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Spring football: St. Petersburg Catholic 42, Indian Rocks Christian 14
At St. Petersburg Catholic Score: St. Petersburg Catholic 42, Indian Rocks Christian 14 Spring game-breakers: Relying on a big, veteran offensive line, St. Petersburg Catholic rolled up big yards on the ground Friday, rushing for 322 yards. The benefactors were Jaquan Fuller and Tony Jones, who each rushed for 100 ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 11:24 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Spring football: Northside Christian 17, Sarasota Out-of-Door 13
At Northside Christian Score: Northside Christian 17, Sarasota Out-of-Door 13 Spring game-breakers: Northside Christian coach Mike Alstott has said this fall’s running game will be by committee. If Friday night was any indication, he has a pretty good committee. Senior Jhon Williams gained 50 yards on nine carries and scored ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Huddle: North Suncoast QBs are getting comfortable
SHADY HILLS One of the North Suncoast’s top returning quarterbacks may not be familiar to those outside of Bishop McLaughlin. • Rising senior R.J. Perciavalle is going into his third season as the starter under center and even saw some looks at quarterback as a freshman. • As a sophomore, ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 8:56 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
HomeTeam Huddle: Eagles finding 'better place' with Eychner
The stretching and special teams work have concluded Friday afternoon at Brandon’s practice when a late arrival, Mario Rodriguez, jogs onto the McLane Stadium field in full pads and presents a signed index card to coach Dean Eychner. “Tutoring?” Eychner asks, gazing at the card with the teacher’s signature. “Uh, ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Joey Knight
Clearwater, Shorecrest cancel spring games; CCC now hosts
For the past week, Clearwater Central Catholic has worked out in limbo, unsure which football team it will play in its spring game. On Friday, the Marauders found an opponent. CCC coach John Davis said his team will play Lakeland Victory Christian at 3 p.m. Thursday. The game, originally set ...
Read moreFri. May 17, 2013 at 1:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Spring football: Berkeley Prep 35, Admiral Farragut 6
At Admiral Farragut Score: Berkeley Prep 35, AFA 6 Spring game-breakers: Berkeley Prep QB Brad Mayes had a shortened spring football season because he also plays on the baseball team, but Mayes didn’t show much rust. He threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns and ran for an 18-yard score. ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 11:39 p.m. | Rodney Page
HomeTeam Huddle: Stakes getting higher at Pinellas Park
PINELLAS PARK Pinellas Park’s Antonio Harris spreads his thumb and forefinger about 3 inches apart to illustrate the interest he has gotten from college coaches. • “I’ve got a stack of business cards about this thick,” said Harris, who figures the number to be between 35-40. “All of them from ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 11:03 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Time for remodeling at Robinson
First-year Robinson coach Shawn Taylor navigates practices these days in a sleek new golf cart with shiny rims and the Knights’ logo emblazoned on the side. • It’s one of the few fully loaded units on Jack Peters Field. Taylor, a Knights alumnus selected to replace retiring Port Tampa icon ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 9:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
Get ready: The Battle of the Bay is coming
It's on. On June 22, HomeTeam is teaming up with Ricky Sailor, the CEO of Unsigned Preps, to put on the first annual Battle of the Bay 7-on-7 tournament designed to crown the best team in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco or Hernando counties. The tourney ensures a county vs. county final to ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 7:25 p.m. | John C. Cotey
HomeTeam Huddle: Hidden gems of the North Suncoast
Spring football gives coaches time to test out players who are new to the sport or evaluate players who have seen little varsity action. • Here are four of the North Suncoast’s secret weapons who saw little or no varsity time last fall but could become game changers this upcoming ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 3:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
Miami Hurricanes offer Nate Craig, Bethune offers RJ Scaife
Nate Craig, Pasco WR (6-3, 200) The latest: One of the state's top freshmen has landed offers from all of the state’s top three programs this week. Miami became the last of the big three to offer Craig a scholarship, Pirates assistant Chad Hatfield announced on Twitter. Later in the ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 2:46 p.m. | Matt Baker
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Recruit: Nate Craig
Seminole to interview eight candidates for football position
Seminole has narrowed its list of football applicants to eight finalists who will be interviewed by a committee starting Friday, assistant principal for athletics Tom Scott said. The committee will have a telephone conference call with former Countryside coach Bob Gobel and interviews on campus with Pinellas Park assistant Shawn ...
Read moreThu. May 16, 2013 at 1:03 p.m. | Bob Putnam
HomeTeam Huddle: Quality control at Central
BROOKSVILLE Heading into his third season at the helm, one thing Mike Einspahr has taken away from his experience as coach is quality is more important than quantity. • His first spring in 2010, the 72 players who were on the practice field for Central more than doubled the amount ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 9:20 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
HomeTeam Huddle: Largo's Hale shows off his crossover move
LARGO Donavan Hale still is learning the intricacies of playing quarterback at Largo. • But his athleticism and decision-making already are drawing rave reviews in practice, so much that he could make a seamless transition in taking over the starting position from Juwan Brown, who is graduating. With the same ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 8:31 p.m. | Times Staff
HomeTeam Huddle: Numbers on Tampa Catholic's Watson don't lie
TAMPA Tampa Catholic linebacker Tre Watson is getting bigger to go along with big numbers. • The numbers strain credulity, those 161 tackles and 16.5 sacks that Watson tallied in 12 games last fall. • But the Crusaders invite you to watch his highlight film, ask one of the coaches, ...
Read moreWed. May 15, 2013 at 4:05 p.m. | Times Staff