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Football: Durant 63, Riverview 12
PLANT CITY — With some help from Newsome, Durant captured the Class 7A, District 8 title with a 63-12 victory over Riverview.Just minutes after defeating the Sharks, a jubilant Durant squad found out Newsome had pulled off a 28-13 upset of Plant City."I've got chills going up my spine right ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 04, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Newsome 52, Riverview 6
LITHIA — Will Worth ran for three first-half touchdowns for the Wolves. Newsome needed only two plays on each of their three touchdown drives to take a 21-0 lead. The offense ran primarily through Worth, who carried eight times for 115 yards during the first half."Right now, he's our best ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 28, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Brandon 35, Riverview 14
RIVERVIEW — Tyrell Garner scored three first-half touchdowns to lead Brandon to a 35-14 victory over Riverview on Thursday night.The Eagles are 3-4 overall but 2-1 in the Class 7A-8 district standings with a showdown next week against undefeated Plant City.Riverview (1-5) capped a 68-yard drive with Ladarian Stephenson's 5-yard ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 20, 2011 at 8:23 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Spoto 45, Blake 28
RIVERVIEW — The Spoto Spartans were given all they could handle by the Blake Yellow Jackets but came storming back in the second half to capture a 45-28 victory Friday.Eric Moate paced the Spartans (3-3-1) with a game-high 153 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns, three of which ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 14, 2011 at 9:28 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Brandon 34, Newsome 0
BRANDON — Brandon (2-3) ran for 371 yards in a 34-0 upset of Newsome on Thursday.In a 7A-8 showdown, the Eagles shut out a Newsome (3-3) squad that had been averaging just over 30 points a game. Brandon, which had been giving up almost 37 a game, forced three turnovers ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 06, 2011 at 7:48 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Newsome 28, Chamberlain 17
LITHIA — Clint Carnell rushed for two touchdowns to help lead the Wolves. Keller Powers got Newsome on the board first, his 2-yard run capping an eight-play, 80-yard opening drive. Chamberlain responded on its first play, Xavier Johnson going 64 yards untouched.The Wolves and Chiefs nearly matched each other score ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 30, 2011 at 8:16 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Robinson 42, Lennard 14
RUSKIN — A week after a painful loss to Class 5A, District 8 rival Jesuit, Robinson came out on fire against Lennard, racing to a 21-0 lead en route to a 42-14 victory.Knights coach Mike DePue said his team wanted to do anything but forget the loss to Jesuit."We're never ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 23, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: East Bay 28, Bloomingdale 26
VALRICO — East Bay stifled a Bloomingdale rally with under a minute left to capture a dramatic 28-26 victory. The Bulls missed a chance to go 3-0 for the first time.Down by two with less than four minutes left, the Bulls forced a quick three-and-out. With star running back Eugene ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 16, 2011 at 8:18 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Bloomingdale 40, Strawberry Crest 6
DOVER — Bloomingdale improved to 2-0 for the first time and broke a 6-6 halftime tie with 21 third-quarter points en route to a decisive 40-6 victory over Strawberry Crest. Eugene Baker had a dominant performance for the Bulls, rushing for touchdowns of 80, 22 and 10 yards in the ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 09, 2011 at 8:47 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Durant 36, Freedom 0
PLANT CITY — Quarterback Nick Fabrizio rushed for three touchdowns and 204 yards as Durant rolled to a 36-0 win over Freedom.Jamarlon Hamilton dashed 18 yards for a score on the Cougars' third play. But Fabrizio stole the show on the ground, scoring his first touchdown, a 20-yarder, just 2:42 ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 02, 2011 at 8:40 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Preseason football: Newsome 37, Steinbrenner 33
LITHIA — Keller Powers ran for 165 yards, rushed for three touchdowns and scored another through the air to help lead Newsome to a 37-33 victory over Steinbrenner."The offensive line played amazing," Powers said. "The holes were there all night."Newsome took a 7-0 lead on a five-play, 43-yard opening drive ...
Read moreFri. Aug. 26, 2011 at 8:57 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Spring football: Lennard 13, Riverview 6; Spoto 12, East Bay 10
At Spoto Scores Lennard 13, Riverview 6 Spoto 12, East Bay 10 Spring game-breakers: Quartez Simmons opened the scoring for Lennard with a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a four-play, 25-yard drive following a Riverview three-and-out to start the game. … On its next possession, Lennard quarterback Pete Foret had ...
Read moreFri. May 20, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
A region baseball: Seffner can't solve All Saints' pitcher
SEFFNER — Carson Fulmer struck out nine batters over five innings Friday to help lead Winter Haven All Saints’ to a 7-1 victory over Seffner Christian in the Class A region semifinal. The junior allowed just two hits, including a triple by Ryan Brushwood in the fifth inning, but never ...
Read moreFri. May 06, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Baseball: Jefferson, Newsome reach Saladino final
BRANDON — Alonso came within a few feet of a remarkable comeback against Jefferson in Saturday's semifinals of the Saladino Tournament. But Andre Davis caught Chris Mejia's drive at the warning track in the sixth, which helped Jefferson hold on for an 8-5 victory at Brandon High.The Dragons face Newsome, ...
Read moreSat. March 19, 2011 at 8:46 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Baseball: Jesuit 5, Steinbrenner 2
LUTZ — Less than 24 hours after doing most everything right in a 10-3 victory over Strawberry Crest, the Steinbrenner Warriors failed to make the most of their scoring opportunities in a 5-2 loss to the Jesuit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.The Warriors (4-3) twice had the tying or go-ahead run ...
Read moreSat. March 05, 2011 at 7:22 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh