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Boys basketball: Wiregrass' 3-point shooters light up Freedom
WESLEY CHAPEL — In a big district matchup at Wiregrass Ranch on Friday, the home team picked a great night to have its best performance of the season. Meanwhile, red-hot Freedom picked the same night to play its worst game of the season. Chris Parra scored 23 and Rico Kerney ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 11:52 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Boys basketball: Jesuit defense negates Tampa Catholic's hot shooting
TAMPA — A sellout crowd was on hand Friday night at Jesuit, and the home Tigers didn’t disappoint, cruising by Tampa Catholic 72-61. The Tigers (13-1), fresh off their strong showing at the Father George Classic in Maryland, were lead by strong performances from Jack Fleming (21 points) and Devin ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 04, 2013 at 11:23 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Boys basketball: Armwood pushes past host Alonso in tournament final
TAMPA — Vontrey Hill scored 31 and Marcus Hill added 23 as Armwood pushed past host Alonso 75-59 Saturday in the championship game of the Alonso Holiday Classic.As was the case during the semifinal round, Armwood's size inside proved to be just too much to handle for the opponent. "It ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 29, 2012 at 7:40 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Boys basketball: Alonso, Armwood advance to Alonso Holiday Classic final
TAMPA — Host Alonso rode a strong second half to overpower East Lake 65-52 in Friday's nightcap semifinal of the Alonso Holiday Classic. The Ravens will face Armwood, a 62-53 winner over Ridgewood, in today's's championship at 5:30.East Lake hit six 3-pointers to help build an early lead, but as ...
Read moreFri. Dec. 28, 2012 at 8:24 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Region football: Tampa Catholic 24, Fort Meade 23
FORT MEADE — Coaches constantly stress that the small things can make all the difference. For Fort Meade on Friday, one small thing cost it and allowed Tampa Catholic to escape with a 24-23 win in a Class 3A region semifinal. Down 24-17 with just more than two minutes left, ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:52 a.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Wharton 42, Spoto 13
TAMPA — Wharton showed it is ready for the playoffs, drubbing Spoto 42-13 Friday night.The Wildcat offense wasted no time getting started as Chase Litton connected with KJ Hopkins on a 69-yard TD pass on the game's first play. The Wildcats led 21-0 at halftime.Hopkins put the finishing touches on ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 10:26 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Gibbs 28, Blake 26
TAMPA — Gibbs quarterback Emmanuel Stewart threw a 30-yard touchdown heave to Kendrick Battle on the last play of regulation to tie, and then Stewart ran in a botched extra-point attempt hold to stun Blake 28-26.Stewart bobbled the hold on the extra-point attempt, but he scooped up the ball and ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 9:55 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Wharton 38, Blake 7
TAMPA — Chase Litton ran for a touchdown and connected with Deon Thompson for two more as Wharton drubbed Blake 38-7 Friday night.Wharton (6-2) got out of the gate quickly. The Wildcats opened the game with a 10-play drive on their first possession, capped by a 2-yard TD run by ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:06 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Plant 22, Alonso 12
TAMPA — Plant used strong running and stout defense to defeat Alonso 22-12 Thursday night.Alonso struck first when Brandon Hawkins connected with Derius Davis for a 28-yard pass midway through the first quarter. But Plant responded. After Alonso fumbled a punt, the Panthers took advantage when Wesley Bullock capped a ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 8:58 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Wharton 35, Freedom 0
TAMPA — Chase Litton threw two touchdowns to lead Wharton in a 35-0 rout of Bruce B. Downs rival Freedom on Friday night.The Wildcats got out to a fast start, scoring on four of their first five possessions. Five plays into the game, Litton connected with KJ Hopkins for a ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 9:20 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: King 48, Leto 3
TAMPA — A rain delay may have put a damper on King's homecoming night turnout, but it had no ill-effect on the field as the Lions were all over Leto 48-3. King jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first half, thanks to its running attack. Junior running back ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:40 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Alonso 35, Freedom 6
TAMPA — Entering Friday's game, Freedom knew that holding Alonso running back Ish Witter to under 100 yards would increase its chances of winning.Unfortunately for the Patriots, their focus on Witter allowed the Ravens to show off their offensive balance. They scored four touchdowns through the air in a 35-6 ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Gaither 30, Wiregrass Ranch 7
TAMPA — It was Homecoming night at Gaither on Friday night, and the Cowboys didn't disappoint their home fans, defeating Wiregrass Ranch 30-7.After a slow start for both teams, Gaither struck first near the end of the first quarter on a 4-yard touchdown pass by Alex McGough to Marcus Brown. ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 21, 2012 at 8:06 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Alonso 21, King 7
TAMPA — Alonso defeated King 21-7 Friday night, thanks in large part to an impressive rushing performance by junior Ish Witter. Witter carried the ball 33 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns — all while sick."I felt really sick during the game and it was hard for me to ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:18 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Football: Tampa Bay Tech 14, King 0
TAMPA —Visiting Tampa Bay Tech, fueled by a strong first quarter and excellent defense, defeated neighboring King.Both of the Titans' scores came in the first quarter. Deon Cain connected with freshman Trey Fullwood for 43 yards, and Deon Thompson punched it in from 3 yards. After that, the Titans defense ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 9:16 p.m. | Mike McCollum