BRADENTON —A wild Class 2A, District 5 shootout resulted in a Carrollwood Day 56-35 victory over Bradenton Christian on Friday night."It was very fun," said quarterback Vidal Woodruff. "I've never been in a game like this in my life. We came out here and played hard. That's a really tough ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — It won't show up in any box score, and it won't generate oohs and ahs like a long touchdown run. But Peyton Spencer's lunging, shoelace-grabbing trip-up of Canterbury's PJ Franklin stopped the Crusaders tailback from a certain touchdown.It also kept Bradenton Christian up by two scores. That helped ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:55 p.m. | The Herald
LAKEWOOD RANCH — The play called for Chad Rex to slip in right up the middle. But when that middle got congested, Lakewood Ranch's sophomore quarterback didn't get flustered.Rather he maneuvered his way to an opening on the left side of his offensive line and plowed into the end zone. ...
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Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 9:26 p.m. | The Herald
MANATEE — Turnovers proved costly for Bayshore on Friday, which ultimately led to a 31-6 loss to Tampa Catholic in the season opener.Bayshore fumbled three times and all three led to touchdowns for Tampa Catholic, one of which was recovered by the Crusaders and returned for a score.In the second ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — There wasn't a whole of lot intrigue permeating Hawkins Stadium on Friday night.Manatee didn't leave much in doubt, pummeling Osceola 49-14 after scoring three touchdowns within the first four minutes.But after an offseason of nearly unprecedented hype, stoked by Manatee's winning of the Class 7A state title last ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 9:39 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — There wasn’t a whole of lot intrigue permeating Hawkins Stadium on Friday night. Manatee didn’t leave much in doubt, pummeling Osceola 49-14 after scoring three touchdowns within the first four minutes. But after an offseason of nearly unprecedented hype, stoked by Manatee’s winning of the Class 7A state ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 9:04 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — Senior quarterback Ryan Cobb threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns, two to Sinclair Laskett, as the Panthers finished off the season with their first home victory in a Class 2A Urban, District 5 game on Friday night. “The kids played well tonight,” Bradenton Christian coach Allan Gerber ...
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Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 9:41 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — Calvary Christian hung on for 14-13 victory over Bradenton Christian on Friday night, but not before Bradenton had one last chance at the win.With Bradenton trailing by one and driving in the game's waning moments, quarterback Ryan Cobb spotted fleet sophomore Sinclair Laskett streaking for the end zone ...
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Fri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 9:46 p.m. | The Herald
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch overcame two quick Dixie Hollins scores and got three touchdowns from Mac Hathaway in a 35-21 district win Friday night.After the Mustangs were flagged for running into punter Ladarian Houston near midfield, the Rebels got a 12-yard run by Dana Harrington and a 21-yard run ...
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Fri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 9:31 p.m. | The Herald
Shorecrest 42, St. Stephen’s 27: St. Stephen’s (0-5) jumped off to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. But the defense couldn’t stop Shorecrest, which put up 35 unanswered points to take a 35-13 lead late into the third quarter. Shorecrest scored 21 points in less than eight minutes. The ...
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Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. | The Herald
Hoping to carry some momentum from last week’s win, Bradenton Christian couldn’t capitalize Friday night, falling 43-25 to Cambridge. The Lancers got on the board frist with a touchdown pass from Philip Johnson to senior Damarcus Faison. Bradenton Christian’s offense slowly moved the ball down field on a combination of ...
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Fri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 7:49 p.m. | The Herald
SARASOTA — St. Petersburg Catholic could not capitalize on Sarasota Out-of-Door's mistake-filled first half as the Barons stumbled to a 35-21 loss Friday.Out-of-Door committed 11 penalties for 95 yards in the first.Out-of-Door took over on the Barons' 39-yard line on its opening drive and Evan Wilson hit a wide-open Brian ...
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Fri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — Shorecrest struck first Thursday night, as Garrett Schulte went 68 yards on the first play from scrimmage, but Bradenton Christian responded and handed the Chargers a 41-28 loss. Bradenton Christian coach Allan Gerber said his team had simple goals coming into the spring. “We wanted our opponent to ...
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Thu. May 19, 2011 at 11:36 p.m. | The Herald
EAST MANATEE — Admiral Farragut, with 17 returning starters from last year’s team that went 9-2, defeated Braden River 7-0 Friday night. AFA totaled 241 rushing yard on 41 carries. The Blue Jackets scored the game’s only points in the second quarter on a 5-yard run by Cortavious Givens, capping ...
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Fri. May 13, 2011 at 10:01 p.m. | The Herald
BRADENTON — Senior rightfielder Erik Lindberg homered and scored three times as Bradenton Manatee ended Gaither's season, 13-3 in a six-inning Class 5A region semifinal Saturday at G.T. Bray Park.It was the second straight postseason game in which Manatee (21-8) triggered the 10-run rule, and now the Hurricanes head to ...
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Sat. May 07, 2011 at 8:01 p.m. | The Herald