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5A region basketball: Lake Wales 64, Durant 38
DURANT — Durant gave Lake Wales all it could handle for two quarters Saturday night, but the visiting Highlanders proved why they are one of the top teams in Florida with a 64-38 victory in a Class 5A boys basketball region final.Lake Wales advances to the state semifinals against Gibbs ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 26, 2011 at 8:31 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
A region basketball: Seffner Christian 57, Orlando Christian Prep 55
SEFFNER — For the first time since 2000, a Class A team from the Tampa Bay area is headed to the state tournament. Seffner Christian (22-7) earned a trip to Lakeland by outlasting Orlando Christian Prep 57-55.Sophomore standout Tesha Hanson scored 28 points as the Crusaders captured the first region ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 19, 2011 at 9:23 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
4A-9 district basketball: Jefferson 76, Spoto 47
TAMPA —For two quarters, Spoto gave Jefferson all it could handle. Though the Spartans took a 28-27 lead into the half, the Dragons (26-1) came roaring back in the third quarter and captured the Class 4A, District 9 championship with a 76-47 victory Saturday night. In a disastrous third quarter, ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 05, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
4A-9 district basketball: Spoto 64, Steinbrenner 56; Jefferson 59, Strawberry Crest 21
TAMPA — Spoto, paced by Chelsea White's 22 points, earned a berth in the Class 4A, District 9 championship with a 64-56 victory over Steinbrenner.White opened Friday's game on fire, hitting three of her game-high four 3-pointers in the first quarter, while scoring 18 in the first half. Steinbrenner (15-7) ...
Read moreFri. Feb. 04, 2011 at 9:22 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Girls basketball: Sickles' Crum, Henson make all the difference this time against Freedom
TAMPA — Bre Crum scored a game-high 27 points as Sickles captured its sixth consecutive victory in a 66-44 triumph at Freedom on Friday.The junior guard dominated the second half, scoring 13 points in the third quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers to open and close the frame. After Freedom ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 21, 2011 at 7:27 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Girls basketball: Tampa Catholic 56, Plant 47
TAMPA — On Tampa Catholic's senior night, UCF-bound guard Meghan Keough lifted her game and the Crusaders to a 56-47 win over Plant.Whether she was driving to the basket or pulling up for a jumper, Keough made the key plays in the key moments for the Crusaders on Saturday."Being a ...
Read moreSat. Jan. 15, 2011 at 8:32 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Boys basketball: Jesuit coach Neal Goldman wins 400th, 61-49 over Robinson
TAMPA — Jack Fleming scored 20 points, including a pair of 3-pointers during the fourth quarter, to lead Jesuit to a 61-49 victory over Robinson in a Class 4A, District 9 showdown.Jesuit coach Neal Goldman earned his 400th career win. "This victory really represents all the quality and character players ...
Read moreFri. Jan. 07, 2011 at 9:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: East shuts out West 20-0 at Hillsborough County All-Star Game
TAMPA — Using an aggressive and opportunistic defense led by lineman Shawn Council, the East All-Stars forced five turnovers en route to a 20-0 victory over the West in the Hillsborough County All-Star football game Saturday at Raymond James Stadium.Council, a senior from Brandon, was named the East's Most Valuable ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 11, 2010 at 9:06 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Boys soccer: Jesuit routs Berkeley Prep 7-0
TAMPA — Jesuit scored six second-half goals and recorded its third consecutive shutout in a 7-0 win Saturday over visiting Berkeley Prep.Brett Durrance and Christopher Conlon scored two goals each in the second half for the Tigers, who improved to 8-2 this season.In the first half alone, Jesuit took 17 ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 04, 2010 at 5:12 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Girls basketball: Clearwater comes alive late, topples defending state champ
TAMPA — Clearwater, sparked by eight points each from Alex Alford and Emma Loucks in the fourth quarter, overcame a 14-point deficit to stun defending Class 3A state champion Tampa Catholic 41-37 on Saturday. After three quarters it looked as though the Crusaders would cruise to a comfortable victory. Tampa ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 20, 2010 at 10:14 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Steinbrenner does just enough in sixth straight victory
TAMPA — For a contest that featured two potent and high-scoring offenses, the defensive struggle that took place between Steinbrenner and Plant on Thursday night seemed oddly appropriate. With neither team willing to give an inch, it took an opportunistic goal by Steinbrenner’s Alexis Bredeau at the 62:15 mark in ...
Read moreThu. Nov. 18, 2010 at 11:27 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Durant 42, Strawberry Crest 7
PLANT CITY — Je'Twan Smith rushed for four touchdowns in the final game of his high school career to lead Durant to a 42-7 victory over Strawberry Crest (5-4).Durant's quarterback led all rushers with 14 carriers for 128 yards."It feels so good to play your best, especially on senior night," ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 12, 2010 at 9:24 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Newsome 38, Durant 28
PLANT CITY — Senior fullback Conner Powers rushed for five touchdowns to propel Newsome to a 38-28 win over Durant.With the victory, Newsome (7-3) captured the Division 5A, District 6 title by going 4-0 in district for the third consecutive season.Powers set the tone early, punching the ball in from ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 05, 2010 at 8:36 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Spoto 38, Osceola 13
RIVERVIEW — Nick Addison threw for two first-half touchdowns as Spoto upended Osceola 38-13.Tim Adams opened the scoring for Spoto with a 7-yard touchdown run at 8:14 of the first quarter. Osceola (0-9) answered back just less than three minutes later with a 3-yard run by Marcus Sherrod.Spoto (6-3) dominated ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 29, 2010 at 9:04 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh
Football: Strawberry Crest 25, Steinbrenner 24
DOVER — Tommy Herrera scored his third rushing touchdown of the night with 1:17 left to lift Strawberry Crest to a comeback win.That capped a wild fourth quarter which saw Steinbrenner take the lead after falling behind 19-8 with 8:29 left. Warriors quarterback Curtis Fitch's 27-yard touchdown to John Marc ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 22, 2010 at 7:54 p.m. | Travis Puterbaugh