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Missions trips give Seffner Christian football player purpose off the field
SEFFNERGarrett Saunders carefully walked along the crumbling patio and through the doorway of a dilapidated house.His plan for the summer day? Tear down some siding, replace a rotting floor in the kitchen and, if time allowed, hang some drywall in a closet-sized space that doubles as the family room.But Saunders ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 19, 2011 at 11:49 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Plant City 9, Alonso 7
photo gallery PLANT CITY — Dazmond Patterson shuffled his feet, hit the small hole and appeared to go down. Everyone on both teams pulled up and stopped, thinking the play was over. Everyone except Patterson. Plant City’s senior tailback took it in from 49 yards out and the defense held ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 15, 2011 at 12:53 a.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Seffner Christian 42, Jacksonville Temple Christian 6
SEFFNER — Five Crusaders scored and the defense pitched a shutout as Seffner Christian doubled its 2010 win total, defeating visiting Jacksonville Temple Christian 42-6 Friday night at Armwood's field."We're playing so much better than last year," quarterback Tanner Richardson said. "We have great chemistry and our offense has been ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 7:59 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Durant 41, Wharton 21
PLANT CITY — Durant offensive line coach Wesley Wyatt left during the game against Wharton complaining of chest pains and wound up at South Florida Baptist Hospital. But his unit cleared the way for a dominating win Friday.Durant quarterback Nick Fabrizio rushed for a career-high four TDs as the Cougars ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 8:07 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Tampa Catholic 33, Bloomingdale 14
VALRICO — Tampa Catholic fell behind by a touchdown in the first quarter, then reeled off 33 unanswered points to defeat Bloomingdale 33-14 Friday night.The Crusaders (3-0) enjoyed a big size difference along the line and exploited it, running the ball 46 of 54 plays. Five TC runners gained more ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 7:37 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Plant City 69, Strawberry Crest 6
PLANT CITY — Strawberry Crest is just down the road from Plant City. But the Raiders proved the programs are miles apart.Bennie Coney completed his first eight passes, and the senior finished 16-of-22 for 270 yards and three touchdowns and added 88 yards rushing."We approached this game like we were ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:44 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Preseason football: Brandon 35, Blake 6
BRANDON — Brandon picked up right where it left off last year, hammering visiting Blake 35-6 in the preseason opener Friday night.Brandon, which finished 9-2 and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2007 last season, dominated both sides of the ball and led at one point 29-0 before ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 7:42 p.m. | Brandon Wright
5A region soccer: Durant 3, Newsome 1
LITHIA — Jamin Hollingsworth played soccer at Durant from 1996-2000 and like every Cougars team before and since, never reached the final four.Now as a coach, Hollingsworth and the Cougars are one match away.Connor Bass scored the winner just after the first water break and the Cougars defense held off ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 08, 2011 at 8:07 p.m. | Brandon Wright
2A region soccer: Tampa Prep 3, Benjamin 1
TAMPA — For the Tampa Prep seniors, the state final four is the only way."They don't know anything other than that," coach Cindy Schofield said.For the fourth straight year, the Terrapins have reached the state semifinals, this time by handily defeating visiting Benjamin 3-1 Friday in the 2A region final."We ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 04, 2011 at 7:42 p.m. | Brandon Wright
6A-7 district soccer: Wharton 3, Bloomingdale 1
VALRICO — Perhaps Bloomingdale coach Troy Smith summed it up best."Wharton just has our number," he said.Wharton beat nationally ranked Bloomingdale for the second time this season Friday night 3-1 to capture the 6A-8 district title on the Bulls' home field."Bloomingdale knocked us out in the district semis last year, ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 28, 2011 at 8:43 p.m. | Brandon Wright
5A region soccer: Newsome 8, Ocala Forest 0
LITHIA — Consider Newsome officially crossed off Ocala Forest's Christmas card list.For the second year in a row, Newsome shellacked visiting Forest in the 5A region quarterfinals, this time defeating the Wildcats by the 8-0 mercy rule on a chilly Thursday night."Everybody pushes everybody on this team," midfielder Karina Gutsche ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 27, 2011 at 7:56 p.m. | Brandon Wright
5A-8 district soccer final: Newsome 8, Plant City 0
LITHIA — Nationally-ranked Newsome needed just 45 minutes to dispatch Plant City on Friday, defeating the Raiders by the 8-0 mercy rule to capture the Class 5A-8 district title."We're taking this thing one game at a time right now," said Newsome coach Kelly Townsend, whose team will host Ocala Forest ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 21, 2011 at 7:54 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Girls 5A-8 soccer semis: Plant City makes way back to postseason
LITHIA — It took a decade, but Plant City is back in the postseason. The Raiders broke open a tight match with a pair of second-half goals to defeat East Bay 2-0 to advance to next week’s playoffs for the first time since 2000. “We got off to a slow ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 19, 2011 at 11:10 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Girls soccer: Bloomingdale, Alonso play scoreless tie
VALRICO — Balls bounced off the posts. Others trickled just wide of the net. But in the end, Alonso and Bloomingdale will have to wait a few more days to get a goal.The Bulls and Ravens played to a scoreless tie Friday night, cementing both teams' position in the Class ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 07, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Brandon Wright
Football: Newsome 49, Alonso 20
LITHIA — There’s a giant billboard on I-75 south that features Newsome players, with Conner Powers in his blue No. 12 Wolves jersey front and center. If the senior tailback keeps up this pace, don’t be surprised if a statue on Newsome’s campus is soon to follow. Powers scored four ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 20, 2010 at 1:08 a.m. | Brandon Wright