Fivay finished fifth overall to lead a strong North Suncoast contingent at the East Lake Invitational wrestling meet on Saturday, while Springstead was eighth at Durant's Cougar Invitational at Plant City.Fivay scored 156 points at East Lake, well behind meet winner Venice (247.5), with River Ridge sixth (124) and Sunlake ...
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 11:11 p.m. | Andy Warrener
EAST LAKE — The 2012 East Lake Invitational wrestling tournament provides an annual, early season tuneup for teams and individuals hoping to earn a trip to the state meet in Lakeland in February.Dixie Hollins (eighth, 111 points) was the top-scoring team from Pinellas County behind meet leaders Venice (247.50), Longwood ...
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Sat. Dec. 01, 2012 at 9:43 p.m. | Andy Warrener
NAPLES — Coach Lane McLaughlin said Carrollwood Day ran into a buzz saw Friday night against Naples First Baptist Academy. First Baptist’s power run game, behind seniors Jonah Bueltel and Chris Dorrill, set the tone on the opening drive and never let up against the Patriots’ defense. The Lions scored ...
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Sat. Nov. 24, 2012 at 12:53 a.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Carrollwood Day senior tailback Robert Davis became the all-time Hillsborough County rushing leader Friday, and the Patriots came away with a 24-12 Class 2A region semifinal victory over Moore Haven in their first trip to the playoffs. The Terriers’ jet-sweep rushing game gave the Patriots (10-1) fits in ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:48 a.m. | Andy Warrener
CLEARWATER — On a night when Carrollwood Day had it all on the line, star senior tailback Robert Davis delivered with 246 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries en route to a 54-28 victory over host Calvary Christian that clinched the Class 2A, District 5 title for the Patriots.The ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 9:47 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — On a calm, overcast Thursday afternoon, Plant continued its cross country dominance at the Class 4A, District 6 meet at Al Lopez Park. The Panther girls swept the top six spots, as did the boys. Only Bloomingdale junior Andrew LeBlanc broke up either Panther pack and then just ...
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Thu. Nov. 01, 2012 at 11:20 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Chamberlain senior Jermaine Gilyard scored on an 8-yard double reverse in the final 1.5 seconds as the Chiefs won 19-17 over Gaither, which had erased a fourth-quarter deficit."Last year we would be in that same situation and we wouldn't get it, this year it's different," Gilyard said.The Chiefs ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:54 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Carrollwood Day and senior Robert Davis regained their form Friday by running over Cambridge 45-24. The Patriots rode a 236-yard, five-touchdown explosion from the healthy tailback. He had three touchdown runs of more than 60 yards, one just before the half."Last play of the half we were just ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 6:43 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Robinson outgained Spoto 434 to 134 yards and forced two turnovers as eight players caught passes, eight players carried the ball and three players lined up at quarterback in the Knights' 47-0 victory Thursday.A standout performance from senior running back Martin Ruiz (seven carries, 96 yards, three TDs) ...
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Thu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 7:35 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Robinson went three-and-out on its opening drive Friday then went on to pummel Gibbs (2-4, 2-3) 41-0 in front of a homecoming crowd at Jack Peters Stadium. Carlos Duclos scored first on a pitch that went 25 yards. On Gibbs' second possession, senior linebacker Demetrius Page intercepted a ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 9:18 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — The Western Conference swim meet at Bobby Hicks Pool had its share of surprises Wednesday as well as some givens. One given was the Plant girls easily outdistancing the field. The Panthers scored 511 to Sickles’ second-place 329.5. Another was Robinson senior John Nolte crushing the field in ...
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Wed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 10:04 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Carrollwood Day suited up for its homecoming game Friday against Canterbury short-handed. It hardly showed as the Patriots rolled over Canterbury (1-5, 1-4) 40-19 thanks to standout performances from Andy Embody and Max Frankel."I've been prepared all week, all year for something like this," Embody said.Embody caught only ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — Plant had two weeks to prepare for its road test Friday against Tampa Bay Tech. With an important district game against next week the Panthers were either going to steamroll the Titans or they were heading into a trap.Early in the Panthers' 21-14 victory it looked as if ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:09 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — The 20th Berkeley Prep Invitational volleyball tournament attracted not just the best teams in the Tampa Bay area, it attracted some of the best teams from Florida and beyond. All told, there were three defending Florida state champions and one two-time defending Georgia state champion in the field ...
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Sun. Sept. 23, 2012 at 10:18 a.m. | Andy Warrener
SPRING HILL — It was a tale of two halves at Booster Stadium on Friday night. Springstead came out in the first half and dominated field position, the clock, the ground game and the scoreboard, building a 13-0 halftime lead off two field goals by senior Scott Baker. The Seahawks ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. | Andy Warrener