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Football: Largo 35, Boca Ciega 20
GULFPORT — Derrick Doss took the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown then ran and threw for touchdowns to lead the Packers. "He's a beast," Largo coach Rick Rodriguez said. The defense, which allowed 218 yards, kept Boca Ciega in it. In the second quarter, the Pirates tied it ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 9:16 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Lakewood 60, Lennard 26
ST. PETERSBURG — After a first half that saw Lennard stay with Lakewood (6-0, 5-0) step for step, the Spartans outscored the Longhorns 20-0 in the third quarter Friday en route to a 60-26 victory."We've got to start fast and not put ourselves in bad situations," Spartans coach Cory Moore ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:31 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Canterbury 26, Carrollwood Day 20
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury coach Bill Jones wants his team to control its destiny. Behind 250 yards and two touchdowns from Brent O’Neal, the Crusaders beat Carrollwood Day 26-20. “We want to leave the tiebreakers and one-quarter playoffs out of it,” Jones said. “If we lose we’re out.” CDS (3-3, ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 10:43 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Countryside 24, Palm Harbor University 21
photo gallery PALM HARBOR — The Countryside Cougars take pride in their regular-season winning streak. On Friday night it took Ryan Yates’ 1-yard touchdown run with 41 seconds left to extend it to 20 games as the Cougars edged Palm Harbor University 24-21. “We just took the best team in ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 01, 2011 at 1:13 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Countryside 51, Seminole 0
CLEARWATER — Countryside (4-0) fumbled on its first play of the game Friday. That was one of the Cougars' few mistakes as they steamrolled Seminole 51-0 in the district opener for both teams."We don't play down to a lot of teams," Cougars coach Jared Davis said. "In games like this, ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Canterbury 12, Admiral Farragut 10
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury quarterback Jake Holsinger and his fellow seniors had never beaten Admiral Farragut — until Friday. On their last try, the Crusaders pulled off a 12-10 upset . “I had a feeling all week that we could do this,” Holsinger said. “This win means everything to us.” ...
Read moreSat. Sept. 17, 2011 at 1:22 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Northeast 14, Anclote 6
ST. PETERSBURG — In a game that was as sloppy as the field and the weather, Northeast outlasted Anclote 14-6 Friday night.Neither team gained more than 100 yards of total offense as the wet and muddy conditions wreaked havoc."We knew the offense was going to be sloppy," Vikings coach Mike ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 7:52 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Football: Palm Harbor University 26, Clearwater 14
PALM HARBOR — PHU coach Matt LePain wore two band-aids after head-butting his players before the game. The Hurricanes got the message and jumped to a 10-point first-quarter lead en route to a 26-14 victory."I haven't had these in a while," LePain said of his wounds. "I was so pumped, ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Preseason football: Clearwater Central Catholic 48, Dixie Hollins 32
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater Central Catholic piled up 362 yards rushing in three quarters of varsity play en route to a 48-32 victory over Dixie Hollins."We knew we had guys who could pound the ball," CCC coach John Davis said. "We have gotten better up front, and our guys did ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 9:33 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Spring football: Bradenton Manatee 56, Gibbs 6
At Bradenton Manatee Score Bradenton Manatee 56, Gibbs 6 Spring game-breakers: The Gibbs offense found yards and points tough to come by until late in the game. … Gladiators backup quarterback Patric Jones found receiver Marquise Allen for a nice catch down the sideline. Allen weaved around the defense then ...
Read moreFri. May 27, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Spring football: Bradenton Bayshore 14, Berkeley Prep 13
At Bradenton Score Bradenton Bayshore 14, Berkeley Prep 13 Spring game-breakers: With coaches from FSU, USF and TCU in the stadium, Nelson Agholor, one of the country’s most sought-after recruits, didn’t disappoint. The Buccaneer racked up seven receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown. He also returned a blocked field ...
Read moreFri. May 20, 2011 at 11:13 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
5A-11 district baseball: Play on basepaths pays for East Lake
SEMINOLE — Sometimes in district tournaments, teams travel farther to get to the game site than it would take to get to their respective schools. In Friday’s 5A-11 championship, East Lake and Tarpon Springs were happy to drive the 34 miles for their third matchup of the season. Riding aggressive ...
Read moreSat. April 30, 2011 at 12:37 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
2A-11 district softball: Northside gets more out of lineup
BRADENTON — Shorecrest defeated Northside Christian in both of their previous meetings this season. In the 2A-11 final Thursday, the Mustangs’ Jessica Anderson went 2-for-2 and drove in four runs while Megan Tozour hit a home run and drove in five as Northside scored eight in the top of the ...
Read moreFri. April 22, 2011 at 12:29 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
4A-10 district softball: Osceola, Lakewood ousted in semifinals
SEMINOLE — Osceola prided itself on defense this season. In the Class 4A, District 10 semifinals against Lakewood Ranch on Wednesday, the Warriors’ defense let them down as they committed three errors en route to a 5-2 loss to end their season. “You can’t make those errors,” Warriors coach Calvin ...
Read moreWed. April 20, 2011 at 11:21 p.m. | Nathan Cowan
Baseball: Cambridge prevails as Canterbury struggles with mistakes
ST. PETERSBURG — Cambridge will take wins however it can get them. Friday at Canterbury, the Lancers were outhit 10-8 but took advantage of the Crusaders' sloppy defense to prevail 15-4 in a game ended after six innings due to the mercy rule."They gave us a lot of runs and ...
Read moreFri. April 08, 2011 at 8:04 p.m. | Nathan Cowan