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  • Fivay QB Tyler Degen to sign with Campbellsville

    Fivay's all-North Suncoast quarterback, Tyler Degen, will sign with Campbellsville University, his mother, Tammy, said in an email. Degen was the North Suncoast's most prolific passer as a senior. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound athlete was sixth in all of Tampa Bay with 1,873 yards while completing 54 percent of his throws. ...
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    Tue. May 28, 2013 at 8:01 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Wake Forest football offers Weeki Wachee's Marcus Applefield

    Marcus Applefield, Weeki Wachee OL (6-7, 275) The latest: Applefield is up to 18 scholarship offers after Wake Forest extended him a scholarship opportunity, Hornets coach Mark Lee said in a text message. The Demon Deacons are the fourth ACC program to give him an offer, after Virginia, Georgia Tech and ...
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    Tue. May 28, 2013 at 4:29 p.m. | Matt Baker

    • Recruit: Marcus Applefield
      University of South Florida, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University

  • Tennis: Times' all-North Suncoast teams

    Tennis: Times' all-North Suncoast teams Boys Player of the year: Courage Okungbowa, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch Why we picked him: Okungbowa was the No. 1 player on perhaps Tampa Bay’s most dominant team to earn the award a third consecutive season. “This year I felt I was really focused,” Okungbowa said. He led the Bulls to ...
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    Tue. May 28, 2013 at 1:55 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Gulf's Chance Belloise to compete in national combine

    Gulf's Chance Belloise to compete in national combine Gulf lineman Chance Belloise has been selected to compete at next month's Blue-Grey Super Combine in Foxborough, Mass.    He earned the invite to the national combine after performing well at an event at Raymond James Stadium earlier this spring. The top competitors next month will be invited to the ...
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    Mon. May 27, 2013 at 10:15 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Spring football: Springstead 28, Anclote 13

    At Springstead Score: Springstead 28, Anclote 13 Spring game-breakers: Springstead RB Daniel Wright followed up a breakout sophomore season with a 174-yard, two-touchdown night. He scored on a 3-yard rush late in the first quarter, had a 5-yard touchdown in the fourth and had a 39-yard TD rush called back ...
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    Fri. May 24, 2013 at 10:42 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Location was almost everything in recruitment of Weeki Wachee OL Applefield

    Location was almost everything in recruitment of Weeki Wachee OL Applefield WEEKI WACHEE — Marcus Applefield was as hidden as a 6-foot-7, 275-pound teenager could be. He had the quickness, good grades and blue-collar work ethic of a blue-chip recruit, but he seemed stuck at an obscure new program in an out-of-the-way Hernando County town more famous for its landlocked mermaids ...
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    Fri. May 24, 2013 at 7:12 p.m. | Matt Baker

    • Recruit: Marcus Applefield
      Florida International University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Vanderbilt University, West Virginia University

  • Spring football: Pasco 35, Land O’Lakes 15

    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

  • Virginia football is first offer for NCT OL Christian Pellage

    Nature Coast OL Christian Pellage landed his first college offer Thursday morning, after Virginia extended him a scholarship, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced. Pellage was listed at 6-foot-7, 215 pounds as a sophomore but has bulked up considerably heading into NCT’s spring game against Tarpon Springs on Friday. After practice ...
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    Thu. May 23, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • HomeTeam Huddle: No freebies on new Wesley Chapel coach's watch

    HomeTeam Huddle: No freebies on new Wesley Chapel coach's watch As first-year Wesley Chapel coach Tico Hernandez tries to get his 35 players to buy into his philosophies, he’s making the Wildcats earn their stripes. • “So many times with kids, everything’s given to them,” said Hernandez, who took over after Ben Alford resigned. • “That’s not the way the ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 7:53 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • River Ridge honors seven football signees

    River Ridge honors seven football signees River Ridge honored seven football players who will continue their careers in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon. QB Josh Maisel, WR George Cordova, WR/DB Chris Aldrich and TE/DE Zack Harris are all headed to LaGrange University. OL/DL Hayden Krautner, RB Justin Haystrand and WR/DB David Bond all signed with Peru State.
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 2:17 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Mizzou, Kentucky, Louisville and Ole Miss football busy in North Suncoast

    Rounding up some of the latest football offers from the North Suncoast: • Pasco WR Nate Craig - one of the country’s top 2016 prospects - has landed two more recent SEC offers, from Ole Miss and Kentucky. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound receiver/safety also holds SEC offers from Florida, Tennessee, Vanderbilt ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote

    Signings roundup from Fivay, Zephyrhills and Anclote Some football (and cheerleading!) recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: • Zephyrhills MLB Tylar Hochstetler signed with Massachusetts Maritime Academy  this week. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound Hochstetler earned second-team all-conference honors by recording 57 tackles and seven sacks for the 6-4 Bulldogs. • Anclote lineman Terry Linton signed with Kentucky Wesleyan ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 11:34 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Mitchell's McCormick signs with PHCC, Pasco's Duncan commits to Barry

    Mitchell's McCormick signs with PHCC, Pasco's Duncan commits to Barry Two baseball recruiting updates from the North Suncoast: Mitchell RHP Chris McCormick signed with PHCC last week. The 6-1, 175-pound senior posted a 2.23 ERA with 71 strikeouts on the mound and batted .307 with nine doubles to help the Mustangs reach the Class 6A region final. He starred in ...
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    Wed. May 22, 2013 at 10:07 a.m. | Matt Baker

  • Miami Hurricanes offer Blackwood, and other North Suncoast updates

    Three quick recruiting updates from across the North Suncoast from the past few days: Miami became the 13th offer for Nature Coast DE Rohan Blackwood, Sharks coach Charles Liggett announced on Twitter. The two-sport (football and basketball) star also holds offers from USF and West Virginia, among others. The Hurricanes ...
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    Mon. May 20, 2013 at 5:26 p.m. | Matt Baker

  • Pasco freshman Nate Craig already a D-I darling

    Pasco freshman Nate Craig already a D-I darling DADE CITY — An Ohio State assistant coach was sitting in a Tampa barbershop this spring, raving about a high school freshman who had just landed a Buckeyes offer. That’s when Unsigned Preps 7-on-7 coach Carlos Blake asked if he wanted to see a real ninth grader. Blake whipped out ...
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    Sat. May 18, 2013 at 10:13 p.m. | Matt Baker

    • Recruit: Nate Craig
      Clemson University, Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Miami, University of Tennessee, University of Wisconsin
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