PLANT CITY — Durant delivered a resounding message Friday to those who doubted its ability to match up against Tampa Bay Tech. “They’re bigger, faster and we can’t stop their offense,” is what Durant running back Chris Atkins said people were saying heading into the game , which was a ...
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Sat. Nov. 17, 2012 at 12:58 a.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
DURANT — Durant made history with a 31-0 victory over King as the Cougars improved to 10-0 and posted their first undefeated regular season in school history."Something we've never done here," coach Mike Gottman said. "I got chills talking about it and now doing something no Durant team has done ...
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Fri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:24 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
SEFFNER — Armwood overcame a late fourth-quarter deficit and narrowly avoided an upset in a 19-8 victory over King.In the first half, the only score was Nick Feely's field goal with 28 seconds left for a 3-0 Hawks lead.The second half was more exciting. After Feely extended the lead to ...
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Fri. Nov. 02, 2012 at 8:45 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
LUTZ — Shaheem Barthel scored two touchdowns and registered a pair of interceptions to help lead Steinbrenner past Wiregrass Ranch 48-10 on Friday. On the game's first play from scrimmage, Barthel picked off Wiregrass quarterback Shane Bucenell at the Steinbrenner 47. Barthel then capped a nine-play drive with a 3-yard ...
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Fri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:44 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
SEFFNER — As Dylan Snow ran onto the field for the biggest kick of his life, tears filled his eyes. Not out of fear, or from the pressure of the moment, he said, but from thinking about the seniors on his team."Honestly, I was crying when I was out there," ...
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Fri. Oct. 19, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — Jesuit dominated time of possession and the line of scrimmage, scoring three rushing touchdowns in the first half of a 24-6 victory over Dunedin.The Tigers (5-2, 5-1) held the ball for 18:44 in the first half and held the Falcons (3-4, 3-3) to 27 yards of total offense. ...
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Fri. Oct. 12, 2012 at 8:17 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — Dwayne Lawson threw for 250 yards and four first-half touchdowns to lead Hillsborough to a 65-0 victory over Leto.Lawson connected on a 43-yard touchdown to Jeremiah Green on the second play of the game to give the Terriers an 8-0 lead."Matt (Leto coach Matt Kitchie) and I spoke ...
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Fri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
photo gallery PLANT CITY — Plant City took advantage of two first-half fumbles by Riverview and controlled the clock in the second half Friday night to roll to a 34-14 victory over the Sharks. On the opening drive of the game, Riverview marched 60 yards to the Plant City 1-yard ...
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Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 at 1:05 a.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
PLANT CITY — With the game on the line, Plant City coach Wayne Ward gambled and put the ball in the hands of a freshman. Tavares Chase responded with a 5-yard touchdown run, and Plant City overcame an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Gaither, 23-21.With the Raiders trailing 21-17, ...
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Fri. Sept. 14, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
PLANT CITY — Led by two 100-yard rushers, Durant overcame a sluggish first half and ran away from Alonso 29-0.Jamarlon Hamilton ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Atkins ran for 101 yards and a TD to pace the Cougars' attack. After registering four first downs in the ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 8:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
LITHIA — Tampa Bay Tech took advantage of big plays on special teams and an opportunistic defense Saturday in a 34-10 victory over Newsome.The Titans forced four turnovers, none bigger than their second interception of Newsome quarterback Will Worth, which came with 53 seconds left in the first half as ...
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Sat. Sept. 01, 2012 at 9:15 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
PLANT CITY — Jamarlon Hamilton scored four touchdowns Friday as Durant rolled to a 34-17 victory over Bloomingdale.The senior running back tallied 70 yards rushing, including a 48-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and teamed with quarterback Trey VanDeGrift on a pair of second-quarter touchdowns.VanDeGrift, a transfer from Strawberry ...
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Fri. Aug. 24, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
TAMPA — After a slow start against Blake this week, Jesuit coach Neal Goldman stressed to his team the importance of getting off to a better start against district foe Robinson on Friday. Jesuit responded, jumping out to a 15-3 lead en route to a 69-56 win over the Knights ...
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Fri. Jan. 06, 2012 at 10:39 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
PLANT CITY — Knocked out of the game early, quarterback Alexander McGough returned to deliver the knockout blow with a 66-yard touchdown pass to Shug Oyegunle with 1:30 left to give Gaither a 38-30 victory over Durant on Friday night.The Cowboys advance in the Class 7A playoffs to face host ...
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Fri. Nov. 18, 2011 at 10:12 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
VALRICO — Will Worth accounted for three touchdowns for Newsome in a 55-16 triumph Thursday over Bloomingdale.In the first half, Worth, a junior quarterback, ran for two touchdowns and connected on a 24-yard strike to Aaron West to stake Newsome to a 28-10 lead heading into halftime.Worth rushed 29 times ...
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Thu. Nov. 10, 2011 at 9:37 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh