Pinellas Park had four seniors – Jaquan Clark, Cornelius Johnson, Garret Nevitt and Tahrealle Mosley – that committed to Merced College in California this week, Patriots coach Kenny Crawford said. Crawford has had success getting his players into Merced the past few years. Last year’s roster included Michael Smith, a ...
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Fri. May 24, 2013 at 4:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
East Lake had three players from its Class of 2013 officially commit to schools during a ceremony Thursday at school. Offensive lineman Shane Fagan is going to Charleston Southern, receiver Chris Depaolo is heading to Jacksonville and linebacker Trayvon Levels is attending Webber. All three were starters and played pivotal ...
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Fri. May 24, 2013 at 3:08 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Largo defensive back Cordell Hudson has become a hot commodity among recruiting circles with nine offers in the past two weeks. On Friday, he got his 10th from USF, the first major state school to come through with an offer. Hudson said he was on the verge of getting the ...
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Fri. May 24, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | Bob Putnam
At Palm Harbor University Scores: Largo 21, PHU 0 Largo 21, Countryside 14 PHU 3, Countryside 0 Spring game-breakers: Largo running back Jarvis Stewart was featured in the half against Palm Harbor University. The USF recruit rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. …Donavan Hale, taking over as the Packers’ ...
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Fri. May 24, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Bob Putnam
At Lennard Scores: East Bay 20, Spoto 0; Lennard 16, Riverview 7 Spring game-breakers: East Bay quarterback Chris Carpentier was determined to get into the end zone early — and did so three times (only to have them called back or stopped). That included a 61-yard scamper late in the ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:56 p.m. | Michael Hinman
At Dunedin Score: Seminole 21, Dunedin 18 Spring game-breakers: Seminole’s Ra’Quanne Dickens ran wild against Dunedin’s defense. He gained 242 yards on 26 carries and scored two second-half touchdowns. His first score was an 80-yard run on the first play of the second half. His second was a 41-yard burst ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:53 p.m. | Rodney Page
At Freedom Scores: Tampa Bay Tech 26, Wharton 0 King 12, Freedom 6 Spring game-breakers: Tampa Bay Tech’s all-Deon backfield is going to be a handful — a couple handfuls, actually — in the fall. Thompson, the rising senior running back, started off the game with a 66-yard touchdown run ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:39 p.m. | Joel Anderson
At Plant Scores: Plant 22, Robinson 0; Jefferson 55, Leto 0 Spring game-breakers: Plant needed just one minute, 36 seconds to score on the opening drive after Colby Brown found Alexander Jackson for a 7-yard touchdown. That score was set up by a 44-yard gain on a swing pass to ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:31 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At Middleton Scores: Hillsborough 20, Chamberlain 0 Middleton 19, Blake 0 Spring game-breakers: Hillsborough rising junior Dwayne Lawson is going to give defensive coordinators fits in the fall. The 6-foot-4 Lawson was nearly impossible to bring down Thursday night as he wriggled loose from several would-be sacks and rushed for ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Andy Warrener
At Fivay Score: Fivay 43, River Ridge 24 Spring game-breakers: Running back/receiver JoJo Schumacher had 13 carries for 95 yards at the half and finished with more than 100 yards rushing. Fivay coach Chris Taylor spent most of spring practice touting the incoming junior. Schumacher also caught a 17-yard touchdown ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:10 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
At Land O’Lakes Score: Pasco 35, Land O’Lakes 15 Spring game-breakers: In the first spring game of his high school career, Pasco sophomore WR/S Nate Craig showed why he has landed 16 college offers since the fall. He racked up 155 yards on four offensive touches, scoring on a 67-yard ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
At Mitchell Score: Mitchell 34, Hudson 0 Spring game-breakers: Mitchell’s Christian Trinidad ran for 163 yards on 10 carries, scoring twice. The first was a handoff on third and 7 that he broke for a 34-yard score, ending a 95-yard drive in the first quarter. The second was a scintillating ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:45 p.m. | Darek Sharp
At Armwood Scores: Plant City 23, Durant 0 Armwood 34, Strawberry Crest 0 Spring game-breakers: Despite a bland scheme that featured three total blitzes, Plant City sacked Cougars rising senior Trey VanDeGrift at least four times and nearly held the Cougars to negative rushing yardage. … Raiders rising junior DB ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:40 p.m. | Joey Knight
At Steinbrenner Scores: Steinbrenner 22, Alonso 21 Sickles 22, Gaither 14 Spring game-breakers: Kezio Snelling was the star for Steinbrenner, scoring all three touchdowns on a pair of kickoff returns (75 and 80 yards) and a 13-yard run. His 80-yarder came with 33.7 seconds left and Shyheem Barthel’s two-point conversion ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:22 p.m. | Don Jensen
At Newsome Scores: Bloomingdale 13, Brandon 13; Tampa Cath. 12, Newsome 0 Spring game-breakers: Bloomingdale was able to overcome a 13-point deficit thanks to quarterback Tommy McLaughlin, who completed 11 of 16 for 160 yards. McLaughlin scored the team’s first touchdown on a 10-yard run. …Lineman Darren Lester made the ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 10:10 p.m. | David Rice