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4A region basketball: Blake 60, Lakewood Ranch 57
TAMPA — For 31/2 quarters Thursday, Blake was outshot, outexecuted and downright outplayed. But in a wild finish, it was Lakewood Ranch that ended up out the door with a loss.Blake's Andre Smith capped an 11-0 run with three free throws with 6.4 seconds left to knock off the Mustangs ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 17, 2011 at 8:34 p.m. | Todd Foley
4A-9 district basketball: Blake on target in second half, will face Jesuit
Class 4A, district 9Blake has hot second half, will face JesuitTAMPA — Blake overcame some stingy first-half defense by Robinson to win its Class 4A, District 9 playoff game 58-38 Friday night at home.The Yellow Jackets were held to 19 first-half points before opening up the game in the half ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 11, 2011 at 9:54 p.m. | Todd Foley
Boys basketball: Jesuit 60, Tampa Catholic 42
TAMPA — Some teams live and die by the three.And Friday night against rival Tampa Catholic, Jesuit was very much alive.The Tigers hit six of their first seven attempts behind the 3-point line and blew out the Crusaders 60-42 at home in front of a standing-room-only crowd.Jesuit coach Neal Goldman ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 14, 2011 at 10:04 p.m. | Todd Foley
Girls basketball: Jefferson 74, Tampa Catholic 63
TAMPA — Jefferson started inside and finished outside.The Dragons pounded Tampa Catholic down low with high-percentage baskets in the first half then knocked down outside shots in the second half.It proved too much for the Crusaders as the Dragons easily won 74-63 in the final of the Craig Keeler Memorial ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 27, 2010 at 9:52 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Hillsborough 14, Tampa Bay Tech 13
TAMPA — In all years coaching and playing football, Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia saw something new Friday night.His Terriers coughed up a whopping six turnovers at home against Tampa Bay Tech — and won.Down 13-0 in the third quarter, Hillsborough rallied for a 14-13 victory."I've never seen anything even close ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 12, 2010 at 9:44 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Plant 42, Chamberlain 7
TAMPA — Plant has had some highs and lows this season, but seems to be hitting its stride at the right time. The Panthers clinched their sixth-straight district title with a 42-7 thumping of Chamberlain."I'm very proud of the kids," Plant coach Robert Weiner said. "Six in a row is ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 05, 2010 at 9:24 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Jesuit 37, Middleton 6
TAMPA — Middleton looked good for exactly one drive Friday night. Then Jesuit decided to play defense.Middleton went 80 yards on its first offensive possession to take the lead, then didn't gain 80 yards the rest of the night as Jesuit dismantled Middleton 37-6 for the Class 2A, District 5 ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 29, 2010 at 8:37 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Robinson 50, Lennard 21
TAMPA — After scoring 69 points last week, Robinson again looked impressive against Lennard, cruising to a 29-point victory.The Knights (6-1, 3-1) scored at will, moving the ball with the pass and run.Quarterback Blake Rice threw a pair of touchdowns to start the scoring, then running back J.J. Hubbard put ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 22, 2010 at 9:17 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Robinson 69, St. Petersburg Catholic 0
TAMPA — Robinson coach Mike Depue knew it was a big win. He just didn't know how big. Turns out, the Knights' 69-0 rout of St. Petersburg Catholic Friday night at home set a school record for most points scored.Robinson (5-1) got some help as the Barons (1-6) turned the ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 15, 2010 at 8:55 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Jesuit 42, Lennard 7
TAMPA — Patton Chillura finished what Miles Bennett started. Jesuit used Bennett and its power running game early then let Chillura pick apart Lennard 42-7."That's how we want to play Jesuit football," coach James Harrell said. "Power football, get the running game going and open up the play action. I ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 08, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Plant 56, Riverview 6
TAMPA — Plant let everyone know it is still a defending state champion Friday night. The Panthers scored 41 unanswered points against Riverview in the first quarter, rested the starters for the second half and completely overmatched the Sharks 56-6.After an arduous start to the season, the Panthers (3-1) used ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 24, 2010 at 8:59 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Jefferson 47, Palm Bay Bayside 13
TAMPA — Class 3A Jefferson dominated the line of scrimmage and routed Class 5A Palm Bay Bayside 47-13 Thursday."Our O-line and D-line did a great job tonight," Jefferson coach Mike Fenton said. "We started by running the ball real well, and that just opened up our passing game, too."Demetrious Russell ...
Read moreThu. Sept. 16, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football: Jesuit 13, Sarasota 9
TAMPA — Jesuit was down in the first half, but not out in the second. Trailing 9-0 after the first half (with a pair of missed field goals), the defense produced a shutout in the second half. Jesuit scored the go-ahead touchdown with a minute left to knock off Sarasota ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 10, 2010 at 9:29 p.m. | Todd Foley
Preseason football: Bradenton Southeast 14, Hillsborough 12
TAMPA — Although Hillsborough lost 14-12 to Bradenton Southeast on Friday night, coach Earl Garcia still had plenty of reason to smile afterward. The Terriers did some positive things on both sides of the ball and on special teams. As for the big picture, no player left injured. "We did ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 27, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. | Todd Foley
Football jamboree at Wharton
At Wharton in Tampa Scores Wharton 17, King 14 Tampa Bay Tech 26, Freedom 7 Spring game-breakers: After being dominated for most of the game, King running back Shawn Hibbert had two breakout runs of 89 and 37 yards to give the Lions a 14-10 lead. Wharton, however, overcame the ...
Read moreFri. May 21, 2010 at 7:07 p.m. | Todd Foley