday morning. Plant dominated. The South Tampa school, winner of three state team titles during the 2011-12 school year, was named recipient of the Vernon ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 11:55 a.m. | Joey Knight
Pinellas-Hillsborough all-star baseball game set for May 31
The annual clash of the Hillsborough and Pinellas county's all-star baseball players is May 31 at Tropicana Field. The game has a 4:30 p.m. start. Hillsborough roster Pitchers: Gaither's Evan Gainey, Riverview's Dylan Drawdy, Leto's Chris Miranda-Carr, Alonso's Nathan Hahn, Steinbrenner's Chris Williams, Jefferson's Jimmy Herget and Corbin Olmstead, Durant's ...
Read moreWed. May 23, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. | Times Staff