HOLIDAY — Anclote finished its first winning season in school history with a defining 41-3 senior night win against Weeki Wachee on Friday. After clinching a playoff berth Monday, the Sharks (6-4, 5-2) began their third game in eight days with a Willie Barrett touchdown on the opening drive, a ...
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Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 12:55 a.m. | Chad Wise
photo gallery HUDSON — Anclote did its part Friday night with a 28-12 win away to Hudson. With Fivay’s win and Zephyrhills’ loss, the Sharks will participate in a tiebreaker Monday. “It’s going to be a shootout,” Anclote coach Scott Wicks said. A defensive battle in the first quarter was ...
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Sat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 12:58 a.m. | Chad Wise
WESLEY CHAPEL — Anclote survived a late scare from Wesley Chapel to remain in postseason contention with a 21-14 win Friday night.The Sharks (4-4, 4-2) started efficiently with a touchdown on their first possession. On third down, quarterback John Forgione found Trent Crawford for a 45-yard scoring pass.Wesley Chapel (2-6, ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 7:41 p.m. | Chad Wise
HUDSON — With starting quarterback Joey Caruso out with an injury, Owen Derksen led a run-heavy Hudson (2-5-0, 2-3-0) offense to a 17-14 Homecoming win over Wesley Chapel on Friday night. Derksen attempted just three passes and handed the ball off to Noah Siegrist 28 times.Hudson took its first lead, ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 7:50 p.m. | Chad Wise
TAMPA — One mistake proved the difference in Gaither's 16-7 win in the Class 7A, District 7 clash Thursday. On Freedom's second drive, a misplaced snap from the 24-yard line went into the end zone, where it was recovered by Gaither's Jamari Cord for the opening score."It was tough," Freedom ...
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Thu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 8:16 p.m. | Chad Wise
DADE CITY — Pasco cruised to a 63-0 victory at home against Hudson on Friday night, stretching its unbeaten run this season to six.Pasco (6-0, 4-0) did not have to run many plays, a total of 31, but gained 304 yards in the first half. Running back David Emmanuel led ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 7:33 p.m. | Chad Wise
LAND O'LAKES — Mitchell responded to its first loss of the season with a hard-fought 27-17 victory against Land O'Lakes on Friday night."It was really important that this team show up tonight," Mustangs coach Scott Schmitz said. "We played hard, we played our brand of football."Mitchell running back Dan Barber ...
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Fri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 7:54 p.m. | Chad Wise
photo gallery NEW PORT RICHEY — Matthew Breida powered Nature Coast to a 34-21 win on Friday night against River Ridge with 253 rushing yards and two touchdowns. With the score tied at 7 in the second quarter, Breida’s 93-yard touchdown run gave the Sharks (3-2) the lead for good. ...
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Sat. Sept. 29, 2012 at 1:06 a.m. | Chad Wise
photo gallery TRINITY — Trey Drury threw three touchdowns and led Mitchell to a 46-3 win against River Ridge at home Friday night. The Royal Knights (1-2) started well with Brian Clinkscale’s 60-yard opening kickoff return, but had to settle for a field goal against a stingy Mustangs defense. Mitchell ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 12:57 a.m. | Chad Wise
photo gallery NEW PORT RICHEY — Mitchell used Christian Trinidad’s four rushing touchdowns and a kick return to defeat Ridgewood 48-6 Friday night. Dan Barber’s 70-yard opening kickoff return led to three consecutive Trinidad rushes and the Mustangs’ (3-0) opening score. Sean Presti’s PAT was blocked, however, giving Ridgewood just ...
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Sat. Sept. 15, 2012 at 12:42 a.m. | Chad Wise
LAND O'LAKES — Sunlake almost ruined a dominating first-half performance by letting Wiregrass Ranch get within a touchdown in the second half, but came away with a 17-12 win Friday night.Wiregrass Ranch had minus-26 yards of offense in the opening half and failed to break the line of scrimmage until ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:12 p.m. | Chad Wise
TRINITY — Mitchell needed just 24 seconds and one play to open the scoring against Anclote on Friday night in the Mustangs' 20-10 win.After seemingly being brought down in the backfield, Christian Trinidad found daylight past a few defenders for an 86-yard touchdown run and an early lead for the ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 7:43 p.m. | Chad Wise
TRINITY — Christian Trinidad recovered a fumble in the end zone in the first quarter and Mitchell never looked back in a 27-0 win against Wiregrass Ranch on Thursday night. The preseason contest was finished between the schools’ junior varsity teams in the fourth quarter. The Bulls could not move ...
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Thu. Aug. 23, 2012 at 9:56 p.m. | Chad Wise
WESLEY CHAPEL — Zephyrhills finished a successful season with a 43-14 win at Wiregrass Ranch on Thursday night.Zephyrhills set the tone by forcing a safety on the first drive of the game, and the Bulldogs totaled 403 yards.The Bulldogs' Devon Brockington returned a fumble 76 yards for a touchdown in ...
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Thu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 9:12 p.m. | Chad Wise
NEW PORT RICHEY — In its first year of all-varsity football, Fivay is headed to the playoffs.The Falcons' 48-8 defeat of Ridgewood on Friday plus Zephyrhills' loss to Pasco sends them into the postseason as 5A-6 runnerup.Fivay (7-2, 6-1) opened the scoring on the fourth play of the game, a ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 8:04 p.m. | Chad Wise