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Football: King 28, Durant 20
TAMPA — Senior Greg Windham threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, and the King defense forced seven turnovers to end its season with a 28-20 win Thursday against playoff-bound Durant.The teams did the bulk of their scoring in the opening quarter, combining for four touchdowns and a field goal ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 9:19 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Berkeley Prep 35, Orlando First Academy 14
TAMPA — Nelson Agholor ran for two touchdowns and Destin Nichols threw for two for the Bucs, who quickly dismissed any notion they was looking ahead to next week's district showdown with Tampa Catholic."We know what we're playing for next week, but we knew we had a tough, physical game ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:03 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Wharton 49, Bloomingdale 24
TAMPA — Wharton scored 36 points in the second half on its way to a victory in which the teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense. The win kept the Wildcats (4-4, 1-1 Class 8A, District 6) in contention for a playoff berth and eliminated the Bulls (4-4, ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 20, 2011 at 8:34 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Jefferson 29, King 16
TAMPA — Shaquille Speights rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and Jefferson's defense withstood a second-half King rally to hold on to a 29-16 Class 6A, District 8 win Friday.Jefferson caught fire with a little less than four minutes remaining in the half — turning two turnovers into touchdowns ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 8:01 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Gaither 37, Steinbrenner 7
TAMPA — Steinbrenner quarterbacks Curtis Fitch and Logan LaPace combined for 16 completions against Gaither on Thursday. Unfortunately, five went to Gaither defensive back Ed Pastrana.The senior set a school record with five interceptions, giving Gaither short fields as the Cowboys thumped Steinbrenner 37-7 in a key Class 7A, District ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Sickles 35, Brandon 28
TAMPA — In a game full of offense, it was two huge defensive plays Friday that helped preserve a win for Sickles .The Gryphons blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown and forced a fumble in the game's final minute to hold on for a 35-28 victory against ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 9:03 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Tampa Bay Tech 38, Chamberlain 14
TAMPA — Just as Chamberlain appeared to be on its way to a blowout win against Tampa Bay Tech, two things happened.Standout Chiefs running back Xavier Johnson left in the second quarter with heat exhaustion and cramps. Then a rash of turnovers and penalties broke out.Eight Chamberlain turnovers and a ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 8:05 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Plant City 21, Gaither 7
TAMPA — The Bennie Coney-led Plant City offense has been more than effective this season, totaling almost 100 points before the season's third game.But the Raiders were slowed by a game Gaither defense Friday night. Slowed, but not stopped as Coney threw two touchdown passes and the defense made key ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 8:42 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: Lakewood 28, Blake 0
TAMPA — No Dante Fowler, no problem.Lakewood may have been without its premier defensive player but the Spartans still had quarterback Tracy Johnson and the rest of their defense. And behind Johnson's three first-half touchdown passes and a stout defense, Lakewood built an early lead and cruised to a 28-0 ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 9:23 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Football: King 14, Wharton 6
TAMPA — Greg Windham ran for a touchdown and threw for one in the fourth quarter to lead the Lions' comeback victory. Wharton dominated the opening half but had little to show for it. Chase Litton led two deep drives that ended with field goals by Chris Kinney. (Litton left ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:33 p.m. | Rod Gipson
Preseason football: Sickles 17, Gaither 2
TAMPA — The Gaither-Sickles kickoff classic was supposed to be the coming-out party for Gaither quarterback Alex McGough.And though McGough had his moments, it was Sickles quarterback Nate Mills who made more plays. Mills, filling in for injured starter Lee Myers, scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 8:14 p.m. | Rod Gipson
3A region basketball: Tampa Catholic 63, Berkeley Prep 52
Class 3AFourth time's the charm for TCTAMPA — Tampa Catholic may have stumbled upon a new strategy for the region playoffs: Lose to the same team three times beforehand and set up a fourth game deep against the same team at its gym.Tampa Catholic rallied twice to run past Berkeley ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:18 p.m. | Rod Gipson
6A region basketball: Wharton 50, North Port 43
TAMPA — Wharton coach Tommy Tonelli half-jokingly said his plan was to “hang on for dear life” while watching his defense try to slow North Port center Kasey Wilson on Thursday. Wilson, a 6-foot-7 force in the middle, kept his team in the game, but Wharton was in control for ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 18, 2011 at 12:11 a.m. | Rod Gipson
5A region basketball: Sickles 57, Naples Gulf Coast 38
TAMPA — A start that included seven first-quarter points, an 0-for-9 beginning for its best player and a one-point deficit doesn't exactly seem to be a recipe for winning basketball.But Sickles was fortunate the game's remaining three quarters erased a sputtering opening eight minutes.The Gryphons seized control with a 23-7 ...
Read moreTue. Feb. 15, 2011 at 7:43 p.m. | Rod Gipson
5A region basketball: Naples Gulf Coast 63, Freedom 55
TAMPA — Even with its first quarter 11-point lead gone and one of its starters on the bench with a concussion, Freedom still seemed to be in control.But then came the second half.In what seemed the blink of an eye, Naples Gulf Coast went on an 18-6 third-quarter run, seized ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 10, 2011 at 9:23 p.m. | Rod Gipson