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Cotey: 10 reasons not to despair about next football season
High school football season is …ov…ov…ov… I can’t say it. Go ahead. You try. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ov …ovvvvvva… But it is. Let’s face it, we’re spoiled. We’ve had Tampa Bay area teams playing for state titles since, like, forever. Or at least 2000. You have to go back ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 20, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. | John C. Cotey
HomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Dec. 8-14
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Dec. 8 through Friday, Dec. 14. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what ...
Read moreSat. Dec. 15, 2012 at 9:18 a.m. | Times Staff
Boys basketball: Alonso's Christopher has answers in overtime
TAMPA — On a night when Plant’s free-throw shooting was as frigid as its 60-degree gymnasium, Alonso senior Malachi Christopher answered the Panthers’ clangs with clutch baskets. With 17 seconds to go in regulation, the 6-foot point guard drove the lane for a layup to tie the score, then did ...
Read moreThu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 10:33 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough boys hoops preview
The final four Hillsborough County’s preseason top four, listed with 2011-12 record 1. Jesuit (27-2): Four starters return from veteran coach Neal Goldman’s best team, which finished a game shy of the program’s first final four berth since 1984. If there’s a deficiency on this roster, we haven’t seen it. ...
Read moreWed. Nov. 21, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. | Joey Knight
Football: Sickles 31, Alonso 29
TAMPA — Sickles beat Alonso by a foot — the right foot of junior Daniel Lezotte. In a thriller that featured three lead changes in the final 124 seconds, Lezotte kicked a 43-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift the Gryphons."I had a whole bunch of adrenaline," Lezotte ...
Read moreFri. Nov. 09, 2012 at 9:46 p.m. | Don Jensen
Friday Night Rewind: Week 10 roundup
The FNR crew brings you highlights from Wharton-Alonso, East Lake-Palm Harbor University and Pasco-Zephyrhills.
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 3:47 a.m. | Times Staff
Football: Wharton 37, Alonso 20
photo gallery TAMPA — Alonso was running behind from the start, a victim of rush-hour traffic compounded by a terrible accident on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75. The buses didn’t arrive at the stadium until 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff, forcing officials to give the Ravens an extra ...
Read moreSat. Nov. 03, 2012 at 1:07 a.m. | Joel Anderson
Football: Alonso 17, Tampa Catholic 14
TAMPA — With leading rusher Ish Witter on crutches on the sideline and an ice pack on his right ankle, quarterback Brandon Hawkins put Alonso on his shoulders.Hawkins drove his team 80 yards for the go-ahead score with 5:13 remaining, and Tampa Catholic quarterback Kyle Ploucher's pass on the final ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 26, 2012 at 8:35 p.m. | Don Jensen
Football: Plant 22, Alonso 12
TAMPA — Plant used strong running and stout defense to defeat Alonso 22-12 Thursday night.Alonso struck first when Brandon Hawkins connected with Derius Davis for a 28-yard pass midway through the first quarter. But Plant responded. After Alonso fumbled a punt, the Panthers took advantage when Wesley Bullock capped a ...
Read moreThu. Oct. 18, 2012 at 8:58 p.m. | Mike McCollum
Alonso's Hawkins happy to call shots from his QB spot
TAMPA — The play came to be known as “lead pass” and Ty Hawkins’ youth football team ran it plenty of times. A few too many times for one of his players: Hawkins’ 10-year-old son and quarterback, Brandon. Precocious for his age, Brandon approached his father about making a tweak ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 17, 2012 at 7:08 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Week 7: Sunday Morning QB, Hillsborough edition
Super 7 1. Armwood (6-1): Hawks no longer winning big, but winning nonetheless. 2. Plant (5-1): Have the Panthers uncovered another gem under center (Colby Brown)? 3. Robinson (6-0): Knights defense to visit White House on Monday, bat for A-Rod on Tuesday. 4. Durant (6-0): Newsome might be last team with a realistic shot ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 11:10 p.m. | Times Staff
Football: Alonso 27, Plant City 10
photo gallery TAMPA — After starting the season 0-2, Alonso went back to basics on defense and simplified some of its more complicated schemes. The results have been better than even coach Brian Emanuel could have expected. The Ravens entered Friday night’s nondistrict matchuup against Plant City on a three-game ...
Read moreSat. Oct. 13, 2012 at 1:06 a.m. | Bryan Burns
Midweek Grab Bag: It's all here. Really. All of it.
I don’t want to say I’m on a roll, but I. AM. ON. A. ROLL. For the third straight week, I went 10-1 on my picks, and for a change, I nailed the Upset Pick of the Week, making my record 11-1. So to summarize: Tons of facts, numbers, trends, ...
Read moreWed. Oct. 10, 2012 at 12:32 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Football: Alonso 20, Bloomingdale 0
VALRICO — On a night bogged down by more than 200 penalty yards and a soggy field, Alonso was thrilled just to be heading home. A shutout victory over a district opponent doesn't hurt either, as the Ravens (3-2, 1-0) defeated Bloomingdale (3-3, 0-1), 20-0 Friday night.While the Bulls tried ...
Read moreFri. Oct. 05, 2012 at 9:21 p.m. | Miles Parks
Football: Alonso 35, Freedom 6
TAMPA — Entering Friday's game, Freedom knew that holding Alonso running back Ish Witter to under 100 yards would increase its chances of winning.Unfortunately for the Patriots, their focus on Witter allowed the Ravens to show off their offensive balance. They scored four touchdowns through the air in a 35-6 ...
Read moreFri. Sept. 28, 2012 at 9:10 p.m. | Mike McCollum