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Football: Canterbury 29, Keswick Christian 0
ST. PETERSBURG — Canterbury put together an impressive first half it clinched its first playoff berth Friday with a 29-0 victory over Keswick Christian.Canterbury scored on its first possession when Jake Holsinger hooked up with DeSean Thomas on a 28-yard touchdown pass, then on a 38-yard reception to put it ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 9:02 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Keswick Christian 28, Calvary Christian 25
ST. PETERSBURG — With just more than a minute remaining, Keswick Christian's Ryan Broaderick kicked a 30-yard field goal to give the Crusaders a 28-25 victory over Calvary Christian on Friday.Calvary led 18-12 at halftime, but Keswick (4-3, 3-3) came out firing. Adam Foster found an opening and went 24 ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 21, 2011 at 9:45 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Spoto 14, Dunedin 7
DUNEDIN — Spoto overcame a tough week to record a 14-7 win over Dunedin on Friday."Our defense totally dominated the entire game," Spartans coach Dale Caparaso said.Spoto (2-3, 2-2) marched down the field after a blocked punt by Darrian Harris. On the ensuing play the Spartans got a little fancy ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 07, 2011 at 8:32 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Boca Ciega 32, Osceola 6
SEMINOLE — Boca Ciega's defense came up big in a 32-6 district win over Osceola on Thursday. Quarterback Bobby Runcie engineered a 10-play, 64-yard drive on the Pirates' opening possession, capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Antoine Benjamin.Courtney Burge, who had two interceptions, helped the Warriors (1-4, 0-2) get ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 8:58 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Osceola 14, Seminole 13
SEMINOLE — Osceola put together a late-game drive and earned its first win of the season Friday, 14-13 over Seminole.A bad snap on a Seminole punt in the fourth quarter resulted in a safety, cutting the Warhawks' lead to 13-8.Later in the quarter Cody Lighthiser led the Warriors downfield. With ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 9:39 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Lakewood 40, Dunedin 11
ST. PETERSBURG — After trailing early, Lakewood (3-0) took a lead in the second quarter Friday that it wouldn't relinquish, holding off Dunedin 40-11."We were mentally prepared tonight, and when we focus we can really blow a game open," Spartans coach Cory Moore said.The Falcons (1-2) took their only lead ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Holy Trinity 35, St. Petersburg Catholic 6
ST. PETERSBURG — Holy Trinity jumped on St. Petersburg Catholic early Friday and wrapped up a 35-6 victory.Holy Trinity had a 60-yard scoring drive in the first quarter, which was helped by a pass interference call.The Barons (0-3) trailed 14-0 at halftime.St. Petersburg Catholic didn't get anything going offensively until ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 9:46 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Football: Northeast 24, Dixie Hollins 23
ST. PETERSBURG — Dixie Hollins was positioned for a last-second win Friday but a field-goal try with 12 seconds remaining was blocked and Northeast escaped with a 24-23 victory in Mike Jalazo's first game as Vikings coach.The game was tied at 10 at halftime. In the third quarter, Vikings freshman ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 9:40 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Preseason football: Cambridge 50, Shorecrest 28
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest put together a great first half against Cambridge. But the Lancers' ground game came to life in the second half Friday as they put away the Chargers 50-28.Cambridge led 7-6 heading into the second quarter.Sam Grant scored on a 10-yard sneak to put Shorecrest up 12-7. ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 9:18 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Spring football: Clearwater Central Catholic 16, Seminole 13
At Clearwater Central Catholic Score CCC 16, Seminole 13 Spring game-breakers: Early in the first quarter neither team could sustain a drive. The Marauders started to put things together in the second as Eric Davis scored on a 9-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter, Blair Vaughn scored on a ...
Read moreFri. May 27, 2011 at 11:18 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
Spring football: Calvary Christian 28, Seffner Christian 0
At Brandon Score Calvary Christian 28, Seffner Christian 0 Spring game-breakers: Seffner was shut down immediately by the stingy Warriors defense. But after punting Derek Barnes took a vicious hit and fumbled inside the 20-yard line. When Calvary got the ball back, Allen Barnes went to work without missing a ...
Read moreFri. May 20, 2011 at 9:43 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
A region baseball: Young pitcher, patience pay off for Cambridge
TAMPA — In playoff games, solid pitching, hitting and defense prevail — and the occasional eighth-grade pitcher. Cambridge coach Sam Marsonek trusted the 5-foot-6 Reeves Martin to pitch Friday’s Class A region semifinal against Sarasota Christian. And he came through in a big way, throwing 6 1/3 innings and allowing ...
Read moreFri. May 06, 2011 at 9:05 p.m. | Phillip Haywood
5A region softball: Perfect East Lake off to state semis
EAST LAKE — East Lake, ranked No. 2 in the nation according to ESPN Rise, clicked on all levels in Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over Venice in the Class 5A region finals. Alyssa Bache was on top of her game early, striking out nine of her first 11 batters. Venice could ...
Read moreWed. May 04, 2011 at 12:40 a.m. | Phillip Haywood
5A region softball: East Lake doesn't miss a beat
ST. PETERSBURG — East Lake came into Friday’s Class 5A region semifinal with the same focus that has helped the Eagles stay undefeated, easily dispatching Pinellas Park 13-0. “We were very patient at the plate and we were relaxed throughout the game,” coach Mike Estes said. “Also the most important ...
Read moreSat. April 30, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. | Phillip Haywood
2A region softball: Northside Christian squeaks by St. John Neumann
ST. PETERSBURG — Before Wednesday’s Class 2A region quarterfinal, Northside Christian coach John Anderson asked himself, “Could this be our last game?” The Mustangs (14-5) got off to a rocky start, falling behind 2-0 to St. John Neumann, but settled down to claim a 4-3 victory. The Lancers struck first ...
Read moreWed. April 27, 2011 at 8:11 p.m. | Phillip Haywood